Bigstar Players : Danish Kaneria : About Me
About Me

Profile: Danish Kaneria has matured into one of world cricket’s leading bowlers and is already emulating Pakistani leg-spinning predecessors Abdul Qadir and Mushtaq Ahmed as one of the most potent bowlers of his era, among the twirlers. Although he initially made his mark by destroying Bangladesh (12 for 94 at Multan in 2001), he has also led victories against South Africa, India and the West Indies. He especially came of age with 19 wickets in the drawn three-match series in India in 2005; impressing with his stamina to bowl long spells in draining conditions and also with his variety – his googly regularly deceived Indian batsmen accustomed to hitting spinners out of the attack.

Full Name: Danish Parabha Shanker Kaneria.

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Birthday: December 16, 1980.

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Birthplace: Karachi, Pakistan.

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Star sign:  Sagittarius.

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Height: 6ft 1in.

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Nickname: Danny.

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Residence: Karachi, and Chelmsford when with Essex.

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Family: Wife Dharmita and baby daughter Parisa.

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Education: Government Islamia College.

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Teams: Pakistan, Habib Bank, Karachi and Essex.

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Position: Right-hand bat (usually no. 11); right-arm leg-break bowler.

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Fielding Position: Mid-on or mid-off.

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Test Debut: Vs England at Faisalabad, November 2000.

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Highest Test Score:  15 vs Australia at Sharjah, October, 2002.

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Best Test Bowling: 7-77 vs Bangladesh at Dhaka, January 2002.

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ODI Debut: Vs Zimbabwe at Sharjah, October 2001.

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Highest Score: 3 not out vs Zimbabwe at Sharjah, October 2001 (on debut).

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Best Bowling: 3-31 vs New Zealand at Dambulla, May 2003.

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