Umar Amin
INTL CAREER: 2010 - 2018
Full Name
Umar Amin
Born
October 16, 1989, Rawalpindi, Punjab
Age
34y 208d
Batting Style
Left hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right arm Medium
Playing Role
Top order Batter
TEAMS
Since 2007, the left-handed Umar Amin has been among the most-talked about batting prospects for a future middle order without Younis Khan and Mohammad Yousuf, even if he prefers opening himself. Function and efficiency win out over grace and style, but there is little doubting his methods have been effective and can be doubly so in future.
He has worked his way up diligently and steadily from Rawalpindi's junior ranks under the watchful gazes of Sabih Azhar and, later, Mansoor Rana, his national U19 coach. By the time he made his first-class debut in November 2007 expectations had already heightened: a patient 89 against a handy PIA attack did nothing to dampen them. Since then he has chipped away at whatever level and venue he has been given a chance in: U19 and A tours around the world and domestically. The results prompted a call-up into Pakistan's ODI side for the 2010 Asia Cup, though the suspicion remained that it was the wrong format: a Test debut in the Lord's Test soon after, however, seemed a more fitting reward.
It was a short first stint at the international level though and after a handful of Tests and ODIs, he was back in the domestic circuit. After some strong performances in the President's Trophy in 2012-13, where he finished as the top scorer and also hit a 281 against Habib Bank Ltd, he was recalled to the national squad for the 2013 Champions Trophy in England.
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