A late starter in cricketing terms, Rana Naved-ul-Hasan made his debut for Pakistan in 2003.

A hard-hitting low order batsman who bowls was his billing – and he’s lived up to that tag.

Now regarded as one of the best ‘death’ bowlers in the game, Rana Naved has the ability to vary his pace without a discernable change in action, and without losing control. Also has the ability to bowl orthadox and reverse swing in favourable conditions.

As a bowler, he possesses it all – he is the classic ‘ODI Specialist’. His 9 test matches spread over 4 years have proved disappointing, and its unlikely he’ll add to his Test tally given the bowling options Pakistan have at their disposal.

It’s no surprise that his finest performances for Pakistan have come in ODIs against India and West Indies – 56 of his 95 wickets have come against them, but he has struggled for consistency.

He paid the ultimate price for a poor run of form in 2007 (which featured a career threatening injury sustained for Yorkshire CC) – not only was he dropped from the Pakistan team, he failed to secure a Central Contract, which ultimately proved the catalyst in him joining the ‘rebel’ Indian Cricket League (ICL) for the 2008 season, where he made a huge impact as both a batsman and bowler.

Voted the ‘2008 Man of the Tournament’ for guiding the Lahore Badshahs to the ICL Championship, Rana Naved was arguably in the best form of his career.

Rana rejoined Yorkshire for his second season after being released from his ICL contract. As a result, he was back playing international cricket for Pakistan with relative success. He has featured for both the Tasmanian Tigers and the Hobart Hurricanes in the KFC Big Bash and has already made an impact with both bat and ball. While his career has probably dwindled down to T20 leagues around the world, a recall to the national T20 team is not ouf of the question.

Rana is palying his club cricket for WAPDA (First Class) and Sialkot Stallions for this T20 cricket. With age catching up and younger players coming in Rana is becoming less of a favourite.

[Last updated: 23 June, 2015]