In a recent survey, Afridi was named as the most popular cricketer in Pakistan. He is known for his aggressive batting style, and currently holds the highest career strike rate in the history of international cricket. He made his ODI debut on 2 October 1996 against Kenya in Nairobi and his Test debut on 22 October 1998 against Australia at Karachi. Sahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi (born 1 March 1980 in Khyber Agency), popularly known as Shahid Afridi is a Pakistani cricketer currently playing for the Pakistani national team. The Royals went on to win the tournament after a thrilling finish. He took two catches in the first innings, however he was run out for six runs during the Royal's chase. He played five matches in the tournament, as wicket-keeper and top-order batsman, including the final of the tournament against the Chennai Super Kings. Akmal was also signed on to the Rajasthan Royals, and played in the inaugural season of the IPL. As a result Pakistan won the first ODI in Abu Dhabi against West Indies. On 12 November 2008, Akmal hit two consecutive 6s in the last over. Kamran was named in the 30 man probable squad for the 2008 ICC Champions Trophy. He was replaced by Sarfraz Ahmed who has performed very well the domestic level. Kamran Akmal was dropped for the Asia Cup 2008 as a result of his poor batting form and very poor keeping. Since then he did not score an international hundred until the Bangladeshi tour of Pakistan in 2008. His wicket-keeping also worsened and dropped many catches on both the England tour and on a tour to South Africa in early 2007. Since his tour of England in Summer 2006 however his batting form dwindled and steadily become worse. His batting was highly productive in early 2006 as he scored seven international hundreds within the space of 6 months. He saved Pakistan from a score of 39/6, scoring a century, to a competitive 245 which helped Pakistan win the match and series. Coming in lower down the order in Test matches, he played one memorable innings. As an opener he has scored two back to back centuries in ODIs against England. Naturally, he is a batsman that plays lower down the order but has sometimes opened in both Test and One-day cricket. His form against the touring English in 2005 made him one of the most important players in the team. However, his first century was vital - his 109 from the number eight position at Mohali, coming in with Pakistan in a lead of 39 against India in the first Test, ensured that the visitors could draw the match. He is a quick-scoring batsman and a wicket-keeper, who has achieved four centuries and two fifties in 31 Test innings. Ghulam muhammad ali, chairman PARC thanked to Lt Gen (r)Syed Muhammad Imran Majeed HI(M), for their valuable visit and agreed to collaborative research work between PARC and The National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS).Kamran Akmal (born 13 January 1982 in Lahore) is a Pakistani cricketer who has played 38 Test matches and 88 ODIs for Pakistan. Lt Gen (r) Syed Muhammad Imran Majeed HI(M), vice chancellor of the National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) appreciated the work of NIGAB scientists and taken keen interest in Medicinal Plants of Herbarium Program and different fruits plants of Horticulture institute.ĭr. He also emphasized to research on the basic, applied sciences. The VC informed the scientists about the role of NUMS which is multifarious and successful in the field of medical, nursing, allied health, veterinary, biomedical technologies, genetics and biological sciences. Meeting was arranged in the institute to introduce the NIGAB Scientist and details about their research activities. Aish Muhammad, director NIGAB conducted the detail visit of institute Labs especially Plant Tissue culture and Next Generation Sequencing Machine. Ghulam muhammad ali, chairman, PARC welcomed the guests in the institute and briefed about activities being carried in the field of plant and animal biotechnology.