Pakistan Cricket Players: Aqib Javed

Aqib Javed Biography

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Personal information:
Full name Aaqib Javed
Born 5 August 1972 (age 39)
Sheikhupura, Punjab, Pakistan
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium

International information:

National side Pakistan
Test debut (cap 109) 10 February 1989 v New Zealand
Last Test 27 November 1998 v Zimbabwe
ODI debut (cap 67) 10 December 1988 v West Indies
Last ODI 24 November 1998 v Zimbabwe

Domestic team information
Years Team
2000/01 Sheikhupura
1994/95–2002/03 Allied Bank Limited
1993/94–1996/97 Islamabad
1991 Hampshire
1989/90–1991/92 Pakistan Automobiles Corporation
1984/85–1986/87 Lahore Division

Aaqib Javed (Urdu: عاقب جاوید) (born August 5, 1972) is a Pakistani cricketer and coach. He was a right-handed medium-fast pace bowler with the ability to swing the ball both ways. He played 22 Tests and 163 One Day Internationals for Pakistan between 1988 and 1998.He was educated at Islamia College Lahore.

Aaqib’s best performances in internationals came against India. He took 54 wickets in his 39 ODIs against India at an average of 24.64 – 6.79 runs lower than his career ODI average. Four of his six ODI Man of the Match awards were against India.

Aaqib took a hat-trick in an ODI against India in October 1991, aged only 19 years and 81 days. He remains the youngest player to have taken an ODI hat-trick. He was a key member of the Pakistan team that won the 1992 Cricket World Cup. He coached Pakistan’s U-19 team to victory in the 2004 U-19 Cricket World Cup. Aaqib is married to Farzana Burkey, sister of singer Adeel Burkey, and has one daughter named Uqba.

Currently, Aaqib is chief coach of the National Cricket Academy in Pakistan. He is also associated with The Computer House, a Pakistani computer hardware company. During this time Aaqib has been helping with the development of the Afghanistan national cricket team. He is currently the bowling coach of the Pakistan cricket team. With Waqar Younis the head coach and Intikhab Alam the manger.