| Aamir Jamal | |
| Country: | Pakistan |
| Birth Date: | 5 July 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Mianwali, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Role: | All-rounder |
| International: | true |
| Testdebutdate: | 14 December |
| Testdebutyear: | 2023 |
| Testdebutagainst: | Australia |
| Testcap: | 254 |
| Lasttestdate: | 3 January |
| Lasttestyear: | 2024 |
| Lasttestagainst: | Australia |
| T20idebutdate: | 28 September |
| T20idebutyear: | 2022 |
| T20idebutagainst: | England |
| T20icap: | 98 |
| Lastt20idate: | 14 January |
| Lastt20iyear: | 2024 |
| Lastt20iagainst: | New Zealand |
| T20ishirt: | 65 |
| Club1: | Northern cricket team |
| Year1: | 2019–2023 |
| Club2: | Peshawar Zalmi |
| Year2: | 2022–present |
| Club3: | Lahore Whites |
| Year3: | 2023–present |
| Columns: | 4 |
| Column1: | Test |
| Matches1: | 3 |
| Runs1: | 143 |
| Bat Avg1: | 28.60 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/1 |
| Top Score1: | 82 |
| Deliveries1: | 539 |
| Wickets1: | 18 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 20.44 |
| Fivefor1: | 2 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 6/69 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 1/0 |
| Column2: | T20I |
| Matches2: | 6 |
| Runs2: | 88 |
| Bat Avg2: | 22.00 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
| Top Score2: | 41 |
| Deliveries2: | 101 |
| Wickets2: | 2 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 93.50 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 1/13 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 1/0 |
| Column3: | FC |
| Matches3: | 31 |
| Runs3: | 801 |
| Bat Avg3: | 21.64 |
| 100S/50S3: | 0/3 |
| Top Score3: | 82 |
| Deliveries3: | 4,627 |
| Wickets3: | 94 |
| Bowl Avg3: | 30.25 |
| Fivefor3: | 5 |
| Tenfor3: | 0 |
| Best Bowling3: | 8/120 |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 17/0 |
| Column4: | LA |
| Matches4: | 29 |
| Runs4: | 298 |
| Bat Avg4: | 12.95 |
| 100S/50S4: | 0/2 |
| Top Score4: | 87 |
| Deliveries4: | 1,273 |
| Wickets4: | 48 |
| Bowl Avg4: | 29.77 |
| Fivefor4: | 1 |
| Tenfor4: | 0 |
| Best Bowling4: | 5/75 |
| Catches/Stumpings4: | 9/0 |
| Date: | 25 January 2024 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/793441.html Cricinfo |
Aamir Jamal (born 5 July 1996) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays as a right-arm fast-medium bowler for Pakistan national cricket team.[1] He made his international debut for Pakistan on 28 December 2022 against England in the 4th T20 match of the 5 T20 series between Pakistan and England,Then he made his test debut on 14 December 2023 against Australia and in his test debut he took a 6-wicket haul in his first innings of bowling then took 1 wicket in his second innings of bowling then in his second match of test he took 3 wickets against Australia in the first innings then he took 2 wickets in the second innings,in the final test match of the series he took his second 6-wicket haul against Australia and scored his first half century of 82 runs and took 18 wickets in 3 test matchs.
Born in Mianwali, Aamir Jamal played most of his cricket in and around Rawalpindi, beginning his domestic career in 2013 with inter-region Under-19 and departmental Under-19 tournaments.[2]
After performing for the Pakistan U19 team, he played club cricket and league cricket in England.[3] In the 2016/17 season, he played for Hawkesbury Cricket Club in Sydney Grade Cricket competition.[1] [4]
Returning to Pakistan, and not getting enough opportunities to play Grade II matches, he purchased a car on loan from a bank and used to be an online taxi driver to financially support himself and his family.[5] [1]
Jamal made his first-class debut for Pakistan Television in the 2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy on 1 September 2018.[6] [7] He made his List A debut for Pakistan Television in the 2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam One Day Cup on 22 September 2018.[8]
In 2019, Jamal played for Doncaster Town in the ECB Yorkshire South Premier League.[9]
In January 2021, he was named in Northern's squad for the 2020–21 Pakistan Cup.[6] [10] During the summers of 2021 and 2022 he played for Whiston PCCC in the Yorkshire South Championship and Premier League.
In April 2024, Jamal signed for Warwickshire County Cricket Club and will be able to represent them in the initial rounds of the 2024 County Championship and the group stage of the 2024 T20 Blast.[11]
In September 2022, Jamal was named in Pakistan's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the series against England.[12] He made his T20I debut on 28 September 2022, against England.[13]
In June 2023, Jamal was named in the Pakistani Test squad for the series against Sri Lanka.[14] He was again called up to Pakistan's test squad in November 2023 for a 3-match Test series against Australia,[15] and made his debut in the first Test on 14 December 2023.[16] He took 6/111 in the first innings, becoming the 14th bowler for Pakistan to take a five-wicket haul on Test debut.[17] In the second and third Tests, Jamal proved himself as a worthy lower-order batter, highlighted by an impressive 82 in Sydney which featured a switch hit for six off Nathan Lyon.[18]
During the Sydney Test, Jamal mirrored a feat accomplished by Pakistan's legendary all-rounder, Imran Khan.[19] He became the second Pakistani cricketer, after Imran Khan, to score 80-plus runs and take a six-wicket innings haul in the same match. Imran Khan achieved this feat in a Test match against India in 1983.