Rana Naved-ul-Hasan

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	Tests	ODIs
Naved-ul-Hasan Pakistan (Pak)

Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling type	Right-arm Fast-medium
Matches	9	62
Runs scored	239	359
Batting average	19.91	13.29
100s/50s	-/-	-/-
Top score	42*	29
Balls bowled	1565	2854
Wickets	18	95
Bowling average	58.00	27.68
5 wickets in innings	-	1
10 wickets in match	-	n/a
Best bowling	3/30	6/27
Catches/stumpings	3/-	13/-
As of March 14, 2007 Source: Cricinfo.com

Rana Naved-ul-Hasan (b. February 28, 1978 in Sheikhupura, Punjab) is a cricketer who plays for the Pakistani Test and one-day international teams. He also plays for Sussex County Cricket Club in England.

A right-arm fast-medium bowler capable of generating good pace with late swing, he is a genuine strike bowler although prone to leaking runs. He often bowls the reverse-swinging yorker at one day cricket and has a good control over change of pace. Rana is also a useful attacking lower-order batsman with 3 first class hundreds.

Rana has only made the occasional Test appearance for Pakistan with little success, having to compete with the likes of Shoaib Akhtar, Mohammad Asif, Umar Gul and Mohammad Sami for a place in the side. As a result he has become somewhat of a ODI specialist

[edit] Career Highlights

Naved-ul-Hasan made his international debut in Sharjah on the 4th of April immediately after the poor 2003 Cricket World Cup campaign in which Pakistan were eliminated in the first round and multiple players were dropped. Playing against Sri Lanka, Rana took the wickets of Hashan Tillakaratne and Prasanna Jayawardene in consecutive balls but failed to take a hattrick. Despite several good performances he was soon dropped from the side, for alleged disciplinary problems[1].

With injuries to key members of the Pakistani pace attack he worked his way back into the side and has become an important member of the ODI side. His career best figures are 6 for 27, made in a victory over India in Jamshedpur.

[edit] County Cricket

Since June 2005 Rana has played English county cricket for Sussex, where he has formed an effective partnership with fellow Pakistani bowler Mushtaq Ahmed. He has also had success with the bat, scoring a career best 139 against Middlesex.

[edit] External links

Cricinfo profile

Pakistan squad - 2007 Cricket World Cup

Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif were named in the original squad but withdrew from the tournament.
Mushtaq Ahmed acted as temporary coach for Pakistan's final group game following the death of Bob Woolmer.