Javed Akhtar

Pakistan

Full name Javed Akhtar

Born November 21, 1940, Delhi, India

Died July 8, 2016, Rawalpindi (aged 75 years 230 days)

Major teams Pakistan, Rawalpindi, Services

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm offbreak

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Explore Javed Akhtar's performance

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	1	2	1	4	2*	4.00	0	0	0	0	0	0
First-class	51	63	10	835	88	15.75	0	5			37	0

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	1	1	96	52	0	-	-	-	3.25	-	0	0	0
First-class	51		9148	3407	187	7/56		18.21	2.23	48.9		12	3

Career statistics

Only Test	England v Pakistan at Leeds, Jul 5-7, 1962 scorecard
Test statistics
First-class span	1959/60 - 1975/76

Umpiring statistics

Test debut	Pakistan v Australia at Faisalabad, Mar 6-11, 1980 scorecard
Last Test	Pakistan v Australia at Rawalpindi, Oct 1-5, 1998 scorecard
Test matches	18
Test statistics
ODI debut	Pakistan v New Zealand at Sialkot, Oct 16, 1976 scorecard
Last ODI	England v India at Birmingham, May 29-30, 1999 scorecard
ODI matches	40
ODI statistics

Profile

A tall and stocky offpsinner, Javed Akhtar's one Test appearance came as a 21-year-old after a long flight from Pakistan as a replacement for Haseeb Ahsan. It was not a match to remember as he went wicketless and Pakistan lost by an innings. He went on to become a leading umpire, but his career ended under a cloud when at Headingley in 1998 he was accused of favouring England when he gave eight dubious decisions in England's favour in the series decider. At the King Commission in 2000 he was accused by Ali Bacher of inappropriate behaviour in that match, claims that Akhtar vigorously denied, and no charges were ever brought against him. Bacher later refused to appear in court in Pakistan to answer charges of libel brought against him by Akhtar.
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