Full Name

Mohammad Aamer Sohail Ali

Born

September 14, 1966, Lahore, Punjab

Age

57y 187d

Batting Style

Left hand Bat

Bowling Style

Slow Left arm Orthodox

Playing Role

Batter

Other

Commentator

A combative left-hand opener, Aamer Sohail was a predominantly back-foot player whose forte was improvisation. His first Test hundred was a big one - 205 in his third Test, at Old Trafford in 1992. Sohail loved to attack, and seemingly at time found it impossible to control his aggression, as when he baited Venkatesh Prasad in a 1996 World Cup quarter-final in front of a hostile Bangalore crowd, only for Prasad to have the last laugh after dismissing him.

Sohail was an effective left-arm spinner, more a one-day bowler than a Test wicket-taker. He played a big part in Pakistan's World Cup triumph in 1992, and famously told Ian Botham that he might want to send his mother-in-law in to bat after Botham was controversially given out for 0 in the final. He captained Pakistan at the height of the match-fixing controversies of the 1990s, and was among the whistle-blowers during the investigations and enquiries that followed. His career suffered as a result, and he left the international scene early to work in broadcasting.

Aamer Sohail Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests47833282320535.28510355.325133838360
ODIs1561555478013431.86729765.50531--490
FC195331171221320538.89--2950--1530
List A26125610785213431.91--950--920

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests474623831049254/544/4441.962.6495.3100
ODIs15612548363703854/224/2243.564.5956.8100
FC195-1206359831577/53-38.102.9776.8-21
List A261-784059691794/114/1133.344.5643.7700
Mohammad Aamer Sohail Ali

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Aamer Sohail addresses the media
Aamer Sohail at a press conference
Aamer Sohail at the Press Conference
Pakistan team in the Man of the Match ceremony
Aamir Sohail and Moin Khan watch Andy Flower hit a boundary
Aamir Sohail looks back at his shattered stumps