Full name Sohail Tanvir
Born December 12, 1984, Rawalpindi, Punjab
Current age 24 years 334 days
Major teams Pakistan, Rajasthan Royals, Rawalpindi, Rawalpindi Rams, Rawalpindi Region
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm medium-fast, Slow left-arm orthodox
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 2 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 5.66 | 44 | 38.63 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| ODIs | 31 | 18 | 5 | 182 | 59 | 14.00 | 190 | 95.78 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| T20Is | 13 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5.66 | 17 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| First-class | 35 | 58 | 9 | 1466 | 132 | 29.91 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 56 | 36 | 6 | 495 | 93 | 16.50 | 610 | 81.14 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 5 | 12 | 0 |
| Twenty20 | 44 | 24 | 7 | 215 | 38 | 12.64 | 185 | 116.21 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 15 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 2 | 4 | 504 | 316 | 5 | 3/83 | 3/109 | 63.20 | 3.76 | 100.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 31 | 31 | 1542 | 1272 | 44 | 5/48 | 5/48 | 28.90 | 4.94 | 35.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| T20Is | 13 | 13 | 264 | 329 | 9 | 3/31 | 3/31 | 36.55 | 7.47 | 29.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 35 | 7507 | 4121 | 149 | 8/54 | 27.65 | 3.29 | 50.3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | ||
| List A | 56 | 56 | 2876 | 2482 | 88 | 7/34 | 7/34 | 28.20 | 5.17 | 32.6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Twenty20 | 44 | 43 | 859 | 1038 | 45 | 6/14 | 6/14 | 23.06 | 7.25 | 19.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Test debut | India v Pakistan at Delhi, Nov 22-26, 2007 scorecard |
| Last Test | India v Pakistan at Kolkata, Nov 30-Dec 4, 2007 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | Pakistan v South Africa at Lahore, Oct 18, 2007 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Australia v Pakistan at Abu Dhabi, May 1, 2009 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| T20I debut | India v Pakistan at Durban, Sep 14, 2007 scorecard |
| Last T20I | Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Lord's, Jun 12, 2009 scorecard |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | 2004/05 |
| Last First-class | National Bank of Pakistan v Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited at Faisalabad, Oct 22-23, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | Rawalpindi Rams v Karachi Zebras at Rawalpindi, Mar 8, 2006 scorecard |
| Last List A | Australia v Pakistan at Abu Dhabi, May 1, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Quetta Bears v Rawalpindi Rams at Lahore, Apr 25, 2005 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Middlesex v Rajasthan Royals at Lord's, Jul 6, 2009 scorecard |
The Rawalpindi born allrounder made his first-class debut against Peshawar in October 2004 but failed to impress with bat or ball. However, in his second match, against Multan, Sohail Tanvir scored an unbeaten 97 while taking three wickets but has played only 17 first-class matches since (a total of 19 in three seasons).
Tanvir has established himself as a batting allrounder and his unbeaten 124 (his second first-class century) in the Pentangular Cup 2007 match against Sind further established that point. He also represented Pakistan Academy on their tour of Bangladesh and his fine all-round performance on that tour and against Australia A in the ODI series at home prompted the selectors to name him as Shoaib Akhtar's replacement in the inaugural ICC World Twenty20. The decision came as a surprise, however, as Tanvir was yet to take a wicket in the ten Twenty20 matches he had played.
His wrong-footed action, however, caused batsmen a lot of problems and emerged as the surprise package in the ICC World Twenty20. Although not picked for the Test team, Tanvir was back in Pakistan colours in the ODI series against South Africa. He went on to record a stunning 6 for 14 for Rajasthan in the IPL - the best figures in a Twenty20.
He also bowls occasional left arm orthodox spin, as demonstrated in his second career Test, against India at Kolkata.
Cricinfo staff(October 2007)
- Mudassar bowls Karachi Whites to victory (Oct 18, 2009)
- Surrey confirms immigration issue in Tanvir deal (Aug 11, 2009)
- Tanvir's deal with Surrey falls through (Aug 7, 2009)
- Shoaib's international career almost over, says Akram (Jul 27, 2009)
- Tanvir looks to regain form with Surrey stint (Jul 27, 2009)
Jun 12, 2009
Sohail Tanvir gets some encouragement from Shahid Afridi
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Jun 12, 2009
A wayward Sohail Tanvir conceded 29 in two overs
© AFP
Nov 12, 2008
Sohail Tanvir bowls against West Indies
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