In cricket, a fivewicket haul also known as a fivefor or fifer refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. Pakistans recordbreaking bowler who had england in. Qadir made his pakistan debut in 1977 in lahore and went on to play 67 tests and 104 oneday internationals, claiming a total of 368 wickets. I bought this book a few year back since my paternal sides spiritual link is with hazrat sheikh abdul qadir jilanifamously known as ghous pak or ghousalazam. Tendulkar, who as a 16 year old faced qadir in an exhibition match, described him as one of the best spinners of his times. Amir abd al qadir amir abd alqadir aljazairi 18081883, is an important figure in algerian history. Abdul qadir afghani warlord and political official. Sulaman said his father was very keen to complete his book in which he has.
The biography of shah abdul qadir jilani a truthful boy. Abdul qadir was a genius, one of the greatest leg spinners of all time. Abdul qadir was a pakistani cricketer who took 17 fivewicket hauls during his career in international cricket. The letter a of the alis unstressed, and can be transliterated by almost any vowel, often by u.
In 1984, qadir scalped five australian batsmen at melbourne and. Read about abdul qadirs profile, latest news, articles, career updates only on. Former pakistan legspinner abdul qadir died of cardiac arrest at the age of 63 in lahore. Join facebook to connect with abdul qadir and others you may know. During a long and often eventful career, qadir broke all manner of records, and few cricketers in recent years have captured the public. He was a righthanded batsman and a righthanded leg spin bowler. Pakistan put on 157 and india only got close thanks to an 18ball 53 from a 16 year old sachin tendulkar.
Abdul qadir check news, career, age, rankings, stats. It did many of the things that in the years following qadirs career would. This website is designed, developed and maintained by the members of. This achievement was scripted at the gaddafi stadium in lahore in the year 1987. Qadir, 26, the son of pakistani great abdul qadir who died of a cardiac arrest last month, was included in a newlook pakistan squad for the upcoming tour of australia. Pcb is shocked at the news of maestro abdul qadir s passing and has offered its deepest condolences to his family and friends. Indian players pay tribute to abdul qadir the hindu. This is the third best innings figures for pakistan in tests after abdul qadir s 956 against england at lahore in 198788 and sarfraz nawazs 986 against australia at melbourne in 197879.
List of international cricket fivewicket hauls by abdul qadir. Despite a record breaking 268 from australias graham yallop, pakistan legspinner abdul qadir held firm with five wickets in the 1983 boxing day test. Iqbal qasim remained in the shadows of his teammate, leg spinner abdul qadir, although his career returns are superior by average and very similar by strike rate. Career runs career highest score career wickets career best bowling. It had to be, for in my book, gavaskar tops the list as far as batsmanship is concerned. Sachin tendulkar leads indian cricket fraternity in. Qadir was known as the dancing bowler due to his peculiar bowling style.
Abd al qadir aljilani has 42 books on goodreads with 8395 ratings. Former pakistan spinner abdul qadir, credited for reviving the art of legspin bowling in the 1970s and 80s, died of a heart attack in his hometown lahore, his son told afp on. The lollipop wrongun left more batsmen licked than any of qadir s other variations, helping butera rewrite the victorian cricket association record books for most catches and stumpings in a. I used to bowl a bit of legbreak also, which helped. Pakistan cricketers government college university, lahore alumni pakistani cricket biography, 20thcentury birth stubs. Tendulkar had made his debut in 1989 as a 16 year old and he had to face some of the best bowlers during his maiden tour to pakistan.
The name means servant of the powerful, alqadir being one of the names of god in the quran, which give rise to the muslim theophoric names. This feat was achieved in 1996 playing against zimbabwe. Qadir is widely regarded as the best leg spinner of the 1970s and 1980s and was a role model for up and coming leg spinners. Tendulkar labels abdul qadir as one of the best spinners. Abdul kadir 95 on debut went on to be part of unbroken record as of march 20. Abdul qadir, the beguiling pakistani legspinner, passed away a few days ago at. Taher memon, abdul qadir was a wellliked personality in the cricket circles and i got to know him in my 21 year association with the game in pakistan. Abdul qadir khan is a former pakistani cricketer who was born on september 15, 1955 in lahore, punjab. A great book of tasawwuf, by ghaus alazam shaykh abdul qadir aljilani sirr ulisrar by hazrat ghaus alazam shaykh abdul qadir aljilani translated in urdu by zafar iqbal kalyar published by zawiya foundation, lahore, 2000 pages 228 digitized by, december 2011. Later he was a commentator and chief selector of the pakistan cricket board, from which he resigned due to.
His first class cricket records stand even taller with 960 wickets in. Abdul qadir bowling for pakistan during the third test against england at headingley in 1987. Qadir became an icon for keeping the art of wrist spin alive in the 70s and 80s with his bouncy and unique runup. Pakistans record breaking bowler who had england in a spin. Yasir shahs bowling feats in a day the news international.
If abdul qadir had done nothing but take legspin bowling out of a dusty museum cabinet and repurpose it for the modern age, he would have earned the lasting gratitude of purists. Abdul qadir s nine wickets for 56 runs, against england at gaddafi stadium in 1987, is the best bowling figures in. This is regarded as a notable achievement, and fewer than 50 bowlers have taken more than 15 fivewicket hauls at international level in their. He was a shareef, a descendent of the prophet muhammad, and a berber of the banu ifran tribe. Abdul qadir, the beguiling pakistani legspinner, passed away a few days ago at the age of sixtythree. Tendulkar, who as a 16 year old had played many attacking shots against qadir during an exhibition match, described. Qadir s action was a wonderfully extravagant routine, and he admitted more than once that it was contrived as a spectacle to distract batsmen. Abdul qadir, afghan warlord and political official born 1954. It thus obscured and deflected attention from a quite extraordinary display of legspin and googly bowling from abdul qadir. Abdul qadir latest news, photos, biography, stats, batting. This is my personal take since i like to contemplate on what i.
Former pakistan spinner abdul qadir has passed away at the age of 63. Former pakistan spinner abdul qadir, credited for reviving the art of legspin bowling in the 1970s and 80s. Between the late 1970s and early 90s, he was part of arguably the strongest pakistani. Then pakistan bowling lineup comprised of imran khan, abdul. Abdul kadir was a pakistani cricketer who played in four tests from 1964 to 1965. Qadir, who would have turned 64 on september 15, passed away on friday before he could be brought to a hospital. Batting great sachin tendulkar led the indian cricket fraternitys tribute for pakistan spin legend abdul qadir, who died in lahore after suffering a cardiac arrest.
Abdul qadir biography, achievements, career info, records. Kitaab at tawheed from saheeh albukhaaree, kitaab attawheed, usool aththalaathah, kashfu shubahaat, aqeedah wasitiyyah, aqeedah alhamawiyyah, ajrumiyyah, usool tafsir, and a. Qadir played 67 tests from 1977 to 1990, taking 236 wickets including nine for 56 against england at lahore in 1987. Sachin tendulkar took on legendary leg spinner abdul qadir after the pakistan bowler challenged him. Former pakistan spinner abdul qadir, credited for reviving the art of legspin bowling in 1970s and 80s, died of a heart attack in his hometown lahore, his son told afp on friday. The 2020 wisden cricketers almanack pays tribute to qadir, who passed away from a cardiac arrest on september 6, 2019, aged 63. The next year, at karachi, qadir picked up 5 for 74 and 3 for 59 on an absolute dustbowl even nick cook returned figures of 6 for 65 and 5 for 18. Cricket has abdul qadir to thank for keeping wristspin alive through the darkest years of the late 1970s and 80s.
The lahore ahmadiyya movement for the propagation of islam ahmadiyya anjuman ishaateislam, lahore a. It is formed from the arabic words abd, aland qadir. Abd al qadir aljilanis most popular book is the secret of secrets. Akram also holds the record of highest individual score batting at number 8 257 not out in test cricket. Pakistan pm imran khan remembers legspinner abdul qadir. One day internationals, profile, statistical overview, batting graphs, bowling graphs, performances by ground, performances by opponent, performances by year, performances by series, performances by batting position, analysis of dismissals, list of innings, partnership records, man of match awards. Abdul qadir s nine wickets for 56 runs, against england at gaddafi stadium in 1987, is the best bowling figures in an innings by a pakistani bowler. After pace had dominated for years, qadirs arrival on the scene early in. Abdul qadir also played 104 odis and grabbed 2 wickets at an economy of 4. In the first innings of the lahore test, he took nine for 56, still statistically the seventh best analysis in.
Abu saifillah abdul qaadir studied the arabic language course in madeenah university from 1991 to 1994. Qadir s power base lay in eastern afghanistan, where he was a powerful warlord and governor of nangarhar province, a post he assumed in 1992 after he had earned a reputation by leading. Batsmen from the subcontinent play spin well in any case. Its a very intense study and cannot be read in one go.
Qadir helped revive the art of wristspin bowling and was part of pakistans successful sides of. The 63 year old died in lahore, his family confirmed on friday. The pakistani legendary spinner abdul qadir was the first man to prove that taking five wickets in the odis in australia is not an impossible task. Abdul qadir biography get abdul qadir full profile with all the records. He also studied the following books with the mashaayikh and students of knowledge in madeenah. Pakistan spin legend abdul qadir had a fond story of how a 16 year old sachin tendulkar took him on after he challenged the young indian batsman in an exhibition match in the 1980s.
The cricketer archive berkshire ccc yearbook the cricket. He holds the record for the most test wickets 414 as well as the record for the most number of five wickets per innings 25 for pakistan. He is a specialist leg break spin bowler and is known for his leg. Chief selector abdul qadir announces 15member pakistan squad for the first test against sri lanka. The former googly master from pakistan is 7th in the list with figures of 9 for 56. In november 1989, in a warm up match played before the first test at the national stadium, 16yearold indian. But the only overseas batsman who could picked him properly was sunil gavaskar. The responsibility of the content of this website lies with the respective authors.
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