Friday, May 22, 2009

Umar Gul


Umar Gul (Urdu/Pashto: عمر گل) (born 15 October 1984 in Peshawar) is a Pakistani cricketer who has played Test matches One Day Internationals for Pakistan as a specialist fast bowler.

In February 2008, Gul signed with the Indian Premier League and was drafted by Shahrukh Khan's Kolkata Knight Riders franchise for US $150,000.[4] He played in six matches, taking 12 wickets at an average of 15.33,[5] including a player of the match award in Kolkata's final game in which Gul took 4-23 and scored 24 runs from 11 balls.

In December 2008 Gul signed with the Western Warriors to compete in the Australian domestic 2008-09 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash tournament.[7] He performed very well in his debut match for the Warriors, taking 4 wickets for 15 runs in a losing side. He was amongst the most successful bowlers in the competition despite not being available for the entire tournament he finished second top wicket taker with 12 wicket

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