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Aaqib Javed

Aaqib Javed
Personal information
Born (1972-08-05) 5 August 1972 (age 52)
Sheikhupura, Punjab, Pakistan
Height6 ft (183 cm)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 109)10 February 1989 v New Zealand
Last Test27 November 1998 v Zimbabwe
ODI debut (cap 67)10 December 1988 v West Indies
Last ODI24 November 1998 v Zimbabwe
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1984/85–1986/87Lahore Division
1989/90–1991/92Pakistan Automobiles Corporation
1991Hampshire
1993/94–1996/97Islamabad
1994/95–2002/03Allied Bank Limited
2000/01Sheikhupura
Head coaching information
YearsTeam
2012–2016United Arab Emirates
2024 -Pakistan
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 22 163 121 250
Runs scored 101 267 819 469
Batting average 5.05 10.68 9.41 9.97
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0
Top score 28* 45* 65 45*
Balls bowled 3,918 8,012 19,267 12,212
Wickets 54 182 358 289
Bowling average 34.70 31.43 26.66 30.14
5 wickets in innings 1 4 19 5
10 wickets in match 0 0 5 0
Best bowling 5/84 7/37 9/51 7/37
Catches/stumpings 2/– 24/– 19/– 43/–
Medal record
Source: Cricinfo, 9 May 2010

Aaqib Javed (Urdu: عاقب جاوید; born 5 August 1972) is a Pakistani former international cricketer and the current head coach of Pakistani cricket team in all formats. He is also a member of the Men's National Selection Committee of the Pakistan Cricket Board. He was a right-handed fast-medium 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.[1][2] He was a part of the Pakistan team which won the 1992 Cricket World Cup.[3]

He has also served as the director of cricket operations and head coach of Pakistan Super League side Lahore Qalandars.[4] In 2024, he relinquished these responsibilities when he became a part of the selection committee.[5]

Early and personal life

Aaqib Javed was born into a Punjabi Jat-Sandhu family[6] in Sheikhupura, Punjab.

He has studied at Government Islamia College in Lahore.[7]

He married Farzana Aqib, a novelist, poet, journalist and human rights activist, in 1998.[8]

International career

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.[9]

Aaqib took a hat-trick in an ODI against India on 25 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. Aaqib Javed's international cricket career came to a premature end at the age of 26.[10]

Post-retirement

Coaching career

Previously, Aaqib was the chief coach of the National Cricket Academy in Lahore.[11] He is also associated with The Computer House, a Pakistani computer hardware company. He coached Pakistan's U-19 team to victory in the 2004 U-19 Cricket World Cup.[12] Aaqib has, in the past, also helped with the development of the Afghanistan national cricket team. He also served as the bowling coach of the Pakistan cricket team. With Waqar Younis the head coach and Intikhab Alam the manager, but on 10 February 2012, he resigned from being the bowling coach of Pakistan and shifted to becoming the bowling and head coach of the United Arab Emirates national cricket team, a position he held until 2016.[13]

From 2016 to 2024, he was the director of cricket operations and bowling consultant for Lahore Qalandars in the Pakistan Super League. In December 2017, he was appointed as the head coach of the team.[14][15] He quit both positions when he became a part of the national selection committee, in 2024.[5]

He previously served as the fast bowling coach of Sri Lankan national cricket team on a two year basis.[16]

Aaqib Javed was appointed as the interim head coach of the Pakistan men's cricket team in limited-overs cricket in 2024, following the resignation of Gary Kirsten on October 28, 2024. Javed took over the role on November 18, 2024, and oversaw the team during their tour of Australia and Zimbabwe

After 46 days of Kirsten's resignation, Jason Gillespie, the head coach of the red-ball format, also resigned on December 12. Consequently, Javed took over the role of interim head coach of the Pakistan men's cricket team in the red-ball format on the same day. Currently, Javed serves as the interim head coach of the Pakistan men's cricket team in all formats.[17]

Cricket administration

In October 2024, the Pakistan Cricket Board named Aaqib as part of its selection committee.[18] He eventually resigned from his position as director and head coach of Lahore Qalandars after eight years of association with the team due to his new posting, and has innovated with what cricket analyst Danyal Rasool calls a "revolution", an all-spin attack, a rarity in Pakistan cricket (traditionally relying on fast-bowling) that he calls "Aaqib-ball", and, despite the initial skepticism from all corners, this strategy secured a Test series win against England.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Aaqib Javed profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Pakistan Cricket – 'our cricket' website". pcboard.com.pk. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Pakistan cricket stars recall 1992 World Cup glory". Daily Times. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Team – Lahore Qalandars". Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  5. ^ a b c Rasool, Danyal (26 October 2024). "Aaqib-ball sparks Pakistan's latest revolution". CricInfo.
  6. ^ Majeed, Zohaib Ahmed (16 September 2019). "Top 10 greatest Pakistani fast bowlers of all time". The News International. Pakistan. Archived from the original on 16 September 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Home". giccl.edu.pk. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Where did Aaqib Javed and Farzana Aqib meet for the first time before marriage?". You Tube. Hasna Mana Hai. Retrieved 23 March 2024. See from 0:49
  9. ^ "Statsguru - Aaqib Javed - One-Day Internationals - match awards". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  10. ^ [https://cricketandcricketer.com/cricketer-retires-young/
  11. ^ "Aaqib Javed steps down as UAE coach". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  12. ^ "The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 4 Num 274". archive.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  13. ^ Farooq, Umar (20 April 2016). "Aaqib Javed steps down as UAE coach". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  14. ^ "Aqib Javed appointed head coach, Fakhar Zaman vice captain of Lahore Qalandars". geo.tv. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  15. ^ "Lahore Qalandar appoints Aqib Javed as head coach". The Frontier Post. 27 December 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  16. ^ "Aaqib Javed joins Sri Lanka as fast-bowling coach". ESPNcricinfo. 16 March 2024.
  17. ^ "PCB names Aqib Javed as interim red-ball head coach". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  18. ^ "PCB restructures selection committee by picking Aleem Dar, Aaqib, Azhar". ESPNcricinfo. 11 October 2024.