[VIDEOS/PICTURES] On This Day: Aug 5, 1972 - Aaqib Javed was born

[Red Devil]

On this day 1972 Aaqib Javed was born.His 7-37 in 1991 (including a hat-trick) v India was an ODI record at that time

 

[Fastandfurious]

Good Bowler for Pakistan.

 

[Pakistani_Legend]

The slower ball versus Greatbatch.

 

[Robert]

I thought he was a good change bowler behind W&W. He kept the pressure on.

 

[hur rizvi]

Didnt live upto his potential

He had everything new ball swing, Reverse swing and decent pace, for some reason he didnt perform well in Test matches

 

[Zaz]

Surely he want born in 72?

 

[AnasK]

Aaqib Javed was a very under-rated bowler. Also very under-achieved bowler. It is hard to believe that he played his last international at the age of 26. PCB wasted him and Saqlain Mustaq. :aaqib

 

[Bewal Express]

No way was he born in 72. More like the late 60's.

 

[Bilal7]

Aaqib Javed was a very under-rated bowler. Also very under-achieved bowler. It is hard to believe that he played his last international at the age of 26. PCB wasted him and Saqlain Mustaq. :aaqib

Probably not his real age. The PCB ain't that dumb.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Apparently he made his FC debut in 84. When he was 12 years old. What a legend .

 

[saiyan0312]

One of the best third seamer we produced. The slower bowl would have outfoxed anyone. That was too slow for a pacer. TBH Aqib had his moments of ripping line ups in ODI so i am hoping junaid gets those fifers. Always got the feeling he underachieved.

 

[Zero]

How fast was Javed?

 

[Bewal Express]

82-83mph

 

[Bewal Express]

He went through phases where he looked decent but generally he was pretty average. He was the best Pakistani pacer in the 92 WC and that's about as good as it got for him.

 

[Laparwah]

Should have played much more then he did. Was unable to fulfil his potential like many before and after hm.

 

[Fastandfurious]

82-83mph

You have a speed gun installed in your brain that lets you see the speed from your eyes?

He had similar pace to Junaid.

 

[Random Aussie]

Good bowler, also had a quality moustache

 

[Buffet]

A good bowler who kept the pressure on. 90s of Pakistan had great bowling.

 

[Bewal Express]

You have a speed gun installed in your brain that lets you see the speed from your eyes?

He had similar pace to Junaid.

Yes I have and no he was not junaids pace

 

[Bewal Express]

As a side note, Aqib was the first person I ever saw with a mobile phone. He was the guest of honour at a tournament in Birmingham in 1991 and he turned up in Ford Cosworth with a mobile phone the size of a brick.

 

[Abdullah719]

45 years old today.

 

[Junaids]

45 years old today.

When he made his debut aged "16" in New Zealand, the joke was that he was born at the age of 8!

I'm 48. I was 19 when Aaqib made his debut.

If he is younger than me, I'm a Dutchman.

Incidentally, seven months later Waqar Younis made is own debut, aged "18".

 

[The_Odd_One]

Was a very good LOs bowler.

 

[Gabbar Singh]

Always respected him because he was very good against India (in odis anyway, I don't think he played a test against India).

You've also got to admire his honesty - had he not accused Wasim and Waqar of match fixing he would have gone on to play many more times for Pakistan.

 

[Abdullah719]

Decent bowler.

 

[Zaz]

Like waqar he was very likely born in the late 60 and is about 50 now

 

[moghul]

Born in wrong era, 2 Ws were the king those days, had little chance in their presence.

 

[moghul]

Like waqar he was very likely born in the late 60 and is about 50 now

Why some people are so obsessed with players age and not their achievements, never understood that.

 

[ManFan]

Bowled the best slower ball I have ever seen.

Greatbatch eat your heart out!

 

[MenInG]

Wonderful bowler for Pakistan and an excellent foil for likes of Wasim and Waqar

 

[Zaz]

Why some people are so obsessed with players age and not their achievements, never understood that.

Because the title of this thread isnt celebrating his achievements but his birth date

 

[Abdullah719]

 

[IMMY69]

Opened the bowling with Wasim in tests with Waqar usually first change.

Extremely underrated with a beautiful outswinger.

 

[Mainul]

He was a superb bowler.He could easily play 5 more years .

 

[Mainul]

He was unjustifiably dropped .

 

[MenInG]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OnThisDay?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OnThisDay</a> in 1972. Aaqib Javed was born. He played in his first ODI at 16, made his Test debut at 17, and helped Pakistan beat England in the 1992 World Cup final, in which he took 2 for 27. His 7 for 37 against India in Sharjah in 1991 was an ODI record at the time <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://t.co/2VGMjj4D24">pic.twitter.com/2VGMjj4D24</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1290917485051613184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 5, 2020</a></blockquote>
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[MenInG]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A happy birthday to former Pakistan quick Aaqib Javed, who picked up 236 international wickets <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DidYouKnow?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DidYouKnow</a>, he is the fourth-youngest Test cricketer, making his debut at the age of 16 years and 189 days! <a href="https://t.co/QBsvpUfXxx">pic.twitter.com/QBsvpUfXxx</a></p>— ICC (@ICC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ICC/status/1423184584989085696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 5, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[MesonK]

He could have ended his career with 270-280 ODI wickets at 28 like average. He was bad news for openers.

 

[gazza619]

I think Aquib’s best years were with Imran.

Once Imran left it was all politics and infighting (main culprits Wasim & Waqar). This really impacted Aquib. There was also a sudden emergence of decent pacers like Amir Nazir, Shahid Nazir, M Zahid & M Akram who were all quicker than Aquib. Mushtaq and Saqlain were also at their prime so at times there was no room for a third pacer.

Aquib alongside Asif was still one of the best new ball bowlers Pakistan has ever produced.

 

[Junaids]

Part of the reason he faded after 1992 was age - he was really 28 not 20 - but the other issue was the batting.

Previously Imran Khan batted at 7, Moin Khan at 8, Wasim Akram at 9, Abdul Qadir at 10 and Waqar Younis at 11.

But Mushie was an inferior batsman to Qadir and Rashid Latif was not capable of the big scores that Moin could make, but was a far better keeper.

So Aaqib became a third Number 11, and ultimately his batting ended his career.

 

[gazza619]

Part of the reason he faded after 1992 was age - he was really 28 not 20 - but the other issue was the batting.

Previously Imran Khan batted at 7, Moin Khan at 8, Wasim Akram at 9, Abdul Qadir at 10 and Waqar Younis at 11.

But Mushie was an inferior batsman to Qadir and Rashid Latif was not capable of the big scores that Moin could make, but was a far better keeper.

So Aaqib became a third Number 11, and ultimately his batting ended his career.

I dont think he would have fudged 8 years from his age.

There was an inflow of new quickies in the 90s. There were also many occasions when Mushi and Saqi were in the XI so naturally Aquib had to miss out.

Aquib was still lucky to have played as many games. He would get a call into the ODI side when Wasim or Waqar were unfit. We used to play a lot in Sharjah those days.

 

[Bewal Express]

Was at least 3 years older than stated

 

[daytrader]

Happy birthday to Aaqib Javed! Loved that he was the one player who would always up his game against India.

 

[SportsWarrior]

Fine, if he says so

 

[MenInG]

Congratulated by LQ

 

[MenInG]

Lahore Qalandars celebrate Aaqib Javed's birthday (Pictures courtesy of LQ media)