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Anwar Ali - Pakistan Vs India U19 Final 2006 - 5 Wickets
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Players who had very brief cricket careers (or virtually none at all)
Steven Lynch
February 6, 2012
Anwar Ali
The shortest possible international career these days would comprise just a solitary Twenty20 international: as I write there are 21 people in this category, but also some other current players who will undoubtedly appear again. One of those for whom time is running out is the Pakistan seamer Ali, whose one taste of international cricket came against Zimbabwe at King City in Canada more than three years ago, in October 2008. Anwar bowled two overs for 19, didn't bat... and hasn't had good news from the selectors since, even though Pakistan won that game.
Steven Lynch
February 6, 2012
Anwar Ali
The shortest possible international career these days would comprise just a solitary Twenty20 international: as I write there are 21 people in this category, but also some other current players who will undoubtedly appear again. One of those for whom time is running out is the Pakistan seamer Ali, whose one taste of international cricket came against Zimbabwe at King City in Canada more than three years ago, in October 2008. Anwar bowled two overs for 19, didn't bat... and hasn't had good news from the selectors since, even though Pakistan won that game.
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Hailing from a humble background, Anwar Ali once showed up at the National Cricket Academy nets with a pair of worn-out shoes. It was Aaqib Javed who took him under his wing and helped provide proper spikes and other cricket equipment to him. Anwar is a fast bowler out of the typical Pakistani mould, capable of swinging the ball, both old and new, at decent pace. He gave the world a brief glimpse of his talents with a destructive display in the 2006 Under-19 World Cup final against India, in Colombo, when his 5 for 35 spearheaded Pakistan's 38-run win. His early efforts in first-class cricket also brought some success and not only with the ball as an unbeaten century showed that he is more than able to contribute down the order. He was pushed a closer to a full international opportunity shortly after his 20th birthday (belated compared to some Pakistan players) when he was named in a training squad ahead of the one-day series against Zimbabwe early in 2008. An impressive tour of Zimbabwe and Kenya with the Academy team - he took 29 wickets at 16.31 - earned him a spot in Pakistan's squad for the four-nation Twenty20 tournament in Canada in October.
Andrew McGlashan
Hailing from a humble background, Anwar Ali once showed up at the National Cricket Academy nets with a pair of worn-out shoes. It was Aaqib Javed who took him under his wing and helped provide proper spikes and other cricket equipment to him. Anwar is a fast bowler out of the typical Pakistani mould, capable of swinging the ball, both old and new, at decent pace. He gave the world a brief glimpse of his talents with a destructive display in the 2006 Under-19 World Cup final against India, in Colombo, when his 5 for 35 spearheaded Pakistan's 38-run win. His early efforts in first-class cricket also brought some success and not only with the ball as an unbeaten century showed that he is more than able to contribute down the order. He was pushed a closer to a full international opportunity shortly after his 20th birthday (belated compared to some Pakistan players) when he was named in a training squad ahead of the one-day series against Zimbabwe early in 2008. An impressive tour of Zimbabwe and Kenya with the Academy team - he took 29 wickets at 16.31 - earned him a spot in Pakistan's squad for the four-nation Twenty20 tournament in Canada in October.
Andrew McGlashan
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Wow. What a bowler and what a performance from other great young fast bowlers. The other guy who bowled first over was also very good where are these guys. What a shame after 7 years Anwar got a chance in the national team and in the mean time all sharma, Jadega and Pujara are now established players. PCB you suck.
