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Umar Gul: Yorker ka be-misal fankar

Atemad E-Magazine 20 October 2026 · 6 minute ka mutalia

T20 Cricket ke ibtidai barson mein jab teamein abhi yeh samajhne ki koshish kar rahi thin ke aakhri overs mein runs kaise roke jayen, Pakistan ke paas us ka jawab maujood tha: Umar Gul (Umar Gul) ka yorker. ESPNcricinfo ke mutabiq 2009 tak woh duniya ke behtareen T20 bowler ban chuke the, jo ibtidai overs ke baad aa kar hasb-e-zarurat yorker phenkte the². 60 T20 International matchon mein un ki 85 wicketein 16.97 ki ausat se hain, aur 47 Test matchon mein unhon ne 163 wicketein leen¹.

Ibtidai zindagi aur Cricket ka aghaz

Umar Gul Peshawar mein paida hue. Woh dayen hath ke fast medium bowler the, aur domestic Cricket mein Peshawar, Soba Sarhad ki teamon, PIA aur Habib Bank ki numainda gi ki². Cricketer Abbas Afridi un ke bhatije hain³.

ESPNcricinfo ke mutabiq 2003 ke world cup mein Pakistan ki mayus-kun karkardagi ke baad jab unhein qaumi team mein bulaya gaya to unhon ne sirf nau first class match khele the. 3 April 2003 ko Sharjah mein Zimbabwe ke khilaf pehle ODI mein unhon ne 25 runs de kar 2 wicketein leen. Isi profile ke mutabiq Sharjah ki be-jaan wicketon par unhon ne nazm-o-zabt dikhaya aur nayi gend ko bahar ki taraf swing kiya². Un ka pehla Test 20 August 2003 ko Karachi mein Bangladesh ke khilaf tha, aur September 2003 mein Multan Test ki donon innings mein unhon ne char char wicketein leen¹.

Lahore 2004 aur Test Cricket

ESPNcricinfo ke mutabiq woh bohat tez raftar to nahin the magar un ki gend bhari padti thi, aur un ka control aur seam se harkat paida karne ki salahiyat unhein mumtaz karti thi. Un ke career ka pehla bada lamha 5 April 2004 ko shuru hone wala Lahore Test tha, jis ki pehli innings mein unhon ne Bharat ke khilaf 12 overs mein 31 runs de kar 5 wicketein leen¹. Profile ke mutabiq us spell ne Pakistan ko bartari dilayi aur Pakistan ne yeh Test jeet liya². Osman Samiuddin (Osman Samiuddin) ke mutabiq yeh spell apne waqt mein Bharat ke khilaf kisi Pakistani bowler ka yadgar tareen spell tha⁴.

Is Test ke fauran baad un ki kamar mein teen stress fracture samne aaye aur woh ek saal se zyada Cricket se bahar rahe. Woh 2005 ke aakhir mein wapas aaye, aur ESPNcricinfo ke mutabiq 2006 ke dusre nisf mein England aur West Indies ke khilaf bowling ki qiyadat karte hue Pakistan ke behtareen bowler rahe². August 2006 mein Leeds mein 123 runs ke awaz 5 wicketein, aur November 2006 mein Lahore mein West Indies ke khilaf 65 runs ke awaz 5 aur 99 runs ke awaz 4 wicketein un ki isi daur ki karkardagi hai. Test mein un ki behtareen bowling 1 March 2009 ko Lahore mein Sri Lanka ke khilaf 135 runs de kar 6 wicketein hai. Balle se bhi ek yadgar innings un ke naam hai: July 2010 mein Nottingham mein England ke khilaf nawen number par 46 gendon par 65 runs not out¹.

T20 aur 2009 ka alami aizaz

Osman Samiuddin ke mutabiq 2007 ke World T20 mein captain Shoaib Malik ne Umar Gul ko gyarahwen over se bowling par lane ki hikmat-e-amali apnayi, taake woh innings ke aakhri hisse ko jakar lein⁴. ESPNcricinfo ke mutabiq is tournament mein woh sab se zyada wicketein lene wale bowler the². 12 September 2007 ko Durban mein Scotland ke khilaf unhon ne 25 runs de kar 4 wicketein leen¹.

7 May 2009 ko Dubai mein Australia ke khilaf char overs mein sirf 8 runs ke awaz 4 wicketein lene ke baad, England mein hone wala 2009 ka World T20 un ke urooj ka lamha tha. ESPNcricinfo ke mutabiq is tournament mein woh behtareen bowler aur sab se zyada wicketein lene wale khilari the, aur Pakistan ne aizaz jeeta. 13 June 2009 ko Oval mein New Zealand ke khilaf teen overs mein sirf 6 runs de kar 5 wicketein, isi profile ke alfaz mein, yorker bowling ka aala tareen muzahira tha¹². Samiuddin ke mutabiq semi final mein South Africa ke taaqub ka unneeswan over bhi inhi ke hath mein tha, aur yeh is tarz ki Cricket ke sab se pur-sukoon overs mein se ek tha⁴.

T20 mein un ki dusri paanch wicketein 3 March 2013 ko Centurion mein South Africa ke khilaf aayin, jab unhon ne 2.2 overs mein 6 runs diye¹.

ODI Cricket

ODI mein 130 matchon mein un ki 179 wicketein hain. 15 September 2003 ko Lahore mein Bangladesh ke khilaf 17 runs ke awaz 5 wicketein, aur 17 September 2010 ko Oval mein England ke khilaf 42 runs ke awaz 6 wicketein un ki behtareen bowling hain. ESPNcricinfo ke mutabiq 2011 ke world cup mein woh 14 wicketon ke sath Pakistan ke sab se kamyab fast bowler the². Un ka aakhri Test February 2013 mein Cape Town mein, aakhri T20 International 17 January 2016 ko Hamilton mein, aur aakhri ODI 4 September 2016 ko Cardiff mein tha¹.

Aadad o shumar

	Test	ODI	T20
Match	47	130	60
Runs	577	457	165
Behtareen score	65 not out	39	32
Ausat (batting)	9.94	9.72	9.16
Centuries / nisf centuries	0 / 1	0 / 0	0 / 0
Strike rate	47.92	71.18	105.76
Wicketein	163	179	85
Behtareen bowling	6/135	6/42	5/6
Ausat (bowling)	34.06	29.34	16.97
Innings mein paanch wicketein	4	2	2

Makhaz: ESPNcricinfo Statsguru¹, aadad International career ke hain.

Asar aur yadgar

T20 International mein Pakistan ke jeete hue 34 matchon mein Umar Gul ne 11.66 ki ausat se 59 wicketein leen¹. Osman Samiuddin ke mutabiq woh Wasim aur Waqar ke baad ke daur mein Pakistan ke sab se zyada Test wicketein lene wale bowler the, aur is daur mein kisi Pakistani fast bowler ne un se zyada Test nahin khele⁴.

Unhon ne 2020 mein har tarz ki Cricket se retirement li, aur baad mein Quetta Gladiators aur Afghanistan ke bowling coach rahe, phir 2023 ke aakhir mein Pakistan team ke fast bowling coach muqarrar hue⁵. Umar Gul ka naam aaj bhi us yorker ke sath liya jata hai jo dabao ke lamhe mein bilkul theek jagah padta tha.

Makhaz

ESPNcricinfo Statsguru, Umar Gul, Test, ODI and T20I batting and bowling career summaries and innings lists: https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/43524.html?class=1;template=results;type=batting , https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/43524.html?class=1;template=results;type=batting;view=innings , https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/43524.html?class=1;template=results;type=bowling , https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/43524.html?class=1;template=results;type=bowling;view=innings , https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/43524.html?class=2;template=results;type=batting , https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/43524.html?class=2;template=results;type=batting;view=innings , https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/43524.html?class=2;template=results;type=bowling , https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/43524.html?class=2;template=results;type=bowling;view=innings , https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/43524.html?class=3;template=results;type=batting , https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/43524.html?class=3;template=results;type=batting;view=innings , https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/43524.html?class=3;template=results;type=bowling , https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/43524.html?class=3;template=results;type=bowling;view=innings
ESPNcricinfo player profile, Umar Gul (archived copy; profile essay by ESPNcricinfo staff): https://web.archive.org/web/2016/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/43524.html
ESPNcricinfo player profile, Umar Gul (archived 2024 copy): https://web.archive.org/web/20241227152243/https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/umar-gul-43524
Osman Samiuddin, "With Umar Gul the Uncomplicated, what you saw was what you got", ESPNcricinfo (archived copy): https://web.archive.org/web/20221016002445/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/with-umar-gul-the-uncomplicated-what-you-saw-was-what-you-got-1236587
ESPNcricinfo, "Umar Gul and Saeed Ajmal appointed as Pakistan bowling coaches" (archived copy): https://web.archive.org/web/20240926150458/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/umar-gul-and-saeed-ajmal-appointed-as-pakistan-bowling-coaches-1409934

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