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Full name Syed Najaf Hussain Shah
Born December 17, 1984, Gojarkhan, Rawalpindi
Current age 23 years 299 days
Major teams Pakistan,Pakistan International Airlines,Rawalpindi
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm medium-fast
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
ODIs
1
1
0
0
0
0.00
2
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
First-class
69
83
33
497
38*
9.94
0
0
16
0
List A
57
22
5
68
16*
4.00
155
43.87
0
0
9
0
Twenty20
8
3
1
12
10
6.00
12
100.00
0
0
0
1
2
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
ODIs
1
1
60
59
0
-
-
-
5.90
-
0
0
0
First-class
69
12583
6080
244
7/57
24.91
2.89
51.5
11
0
List A
57
2867
2057
60
4/35
4/35
34.28
4.30
47.7
1
0
0
Twenty20
8
8
170
276
5
2/34
2/34
55.20
9.74
34.0
0
0
0
Career statistics
Only ODI
Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Abu Dhabi, May 22, 2007 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class debut
2000/01
Last First-class
Karachi Blues v Pakistan International Airlines at Karachi, Dec 26-29, 2007 scorecard
List A debut
2000/01
Last List A
Habib Bank Limited v Pakistan International Airlines at Karachi, Apr 4, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Karachi Zebras v Rawalpindi Rams at Karachi, Feb 24, 2006 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Lahore Lions v Rawalpindi Rams at Karachi, Dec 23, 2006 scorecard
Profile
Although Najaf has been playing first-class cricket for seven years, it wasn't until the 2004-05 season when he grabbed over 60 wickets on the local circuit that he got noticed. The tall and well-built Najaf, one of the handful left-arm pacers that Pakistan has produced since the retirement of Wasim Akram, had been on the verge of international selection ever since.
Utlising his height well, Najaf extracts that extra bounce that has been a constituent of his success with the Pakistan U-17 and U-19 teams as well as Pakistan A on a few occasions. A consistent domestic performer for his native city of Rawalpindi as well as Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), Najaf bagged another 60 wickets in the following domestic season and was duly selected for the Pakistan Academy and Patron's XI teams.
Yet another decent enough season with 36 wickets, this raw talent was sent off to Bangladesh with the Aademy team where his performance, and Pakistan's lack of artillery for the Abu Dhabi tour, saw him make his international debut. Although he went wicketless, and got whacked around towards the final overs, his bounce and movement that clearly troubled Sanath Jayasuria will ensure that he remains part of Pakistan's long-term plans even though he was dropped for the subsequent tour to Scotland to make room for the fit-again Shoaib Akhtar.
