Uva Next - SLPL Overseas Players Profile

      1.       Chris Gayle – West Indies (US $ 100,000)

Christopher Henry "Chris" Gayle (born 21 September 1979) captained the West Indies' Test side from 2007 to 2010. He is one of only four players who have scored two triple centuries at Test level: 317 against South Africa in 2005, and 333 against Sri Lanka in 2010. Gayle set the record for the highest innings in a Twenty20 International, scoring 117 against South Africa in the first match of the 2007 World Twenty20.

The innings was the first century in international Twenty20 cricket and made him the first batsman to score a century in each of international cricket's three formats. He plays domestic cricket for Jamaica, and also represents the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League, the Sydney Thunder in the Big Bash League and the Barisal Burners in the Bangladesh Premier League. He has also represented Worcestershire, the Western Warriors and the Kolkata Knight Riders in his career. He is regarded as the world most destructive batsman in Limited Overs Cricket.

In International T-20s -

Matches	Runs	Average	Best/Bt.	S/R	Overs	Wickets	Average	Best/Bw.	Econ.
23	757	36.04	117	143.91	34.5	12	21.16	2/15	7.29

      2.       Shoaib Malik – Pakistan (US $ 35000)

Shoaib Malik (born 1 February 1982) is a Pakistani cricket player and former captain. He made his One-Day International debut in 1999 against the West Indies and his Test debut in 2001 against Bangladesh. He has taken over 100 wickets and scored over 5000 runs in ODIs, and has a batting average in the mid-30s in both Test and ODI cricket. In March 2010, Malik received a one-year ban from international cricket from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB); the ban was overturned two months later.

In International T-20s –

Matches	Runs	Average	Best/Bt.	S/R	Overs	Wickets	Average	Best/Bw.	Econ.
41	745	23.28	57	111.52	46	16	18.93	2/7	6.58

      3.       Umar Gul – Pakistan (US $ 25000)

Umar Gul (born 14 April 1984) is a Pakistani right arm fast medium bowler who has played Test matches, One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals for the Pakistani cricket team. He has gained fame as one of the most successful bowlers in Twenty20 cricket finishing as the leading wicket taker and bowler in both the 2007 and 2009 Twenty20 World Championship tournaments. He was the first bowler in history to take five wickets in a Twenty20 international and became the first ever bowler to own five wickets haul in all international formats of the game.

In International T-20s –

Matches	Runs	Average	Best/Bt.	S/R	Overs	Wickets	Average	Best/Bw.	Econ.
40	105	9.54	30	107.14	136.4	55	16.47	5/6	6.62

      4.       Abdur Rehman – Pakistan(US $ 20000)

Abdur Rehman (born March 1, 1980, Sialkot, Punjab) is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a slow left-arm orthodox bowler and a left handed batsman. Abdur Rehman made his debut for Pakistan during the ODI home series against West Indies at the age of 26. Rehman's Test debut was an auspicious one - he took eight wickets at home against South Africa in 2007 - but played only one more Test before being dropped for three years. Upon his return in 2010, he carved a more permanent place for himself as Pakistan opted for a twin-spin attack in Tests. He showed that he deserved a place too, reaching the 50-wicket mark in only his 11th Test. He played 17 tests and 23 ODIs so far.

In International T-20s –

Matches	Runs	Average	Best/Bt.	S/R	Overs	Wickets	Average	Best/Bw.	Econ.
7	15	7.50	7	88.23	25	11	15.81	2/7	6.96

      5.       Hammad Azam – Pakistan (US $ 15000)

 Hammad Azam (born March 16, 1991 in Attock) is an all-rounder, Azam made his first-class debut in 2008 for Rawalpindi. He had played just six first-class games before being selected in the Pakistan squad for the U-19 World Cup in New Zealand.His performance in the tournament was impressive, scoring 173 runs in six matches and getting dismissed only once. His unbeaten 92 against West Indies in the semi-final guided Pakistan to the final of the tournament. He was immediately selected in the Pakistan squad for the Twenty20 International against Australia. He has played 8 ODIs and 3 T-20I for Pakistan. He is regarded as a long time replacement for the all-rounders spot vacated by Abdul Razzaq in Pakistan side.

In Domestic T-20s –

Matches	Runs	Average	Best/Bt.	S/R	Overs	Wickets	Average	Best/Bw.	Econ.
22	266	17.73	37	122.58	52.4	19	23.31	4/50	8.41

 

      6.       Andrew McDonald – Australia (US $ 35000)

 Andrew Barry McDonald (born 15 June 1981 in Wodonga, Victoria) is an Australian Test cricketer who plays for the Victorian Bushrangers, Royal Challengers Bangalore and who made his Test debut in Sydney on 3 January 2009, against South Africa and made some valuable contributions, including 68 in the second innings of the Third Test at Cape Town and taking 6 wickets during the series. He was bought by Delhi Daredevils in IPL and transferred to RCB in 2012 for US $ 100,000.

In Domestic T-20s –

Matches	Runs	Average	Best/Bt.	S/R	Overs	Wickets	Average	Best/Bw.	Econ.
79	1620	34.46	96*	126.85	215	71	23.54	5/13	7.77

      7.       Callum Ferguson – Australia (US $ 30000)

Callum James Ferguson (born 21 November 1984) is an Australian cricketer who currently plays Australian Domestic cricket for South Australia. He made his One Day International (ODI) debut against New Zealand in February 2009 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, and over the next eight months he played 25 ODIs, earned five half-centuries, stood out in a crisis and confirmed himself as a man for the future. Sadly, he suffered a serious knee injury while fielding in the Champions Trophy final and the subsequent reconstruction ruled him out of the home summer. He has played 3 T-20I and 30 ODIs with impressive average of 41.43.

In Domestic T-20s –

Matches	Runs	Average	Best/Bt.	S/R	Overs	Wickets	Average	Best/Bw.	Econ.
48	842	22.15	71	120.11	-	-	-	-	-

      8.       James Franklin  – New Zealand (US $ 18000)

James Edward Charles Franklin (born 7 November 1980 in Wellington) is a New Zealand cricketer. He was formally a left-arm fast bowler who can swing the ball and also a capable left-handed lower order batsman, but has greatly improved his batting and is now seen as a first class middle order batsman. He is one of only two New Zealanders to ever take a hat-trick in Test cricket. Franklin played his first game of International Cricket in an ODI in early 2001 aged just 20 due to an injury crisis with New Zealand bowlers. He played his Test debut in Auckland against Pakistan later in the year. In the fourth season of the IPL, Franklin was contracted by Mumbai Indians for US$100,000.

In International T-20s –

Matches	Runs	Average	Best/Bt.	S/R	Overs	Wickets	Average	Best/Bw.	Econ.
23	295	24.58	60	118.95	34	10	25.70	3/23	7.55