Aaqib Javed

Pakistan|Bowler
Aaqib Javed
INTL CAREER: 1988 - 1998
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Full Name

Aaqib Javed

Born

August 05, 1972, Sheikhupura, Punjab

Age

51y 227d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Fast medium

Playing Role

Bowler

An underrated fast-medium bowler who mastered traditional and reverse swing, Aaqib had a sprinting run-up that culminated in a high action, and a hostile attitude towards batters. He was allegedly only 16 when he made his Test debut in 1988-89, but he spent much of his career in the shadows of Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis, despite playing a key part in Pakistan's 1992 World Cup victory when he opened the bowling effectively in place of the injured Waqar.

The subsequent tour of England was eventful too. Aaqib was involved in a notorious sweater-tugging incident with umpire Roy Palmer after he had gratuitously pitched short at England's No. 11, Devon Malcolm.

He was in and out of the side too much for his liking, and made more of an impact as a one-day player. Aaqib's career ended amid the acrimony of Pakistan's match-fixing crisis in the late 1990s, though he himself was seen as one of the clean players. He went into coaching after retiring, and under his stewardship, UAE gained ODI and T20I status and qualified for the 2015 World Cup.

Aaqib Javed Career Stats

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests223739181874545/848/11834.702.8672.5210
ODIs163159801257211827/377/3731.434.2844.0240
FC121-1926795463589/51-26.662.9753.8-195
List A250-1221287132897/377/3730.144.2842.2650

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests2227710128*5.0532431.170011020
ODIs163512626745*10.6845658.5500157240
FC12113548819659.41--01--190
List A250884146945*9.97--00--430
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Brendon McCullum shakes hands with Aaqib Javed
Aaqib Javed has a chat with Mashrafe Mortaza
UAE coach Aaqib Javed takes a break with his side during a training session
UAE players celebrate with coach Aaqib Javed after qualifying for the World T20
Abdul Razzaq, Shoaib Akhtar and bowling coach Akib Javed have a chat during practice
Assistant coach Aaqib Javed warms up with the team