Aftab Gul Explained

Aftab Gul
Fullname:Aftab Gul Khan
Birth Date:31 March 1946
Birth Place:Gujjar Khan, British India
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Legbreak
Columns:2
Column1:Test
Matches1:6
Runs1:182
Bat Avg1:22.75
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:33
Deliveries1:6
Wickets1:
Bowl Avg1:
Fivefor1:
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:
Catches/Stumpings1:3/–
Column2:First-class
Matches2:101
Runs2:6,179
Bat Avg2:36.77
100S/50S2:11/42
Top Score2:140
Deliveries2:745
Wickets2:14
Bowl Avg2:34.50
Fivefor2:0
Tenfor2:0
Best Bowling2:2/20
Catches/Stumpings2:48/–
International:true
Country:Pakistan
Testcap:57
Testdebutagainst:England
Testdebutdate:21 February
Testdebutyear:1969
Lasttestdate:8 July
Lasttestagainst:England
Lasttestyear:1971
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/38979.html ESPNCricinfo
Date:15 June
Year:2017

Aftab Gul Khan (Urdu: آفتاب گل خان) (born 31 March 1946) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in six Test matches from 1969 to 1971.

Gul was an opening batsman who represented a number of first-class sides in Pakistan from 1964–65 to 1977–78. His initial selection in the Test side, when England toured Pakistan during 1968-69 amid political turmoil, had less to do with his cricketing abilities than with his position as a student leader, in an attempt to placate the rioters.

Gul scored more than 1000 runs in the tour of England in 1971. In the first over of the First Test at Birmingham in that series, he was struck on the head by a ball from Alan Ward and was forced to retire. This injury drew the famous line from Brian Johnston on the BBC the next day: "Gul's all right. The doctor inspected his head this morning and found nothing in it." He also toured England in 1974 but was less successful and did not play any of the Tests.[1]

He is a lawyer by profession. Gul initially represented the cricketer Salman Butt in the 2010 Pakistan cricket spot-fixing scandal.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pakistan cricketer calls on Marxist in case for the defence . Richards . Giles . 9 October 2010 . The Guardian . en-GB . 29 December 2017.
  2. Web site: Gul the right man to contest Butt's case . Dani . Bipin . 7 October 2010 . The Nation . Lahore, Pakistan. Nawaiwaqt Group . en-US . 29 December 2017.
  3. Web site: Salman Butt hires lawyer of Indian origin . 19 April 2013 . Cricbuzz . Times Internet. . en . 29 December 2017.