Sami Aslam

Sami Aslam (born 12 December 1995) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played for the Pakistan national cricket team between 2015 and 2017 before joining Major League Cricket. He was a left-handed batsman and an occasional right-arm off spin bowler.

Sami Aslam
Personal information
Full nameSami Aslam
Born (1995-12-12) 12 December 1995
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBatsmen
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 220)28 April 2015 v Bangladesh
Last Test6 October 2017 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 202)22 April 2015 v Bangladesh
Last ODI1 September 2016 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012–2020National Bank of Pakistan
2012–2020Lahore Eagles
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 13 4 52 70
Runs scored 758 78 3,110 3,225
Batting average 31.58 19.50 35.34 48.86
100s/50s 0/7 0/0 8/13 10/19
Top score 91 45 221 169
Balls bowled – – 48 60
Wickets – – 0 0
Bowling average – – – –
5 wickets in innings – – – –
10 wickets in match – – – –
Best bowling – – – –
Catches/stumpings 1/- 0/– 23/– 13/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 8 December 2020

Sami Aslam has a record of the most scoring batsman in Under-19 cricket. He was part of the Pakistan Under-19 cricket team that took part in the 2012 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Australia.[1] He was the captain of the team at the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, where he led Pakistan to the finals of the tournament. In 2014 he was selected for PCB summer camp.[2] He played his last series for Pakistan in October 2017 vs Sri Lanka.

In March 2019, he was named in Punjab's squad for the 2019 Pakistan Cup.[3][4] In September 2019, he was named in Southern Punjab's squad for the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament.[5][6]

In November 2020, Aslam was considering ending his career in Pakistan,[7] with an aim of possibly representing the United States.[8]

References
  1. "Pakistan Under-19s Squad". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  2. "Sami Aslam". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  3. "Federal Areas aim to complete hat-trick of Pakistan Cup titles". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  4. "Pakistan Cup one-day cricket from April 2". The International News. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  5. "PCB announces squads for 2019-20 domestic season". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  6. "Sarfaraz Ahmed and Babar Azam to take charge of Pakistan domestic sides". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  7. "Sami Aslam is considering quitting Pakistan cricket". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  8. "USA cricket stepping up foreign recruitment to live up to ODI status". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
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