Full name Mohammad Aamer
Born April 13, 1992, Gujjar Khan, Punjab
Current age 17 years 223 days
Major teams Pakistan, Federal Areas, National Bank of Pakistan, Pakistan Under-19s, Rawalpindi, Rawalpindi Rams
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm fast-medium
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 3 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 22* | 12.33 | 93 | 39.78 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 11 | 8 | 4 | 155 | 73* | 38.75 | 183 | 84.69 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| T20Is | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 2 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| First-class | 15 | 20 | 5 | 207 | 37 | 13.80 | 426 | 48.59 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| List A | 26 | 13 | 8 | 192 | 73* | 38.40 | 234 | 82.05 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Twenty20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 6.00 | 17 | 105.88 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 3 | 6 | 480 | 261 | 6 | 3/38 | 6/112 | 43.50 | 3.26 | 80.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 11 | 11 | 562 | 405 | 19 | 4/28 | 4/28 | 21.31 | 4.32 | 29.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 10 | 10 | 204 | 251 | 9 | 2/21 | 2/21 | 27.88 | 7.38 | 22.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 15 | 28 | 2448 | 1275 | 68 | 7/61 | 10/97 | 18.75 | 3.12 | 36.0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| List A | 26 | 26 | 1406 | 993 | 44 | 4/28 | 4/28 | 22.56 | 4.23 | 31.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Twenty20 | 15 | 15 | 323 | 380 | 17 | 3/13 | 3/13 | 22.35 | 7.05 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Galle, Jul 4-7, 2009 scorecard |
| Last Test | Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo (SSC), Jul 20-24, 2009 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Dambulla, Jul 30, 2009 scorecard |
| Last ODI | New Zealand v Pakistan at Abu Dhabi, Nov 9, 2009 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| T20I debut | England v Pakistan at The Oval, Jun 7, 2009 scorecard |
| Last T20I | New Zealand v Pakistan at Dubai, Nov 13, 2009 scorecard |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | North West Frontier Province v Federal Areas at Peshawar, Nov 6-8, 2008 scorecard |
| Last First-class | National Bank of Pakistan v Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited at Faisalabad, Oct 22-23, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | Sui Southern Gas Corporation v Rawalpindi Rams at Hyderabad (Sind), Mar 20, 2008 scorecard |
| Last List A | New Zealand v Pakistan at Abu Dhabi, Nov 9, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Rawalpindi Rams v Quetta Bears at Lahore, Oct 5, 2008 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | New Zealand v Pakistan at Dubai, Nov 13, 2009 scorecard |
Mohammad Aamer, a left-arm pace bowler, reveres Wasim Akram. Over 2007 and 2008, he also emerged, improbably young still, as a hot pace prospect. Even before he went to England on an U-19 tour, he had been picked out as a special talent by Akram himself at a pace camp he oversaw in Lahore in May 2007. Subsequently, his 4 for 30 helped Pakistan triumph in the third match of the one-day series against England in 2007, and he finished the series with eight wickets at 16.37 apiece. He had a great start to 2008, with two successive four-wicket hauls in Pakistan's win in the tri-nation tournament in Sri Lanka, involving the hosts and England. He ended with nine wickets from three games at 11.22. He was set to star at the U-19 World Cup in Malaysia but his tournament was cut short by the dengue virus. But in 2009, his career really took off. He began with an impressive showing on the domestic circuit, impressing one and all with his whippy pace and swing. He took 55 wickets for National Bank of Pakistan in his debut season, and earned selection to the Pakistan World Twenty20 squad. There he hit the big time, taking over from an out-of-sorts Sohail Tanvir and bowling with pace, accuracy and courage. He hovered in the high 80mphs, touching even 90 on occasion and was a crucial opening link in Pakistan's title run. He bowled several nerveless final overs and one absolutely crucial opening over, in the final, when he dismissed tournament top-scorer Tillakaratne Dilshan for a five-ball duck, peppering him with quick short balls. One global eye will be kept on him over the year now.
Cricinfo staff June 2009
- Pakistan look to make amends for ODI debacle (Nov 11, 2009)
- New Zealand win despite Aamer heroics (Nov 9, 2009)
- 'I want to be Pakistan's go-to guy' (Oct 8, 2009)
- Pakistan hold nerve in low-scoring brawl (Sep 23, 2009)
- Aamer's career hampered by stress fractures - Nazar (Sep 14, 2009)
Nov 12, 2009
Mohammad Aamer bowled a fiery opening spell
© Associated Press
Nov 9, 2009
Contrasting emotions at the end of the thriller
© AFP
Nov 9, 2009
Mohammad Aamer runs in against Brendon McCullum
© AFP
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