Sohail Tanvir is a Pakistani cricketer who was born on December 12, 1984 in Rawalpindi. He is a left-arm fast middle bowler and a left-arm lower order batsman. He plays for Pakistan, Rawalpindi Rams and Multan Sultans.

Sohail Tanvir is a cricketer who plays for the Pakistan national cricket team. He has been part of the team since 2007 and has enjoyed a successful period with the squad. Sohail Tanvir was born on December 12, 1984 in Rawalpindi, Punjab. Sohail Tanvir made his debut for the Pakistan national cricket team in 2007 in the ODI/T20/Test format.
Sohail Tanvir

Playing primarily as a team bowler, Sohail Tanvir is a prolific left-arm, medium-paced bowler who has won many wickets for teams in both domestic and international cricket. He can also bat in the lower order and has scored some important runs for the team. Sohail Tanvir Bats Left bat hands. He is a brilliant outfield player and can set up anywhere on the ground. He is good with both his ground field and his catching.

Sohail Tanvir plays for Pakistan National Cricket Team ODI/T20/Test format. He represents Pakistan, Edmonton Royals, Federal Areas, Federal Areas Leopards, Guyana Amazon Warriors, Hampshire, Karachi Kings, Khan Research Laboratories, Lions, Multan Sultans, Quetta Gladiators, Rajasthan Royals, Rawalpindi, Rawalpindi Rams, South Australia, and St Kitts Nevis Patriots, St Lucia Zouks, Sylhet Royals, Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited team in domestic cricket.

Background

Tanvir made his first-class debut for Rawalpindi against Peshawar in October 2004. In his first match he won 3 wickets. In the second match he impressed everyone with his 97 runs and also took 3 wickets.

He represented Pakistan Academy on their 2007 tour to Bangladesh. He showed everyone his all-round performances and was selected for the ODI series against Australia A at home. His impressive performances caught the attention of the national selectors, who named him to replace Shoaib Akhtar in the inaugural ICC World T20.

Domestic Career

Indian Premier League

On March 11, 2008, Tanvir was signed by Jaipur franchise, Rajasthan Royals for US$100,000 in the second round of the Indian Premier League player auction.

In his third game of the tournament on May 4, Tanvir won six wickets against the Chennai Super Kings at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. He finished the tournament as the tournament's highest wicket-taker with 22 wickets from 11 games at an average of 12.09, an economy rate of 6.46 and a strike rate of 11.20, the best among bowlers with over six wickets.

In the final of the tournament on June 1st in the Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy in Mumbai as Rajasthan rushed 164 to victory, Tanvir added 21 runs along with captain Shane Warne. He hit last-ball winning runs of the innings to see the Royals home. He was later awarded the "Purple Cap", an award for the tournament's leading wicket-taker.

A statistical analysis performed after the conclusion of the league phase of the tournament ranked Tanvir as the most successful player. He was also ranked as the tournament's second best player after being signed for $100,000.

T20 Franchise Career

In December 2008, Tanvir was signed by Australia national team Southern Redbacks for the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash. In his first match against Western Australia he faced fast bowler Umar Gul of Pakistan and despite being caught at first ball he took 1-15 with the ball for his side in a winning affair.

In February 2012, Tanvir participated in the inaugural Bangladesh Premier League tournament, representing Sylhet Royals. Tanvir took 13 wickets and scored 78 runs in the tournament.

On June 3, 2018, he was selected to play in the player draft for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament for the Edmonton Royals. In September 2018, he was called up to Kabul's squad for the first edition of the Afghan Premier League tournament. The following month, he was called up to the Sylhet Sixers team squad following the draft for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League. In July 2020, he was named to the St. Kitts & Nevis Patriots roster for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League.

County Cricket

He signed a one-year deal with Surrey County Cricket Club in July 2009 for £75,000. According to the Cricinfo website, the deal fell through when he was turned away from Heathrow Airport on July 31, 2009 for having the wrong visa paperwork. On 5 June 2013, Tanvir signed for Hampshire for the remainder of the 2013 campaign. He agreed to play in all forms of competition. On 12 February 2015, Tanvir signed for Somerset to play in the 2015 NatWest T20 Blast.

Pakistan Domestic Cricket

In January 2017 he took the most wickets in the 2016–17 Regional One Day Cup with a total of 15 layoffs. In April 2018, he was called up to Balochistan's squad for the 2018 Pakistan Cup. In March 2019, he was named to Punjab's squad for the 2019 Pakistan Cup.

In September 2019, he was named to Northern's squad for the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament. In October 2019, he was the leading wicket-taker in the 2019–20 National T20 Cup with fourteen layoffs in seven games. In January 2021, he was called up to Northern's squad for the 2020–21 Pakistan Cup.

International Career

Sohail Tanvir belongs to Rawalpindi of an Awan tribe. An all-rounder, he's a hard-hitting left-handed hitter and an unorthodox left-arm medium-paced bowler who also throws the occasional orthodox left-arm spin. Was selected for Pakistan's squad for the inaugural World Twenty20 after Shoaib Akhtar was sent home. He made his Twenty20 debut in the tournament, winning six wickets in six games, with best bowling numbers of 3 for 31 in four overs against Australia. Despite being considered an all-rounder, Tanvir didn't stand a chance to bat in the tournament until the final, where he made his first international runs with a six from his first ball and helped Pakistan get back into the game.

After impressing in the ICC World Twenty20, he was selected to play against South Africa in the ODI series in October 2007. He was then selected for the India tour and won eight wickets in the ODI series. He also participated in the Test series that followed, making his debut in place of the injured Umar Gul. Making his debut at the Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi he took three wickets including his first international Test cricket cause Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid.

At the Asia Cup in June 2008, Pakistan played its first game against Hong Kong in Karachi. In that game, Pakistan's top order struggled to get a grip on the Hong Kong bowlers before Sohail Tanvir set up a 100-run stand for the 8th wicket alongside Fawad Alam. Sohail scored his first ODI 50 in that match. He hit 59 balls from just 55 balls, giving Pakistan a respectable 288 score. After that, in the game against Sri Lanka, Tanvir won his first 5 wickets. He finished at 5/48 in 10 overs. After ICC World Twenty20 2009.

Shortly after World Twenty20, Tanvir took a year off due to injuries. He missed the tour of New Zealand in November 2009, the controversial tour against Australia in January 2010. He also missed a chance to represent Pakistan at the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 and Asia Cup 2010 and he missed the tour of England in August 2010 In October 2010, he recovered from injury and was selected to take part in the Test series against South Africa under new captain Misbah-ul-Haq.

However, doctors advised Sohail Tanvir to rest to help him fully recover from the new injury. He fully recovered from his knee injury by December and was selected for all three formats against New Zealand. He gave glimpses of his injury, once explaining that he couldn't even walk and that doctors thought he was really going to have trouble walking. After that, however, he recovered very quickly as the operation he had in Australia in January was a success. At the last minute of the team leaving for the New Zealand tour, Tanvir was replaced because the selection thought he was not fully fit. After missing out on the Twenty20 Internationals, the selectors recalled Tanvir after he proved his performance in domestic games coupled with poor performances in an exhausted bowling attack in Pakistan.

World Cup 2011

Despite being back with the team for the two-Test series and the last Twenty20, Tanvir was not selected and after missing an international cap for thirteen months he was called up to Pakistan's 15-man World Cup squad and eventually returned to the national team back In the first ODI against New Zealand after Pakistan decided to beat Tanvir, he scored six runs as Pakistan went out for 124. However, Tanvir also took one wicket, it would prove to be Pakistan's only wicket of the match as New Zealand won by nine-goals.

Tanvir was ruled out from the 2011 World Cup because he was unable to complete full rehabilitation after surgery for a knee problem that had dogged him for two years. His post-recovery career continues to be impressive and he has made an impact in franchise cricket at tournaments from Qatar to the CPL and Canada's GT20 tournament.

Rise to Glory

After making his ODI debut, he was selected for the tour against India where he won 8 wickets. This followed with the Test series against India where he picked up 5 wickets from the 2 games he played.

In June 2008, Pakistan played their first game against Hong Kong during the Asian Cup. Tanvir set up a 100 run stand with Fawad Alam for the 8th wicket. With his 55 ball 59 he scored his first 50 for Pakistan. In the next game he got his first 5-wicket draw against Sri Lanka. He ended with the numbers of 5/48 from the 10 overs.

During this time he made his debut for the Rajasthan Royals in the inaugural edition of the IPL. He recorded an impressive 6/14 against the Chennai Super Kings at Sawai Mansingh Stadium.

After the ICC T20 World in 2009, he was injured. The knee injury kept him out of the game for a year and he returned against New Zealand but was later dropped as selectors thought he had not fully recovered.