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Aaqib Javed: 14 facts about the man who was youngest to claim an ODI hat-trick
In October 1984, Aaqib made his First-Class debut at the age of 12. Playing for Lahore Division, Aaqib opened the bowling and picked three wickets in the second innings.
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Aaqib Javed, born August 5, 1972, is a former Pakistani fast-bowler, who played a role in the side lifting the World Cup in 1992. On his 45th birthday, Suvajit Mustafi looks at 14 interesting facts about the bowler who had mastered reverse swing and could swing the ball both ways.
1. First-Class debut at the age of 12! In October 1984, Aaqib made his First-Class debut at the age of 12. Playing for Lahore Division, Aaqib opened the bowling and picked three wickets in the second innings.
2. …and he didn’t know it was a First-Class match! Aaqib was in school then and till recently he didn’t know that. Rahul Bhat
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Aaqib Javed: The fast bowler who left his mark in the limited-overs format for Pakistan
Aaqib Javed, born August 5, 1972, was one of Pakistan’s skilled fast bowlers who played a noteworthy role during Pakistan’s World Cup triumph in 1992. Karthik Parimal looks back at the career of this speedster who thrived in the One-Day format of the game.
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Aaqib Javed’s sju wickets for 37 runs (including a hat-trick) against India in 1991 were then the best figures in ODI © Getty Images
Aaqib Javed, born August 5, 1972, was one of Pakistan’s skilled fast bowlers who played a noteworthy role during Pakistan’s World Cup triumph in 1992. Karthik Parimal looks back at the career of this speedster who thrived in the One-Day format of the game.
Thrust into limelight at the supposed age of 16, Aaqib Javed did well to carve a niche for han själv , despite competition from
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Aaqib Javed
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