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Mohammad Sami

Mohammad Sami (born 24 February 1981 in Karachi) is a Pakistani cricketer who specializes in fast bowling.

He made his international debut against New Zealand in 2001 taking 8 wickets for 106 runs in his debut Test match. He was also successful in Test cricket in Zimbabwe and in his second tour of New Zealand in 2003. He played his 50th One Day International against India at Lahore on March 24, 2004. He has taken over 100 wickets in first class cricket and in List A cricket.

On 1 December 2003, he took his ODI career best figures of 5 wickets for 10 runs. It was the first time he took 5 wickets in an ODI. Earlier in April in Sharjah, UAE, he had taken 4/25 against Kenya.

Sami is one of the world's quickest bowlers, capable of delivering the ball in excess of 150 km/h. He has been recorded at speeds of 157 km/h, making him after Brett Lee and Shaun Tait of Australia and team mate Shoaib Akhtar the world's quickest bowler. Despite speed and being able to swing the ball successfully, Sami has disappointed. He has not displayed the control of line and length, and the consistency needed to be successful at the highest level. However he has received constant backing from former Pakistan all rounder Imran Khan who sees Sami's pace and wicket taking ability as an asset to the Pakistan team. Khan has often criticized the selectors and captain of making Sami cut down his pace and concentrate on line and length, rather than letting him bowl as fast as possible, which Khan sees as his greatest asset.

After many chances Pakistan replaced Sami (who was once the spearhead of Pakistan attack) for the One Day series against England with Mohammad Asif, however he was recalled for the series against South Africa in January/February 2007.

Sami was originally omitted from the 15-man Pakistan squad for the 2007 Cricket World Cup, although he was named as one of five reserves. After team mates Akhtar and Asif were dropped from the World Cup squad due to injury, Sami and Yasir Arafat were called up as replacements.

Sami joined the Indian Cricket League following the tour of India in December 2007. He played for the Lahore Badshahs, a team composed entirely of Pakistani cricketers, in the ICL's second Twenty20 tournament. His participation in the league meant that he, like many other ICL cricketers, was barred from representing his country at international level as well as playing domestic cricket in Pakistan.

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	Friday, June 11, 2010 12:38:23 PM	namita singla	delhi, India
i love u sami.u r great.plz come back in the team as a permanent player so that i could see u even on screen.it is impossible for me to meet u ever.thats my bad luck. i like u by last 6 years if u could plz respond to me...plz plz please.

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