Sohail Akhtar (born 2 March 1986) is a Pakistani cricketer.[2] He made his first-class debut for Abbottabad in the 2012–13 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy on 25 January 2013. He plays for Lahore Qalandars in the Pakistan Super League and was their captain until he was replaced by Shaheen Afridi for the 2022 season.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 March 1986 Haripur, Pakistan[1] |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm medium |
| Role | All-rounder |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 2012-2013 | Abbottabad Falcons |
| 2018 | FATA |
| 2018 | Punjab |
| 2018-2022 | Lahore Qalandars |
| 2019-present | Northern |
Source: Cricinfo, 24 October 2019 | |
Domestic career edit
Sohail Akhtar made his first-class debut for Abbottabad in the 2012–13 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy on 25 January 2013.[3] He also played for the team in the 2013–14 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. Sohail Akhtar was named in Lahore Qalandars's squad for the 2018 Pakistan Super League. In April 2018, He was named in Punjab's squad for the 2018 Pakistan Cup.[4][5] Later, he was named in Northern's squad for 2019–20 National T20 Cup.[6]
Personal life edit
Akhtar was born in Haripur and speaks Hindko as his native language.[1]
References edit
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- ^ "Sohail Akhtar". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ "Full Scorecard of Abbottabad vs Rawalpindi, Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Group II - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ "Pakistan Cup Cricket from 25th". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ "Pakistan Cup one-day tournament to begin in Faisalabad next week". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ Khan, Khalid H. (13 October 2019). "National T20 Cup offers fringe players chance to impress". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 7 November 2019.