Fazl-e-Akbar
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Fazl-e-Akbar Durrani is a Pakistan
i cricket
er. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.
Akbar began his career in 1997-98, his debut match being the same as that of Yousuf Youhana, but in the course of the next six years, he managed only four Test appearances, partly due to injuries and a brand new stream of bowlers coming through for the Pakistan team. Having achieved an illustrious first Test wicket of Gary Kirsten
, he was out of national selection. He still continues to play first-class cricket in Peshawar
, but has not played for the national team since April 2004. He now plays for Chichester Priory Park were he also coaches the 1st team.
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
i cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.
Akbar began his career in 1997-98, his debut match being the same as that of Yousuf Youhana, but in the course of the next six years, he managed only four Test appearances, partly due to injuries and a brand new stream of bowlers coming through for the Pakistan team. Having achieved an illustrious first Test wicket of Gary Kirsten
Gary Kirsten
Gary Kirsten is a former South African cricketer, and the World Cup winning coach of the Indian cricket team. He played 101 Test matches and 185 One-day internationals for South Africa between 1993 and 2004, mainly as an opening batsman...
, he was out of national selection. He still continues to play first-class cricket in Peshawar
Peshawar
Peshawar is the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and the administrative center and central economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan....
, but has not played for the national team since April 2004. He now plays for Chichester Priory Park were he also coaches the 1st team.