Aftab Gul

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Aftab Gul Pakistan (PAK)
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling type	Legbreak
	Tests	First-class
Matches	6	101
Runs scored	182	6179
Batting average	22.75	36.77
100s/50s	-/-	11/42
Top score	33	140
Balls bowled	6	745
Wickets	-	14
Bowling average	-	34.50
5 wickets in innings	-	-
10 wickets in match	-	-
Best bowling	-	2/20
Catches/stumpings	3/-	48/-
Test debut: 21 February 1969 Last Test: 8 July 1971 Source: [1]

Aftab Gul Khan (Urdu: آفتاب گل خان) (born March 31, 1946, Gujar Khan, Punjab) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 6 Tests from 1969 to 1971.

Gul was an opening batsman, scoring more than 1000 runs in the tour of England in 1971. In the first over of the first Test at Birmingham in that series, he was struck on the head by Alan Ward and was forced to retire. This injury drew the famous line from Brian Johnston on the BBC the next day : Gul's alright. The doctor inspected his head this morning and found nothing in it. He is a lawyer by profession.