Umar Gul, born on April 14, 1984, is a Pakistani cricketer. He plays as a right-handed batsman and a right arm fast medium bowler. He is known to be a great bowler and the person who took the most wickets in 2007 and 2009 in the Twenty20 World Championship. He is the first bowler ever to take five wickets in a Twenty20 cricket match.
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Pakistan's most successful pace bowler in the current team, Umar Gul has had a successful knee surgery in Australia.
May 10 2013, 12:14 am
Read MorePakistan cricket head coach Dav Whatmore does not believe that the Test drubbing his team got in South Africa early this year will impact their performance in next month's ICC Champions Trophy in the United Kingdom.
May 24 2013, 2:28 am
Read MorePakistan’s preparations ahead of the Champions Trophy were hampered by the weather in Edinburgh on Sunday as their One-Day International against Scotland was washed out without a ball being bowled. Pakistan defeated their hosts by 96 runs in the first game on Friday and despite the abandonment of the second match Pakistan’s head coach Dav Whatmore, speaking with PakPassion.net, felt the trip to Scotland had been an important step in his team’s preparations for the Champions Trophy next month.
May 23 2013, 3:10 pm
Read MoreThe Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Thursday that its most experienced pace bowler, Umar Gul had been ruled out of the ICC Champions Trophy, to be held in England in June.
April 19 2013, 12:09 am
Read MorePakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez is all geared up for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy clash against India, and said any encounter between the traditional rivals on the cricketing field is "always very special".
May 21 2013, 12:47 pm
Read MorePakistan's experienced pace bowler, Umar Gul's departure for Australia to undergo surgery on his injured knee has been delayed due to visa problems.
May 7 2013, 11:58 pm
Read MoreLawson who described his stint as Pakistan coach as enjoyable spoke to PakPassion’s Saj Sadiq about the recently-concluded Test series against South Africa and in particular about the lack of preparation ahead of the series, the subsequent criticism of coach Dav Whatmore from some former players, Umar Gul's form in South Africa and the performance of the young Pakistani fast bowlers in the series.
March 3 2013, 11:04 am
Read MoreWily Pakistan off spinner Saeed Ajmal vowed Monday to target West Indian swashbuckler Chris Gayle when the two sides meet in the Champions Trophy next month.
May 7 2013, 1:05 pm
Read MoreChurning out one genuine fast bowler after the other has seldom been an issue for Pakistan. After Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis’s dominance, many adept seamers have made their presence during the last decade. However, very few have lasted for a substantial length of time as Umar Gul has.
April 14 2013, 10:45 am
Read MorePakistan's former captains Javed Miandad and Wasim Akram are hopeful that the national team can win the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy in England.
May 6 2013, 11:07 am
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