Sohail Tanvir

Country: Pakistan
Date of Birth: December 12, 1984
Place of Birth: Rawalpindi, Punjab
Batting Style: Left Handed
Bowling Style: Left-arm medium-fast
Skill: Bowler
Teams Played: Pakistan, Rajasthan Royals

Batting Performance

	M	Inn	No	Runs	HS	100s	50s	Avg	SR
Tests	2	3	0	17	13	0	0	5.67	38.64
ODI	31	18	5	182	59	0	1	14	95.79
T20s	15	5	1	29	12	0	0	7.25	116
IPL	11	5	2	36	13	0	0	12	124.14

Bowling & Fielding Performance

	M	Overs	Runs	Mdns	Wkts	Avg	Best	Econ
Tests	2	84	316	15	5	63.2	3/83	3.76
ODI	31	257	1272	15	44	28.91	5/48	4.95
T20s	15	51	365	0	11	33.18	3/31	7.16
IPL	11	41.1	266	1	22	12.09	6/14	6.47

Career Performance

	First Match	Last Match
Tests	November 22, 2007 v India at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi	November 30, 2007 v India at Eden Gardens, Kolkata (Calcutta)
ODIs	October 18, 2007 v South Africa at Gaddafi Stadium (Lahore Stadium), Lahore	May 1, 2009 v Australia at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
T20s	September 14, 2007 v India at Kingsmead, Durban	November 13, 2009 v New Zealand at Dubai Sports City Cricket Stadium, Dubai
IPL	April 26, 2008 v Royal Challengers Bangalore at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore - Karnataka	June 1, 2008 v Chennai Super Kings at Dr DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai

Profile

An exciting young fast bowling prospect, Sohail Tanvir has already hogged the limelight with an unorthodox action. His entry into the Pakistan team came unexpectedly, when Shoaib Akhtar was sent back home from the inaugural World Twenty20.

His wrong-footed action often causes a lot of problems for batsmen as it becomes difficult to pick deliveries easily. He also bowls occasional left arm orthodox spin, as established in his second career Test, against India at Kolkata.

He impressed everyone with his bowling, and was consequently picked for the series against South Africa and India. Tanvir is also a hard-hitting batsman down the order.