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Full name Abdur Rehman
Born March 1, 1980, Sialkot, Punjab
Current age 28 years 172 days
Major teams Pakistan, Gujranwala Cricket Association, Habib Bank Limited, Sialkot Cricket Association
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox

Batting and fielding averages

Mat

Inns

Runs

Ave

100

Tests

25*

17.00

101

33.66

ODIs

8.42

130

45.38

T20Is

80.00

First-class

101

1593

17.70

List A

637

14.15

Twenty20

12*

11.00

100.00

Bowling averages

Mat

Inns

Balls

Runs

Wkts

BBI

BBM

Ave

Econ

Tests

750

352

4/105

8/210

32.00

2.81

68.1

ODIs

594

437

2/20

36.41

4.41

49.5

T20Is

2/7

21.50

7.16

18.0

First-class

15494

6731

243

8/53

27.69

2.60

63.7

List A

4752

3335

125

4/37

26.68

4.21

38.0

Twenty20

231

248

2/7

20.66

6.44

19.2

Career statistics

Test debut

Pakistan v South Africa at Karachi, Oct 1-5, 2007 scorecard

Last Test

Pakistan v South Africa at Lahore, Oct 8-12, 2007 scorecard

Test statistics

ODI debut

Pakistan v West Indies at Faisalabad, Dec 7, 2006 scorecard

Last ODI

India v Pakistan at Kanpur, Nov 11, 2007 scorecard

ODI statistics

T20I debut

South Africa v Pakistan at Johannesburg, Feb 2, 2007 scorecard

Last T20I

Kenya v Pakistan at Nairobi (Gym), Sep 4, 2007 scorecard

T20I statistics

First-class debut

1997/98

Last First-class

Sind v Punjab (Pakistan) at Karachi, Mar 11-13, 2008 scorecard

List A debut

1998/99

Last List A

Habib Bank Limited v Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited at Karachi, Apr 10, 2008 scorecard

Twenty20 debut

Lahore Eagles v Sialkot Stallions at Lahore, Apr 26, 2005 scorecard

Last Twenty20

Kenya v Pakistan at Nairobi (Gym), Sep 4, 2007 scorecard

Abdur Rehman made his debut for Pakistan during the homes series against West Indies at the ripe old age of 26 (old considering the subcontinent's trait of ruthlessly exposing youth to the world's best). Not a huge turner of the cricket ball, his accuracy and consistency, as well as exploiting the rough marks, does it for him not only at the elite level but on the domestic circuit as well.

Rehman's rise to fame goes way back to 1999 when he grabbed a five-for and a six-wicket haul in successive matches while representing Pakistan Under-19 against South Africa in 1999. He was picked for the side even though he only had a brace of first-class outings.

Rehman's opportunities on the international circuit have so far been limited due to the abundance of spinners in the Pakistan line-up albeit in the form of allrounders. His performance in domestic competitions have been notable, especially during the 2006-07 season where he ended up as the highest wicket-taker in the Pentangular Cup including an 11-wicket haul for champions Habib Bank Limited in the penultimate match of the season.

Picked for the Abu Dhabi series as a consequence, Rehman only played one match where he managed a solitary wicket. As decent as Rehman is in the shorter form of the game, he lacks the artillery to cause major concern to batsmen in Test matches. However, with Pakistan opting for a two-man spin attack, Rehman made his Test debut in the home series against South Africa and emerged Pakistan's best bowler in the series by taking 12 wickets, including eight in his debut Test.
Osman Samiuddin (October 2007)

Nov 2, 2007

Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson talks to Abdur Rehman © AFP

Oct 26, 2007

The ball flies past Mark Boucher © Getty Images

Oct 26, 2007

Abdur Rehman was cleaned up by Albie Morkel © AFP

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