Sohail Tanvir

Sohail Tanvir
Tanvir in the UAE
Personal information
Born (1984-12-12) 12 December 1984 (age 39)
Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)[1]
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium-fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 188)22 November 2007 v India
Last Test30 November 2007 v India
ODI debut (cap 158)18 October 2007 v South Africa
Last ODI17 December 2014 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.33
T20I debut (cap 22)14 September 2007 v India
Last T20I1 April 2017 v West Indies
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2004/05–2018/19Rawalpindi[a]
2004/05–2015Rawalpindi Rams
2007/08–2008/09Khan Research Laboratories
2007/08–2011/12Federal Areas
2008–2009Rajasthan Royals
2009/10–2014/15Zarai Taraqiati Bank
2012–2014Highveld Lions
2015–2020St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
2016–2018Baluchistan
2016–2018Guyana Amazon Warriors
2017/18–2018/19Sylhet Sixers (squad no. 33)
2018–2021Multan Sultans (squad no. 33)
2018/19–2021/22Quetta Gladiators (squad no. 33)
2019/20–2022/23Northern
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I T20
Matches 2 62 57 388
Runs scored 17 399 196 2,703
Batting average 5.66 13.75 11.52 16.78
100s/50s 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/3
Top score 13 59 41 74*
Balls bowled 504 2,949 1214 8,208
Wickets 5 71 54 389
Bowling average 63.20 36.14 26.92 26.36
5 wickets in innings 0 1 0 2
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/83 5/48 3/12 6/14
Catches/stumpings 2/– 15/– 7/– 73/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 18 September 2022

Sohail Tanvir (Urdu: سہیل تنویر; born 12 December 1984) is a Pakistani former cricketer, who has gained considerable international repute for his unorthodox left arm bowling action and particularly for the success it has gained him in the Twenty20 format of the game.[2] He was a member of the Pakistan team that won the 2009 ICC World Twenty20. Tanvir was the first 'purple cap' winner in the inaugural edition of the Indian Premier League and his best figures were 6 for 14 playing for the Rajasthan Royals. This bowling record lasted for over a decade in the IPL.[3] His figures in the Caribbean Premier League for the Guyana Amazon Warriors against Barbados are some of the most impressive of all time (5 for 3 in the 2017 edition).[4] Other notable mentions in the Caribbean Premier League[5] include an 18 ball 50 playing for the St Lucia Zouks at the Daren Sammy Stadium including smashing three consecutive sixes against Kieron Pollard.[6] Tanvir continues to play in franchise leagues across the globe as one of the most prolific bowling all-rounders in world cricket[7] with economical bowling figures and an impressive strike rate. Sohail Tanvir will be representing the Multan Sultans[8] when the PSL resumes for the finals of the series in November 2020 after the team ended the league stage on top of the table.[9] He is currently enrolled in the USA Open draft[10] for the upcoming edition of the tournament running from 16 to 20 December 2020.[11] In a 2020 interview, Tanvir described his 2007 Test debut wicket of Rahul Dravid in Delhi as the 'ball of his life'[12] when the ball pitched outside leg stump and shattered 'the wall's off-stump in an unplayable manner.[13]

  1. ^ Yusuf, Imran (24 June 2009). "Natural selection". Dawn. Pakistan. Retrieved 26 December 2022. In 2007, Sohail Tanvir emerged, admittedly on the wrong foot, out of nowhere (well, Rawalpindi, but near enough) to sling us to the final. A year later, he was named Best Bowler in the IPL. His rise from obscurity to stardom was as towering as the man himself - six feet, three inches.
  2. ^ Sohail Tanvir – Player profile. Cricinfo.com. Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
  3. ^ "On this day: Pakistan's Sohail Tanvir set an IPL bowling record that stood for over a decade". 4 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Bowler claims stunning T20 figures". wwos.nine.com.au.
  5. ^ "Sohail Tanvir is Ready for Another Hero CPL". cplt20.com. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Full Scorecard of St Lucia Zouks vs Barbados Tridents 17th Match 2014 - Score Report". ESPNcricinfo.
  7. ^ Desk, Sports. "Utimate [sic] XI T20 Bowlers: Sohail Tanvir". sportsmax.tv. Archived from the original on 26 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Sohail Tanvir".
  9. ^ "Toppers Multan Sultans should be declared winners of suspended PSL 2020: Mushtaq Ahmed". India Today. 27 March 2020.
  10. ^ "..::Cricketerbook.com::". cricketerbook.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  11. ^ "News – US Open Cricket 2020".
  12. ^ "ShieldSquare Captcha". validate.perfdrive.com.
  13. ^ "Got Dravid with 'ball of my life' on debut: Pakistan pacer Sohail Tanvir". Hindustan Times. 19 June 2020.


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