Full name Danish Parabha Shanker Kaneria
Born December 16, 1980, Karachi, Sind
Current age 40 years 73 days
Major teams Pakistan, Essex, Habib Bank Limited, Karachi, Pakistan National Shipping Corporation, Pakistan Reserves
Nickname Nani-Danny
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 61 | 84 | 33 | 360 | 29 | 7.05 | 743 | 48.45 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 3 | 18 | 0 |
ODIs | 18 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 6* | 6.00 | 22 | 54.54 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
First-class | 206 | 264 | 85 | 1918 | 65 | 10.71 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 0 | ||||
List A | 167 | 75 | 34 | 379 | 64 | 9.24 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 0 | ||||
T20s | 65 | 27 | 9 | 104 | 12 | 5.77 | 99 | 105.05 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 61 | 112 | 17697 | 9082 | 261 | 7/77 | 12/94 | 34.79 | 3.07 | 67.8 | 8 | 15 | 2 |
ODIs | 18 | 18 | 854 | 683 | 15 | 3/31 | 3/31 | 45.53 | 4.79 | 56.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 206 | 53849 | 26791 | 1024 | 8/59 | 26.16 | 2.98 | 52.5 | 71 | 12 | |||
List A | 167 | 8280 | 5948 | 262 | 7/39 | 7/39 | 22.70 | 4.31 | 31.6 | 9 | 8 | 0 | |
T20s | 65 | 63 | 1350 | 1634 | 87 | 4/22 | 4/22 | 18.78 | 7.26 | 15.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | Pakistan v England at Faisalabad, Nov 29-Dec 3, 2000 scorecard |
Last Test | England v Pakistan at Nottingham, Jul 29-Aug 1, 2010 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | Pakistan v Zimbabwe at Sharjah, Oct 31, 2001 scorecard |
Last ODI | Pakistan v Zimbabwe at Kingston, Mar 21, 2007 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
First-class debut | 1998/99 |
Last First-class | Punjab (Pakistan) v Sind at Lahore, Feb 18-22, 2012 scorecard |
List A debut | 1998/99 |
Last List A | Habib Bank Limited v Pakistan International Airlines at Lahore, Mar 21, 2012 scorecard |
T20s debut | Lahore Eagles v Karachi Zebras at Lahore, Apr 27, 2005 scorecard |
Last T20s | Karachi Zebras v Peshawar Panthers at Rawalpindi, Mar 29, 2012 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
0/11 | Zebras | v P Panthers | Rawalpindi | 29 Mar 2012 | T20 |
2/21 | Zebras | v Wolves | Rawalpindi | 27 Mar 2012 | T20 |
1/27 | Zebras | v Lahore Lions | Rawalpindi | 25 Mar 2012 | T20 |
7/39, 4 | Habib Bank | v PIA | Lahore | 21 Mar 2012 | LA |
4/28 | Habib Bank | v S Stallions | Faisalabad | 19 Mar 2012 | LA |
4, 3/57 | Habib Bank | v State B of P | Faisalabad | 16 Mar 2012 | LA |
5, 0/50 | Habib Bank | v PIA | Lahore | 14 Mar 2012 | LA |
2/5 | Habib Bank | v WAPDA | Lahore | 12 Mar 2012 | LA |
1/67, 3 | Habib Bank | v ZTBL | Lahore | 10 Mar 2012 | LA |
3/49 | Habib Bank | v National Bnk | Lahore | 8 Mar 2012 | LA |
Danish Kaneria will end his career as the highest wicket-taking spinner for Pakistan - itself an achievement - but he will probably be remembered more as the cricketer who was banned for life by the ECB after being found guilty of corruption in a spot-fixing case. Kaneria took 276 international wickets and more than 1000 first-class ones, but the spot-fixing saga has blotted his CV irretrievably.