Danish Kaneria

Danish Kaneria

Personal information
Full name	Danish Prabha Shanker Kaneria
Born	16 December 1980 (1980-12-16) (age 30) Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Nickname	Nani-Danny
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right arm leg break
International information
National side	Pakistan
Test debut (cap 163)	29 November 2000 v England
Last Test	3 January 2010 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 140)	31 October 2001 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI	21 March 2007 v Zimbabwe
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1998–1999	Pak. Nat. Shipping Corp.
1998–2002	Karachi Whites
1999–2000	Pakistan Reserves
2001–present	Habib Bank Limited
2003–2004	Karachi
2004–2010	Essex (squad no. 15)
2004–2005	Karachi Blues
2006–2007	Karachi Harbour
2007–2008	Sind
Career statistics
Competition	Test	ODI	FC	LA
Matches	61	18	177	147
Runs scored	360	12	1,484	347
Batting average	7.05	6.00	10.62	9.91
100s/50s	0/0	0/0	0/1	0/1
Top score	29	6*	65	64
Balls bowled	17,697	854	47,381	7,330
Wickets	261	15	880	227
Bowling average	34.79	45.53	25.98	22.85
5 wickets in innings	15	0	61	7
10 wickets in match	2	n/a	10	0
Best bowling	7/77	3/31	8/59	6/33
Catches/stumpings	18/–	2/–	59/–	28/–
Source: Cricinfo, 24 July 2010

Danish Prabha Shanker Kaneria (Hindi : दानिश प्रभा शंकर कनेरिया , Urdu: دانش پربھا شنکر کنیریا) (born 16 December 1980) is a Pakistani cricketer (leg spin bowler). Danish Kaneria has continued the tradition of great Pakistani leg spin bowlers and possesses a very well disguised googly. In Test matches, Kaneria holds the record for most wickets by any Pakistani spin bowler and fourth on the list of most Test wickets over all, only behind Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis and Imran Khan.^[1]

Career

Tests

He made his international debut in 2000 against England at Faisalabad. In January 2002, he took 7 wickets for 77 runs in the Test match against Bangladesh. In Bangladesh, which are his career best figures so far in Test cricket. Earlier, in the same season, he had taken 6 wickets in an innings twice against Bangladesh during Bangladesh's tour of Pakistan. In October 2004, he took 10 wickets against Sri Lanka at Karachi, with a second-innings haul of 7/109, setting up Pakistan's 6-wicket win. More recently he has played an important role in Pakistan's Test wins over West Indies, England and India. In December 2009, He took 7/168 in the 1st innings of the 3rd Test match against New Zealand at Napier. Pakistan managed to draw that game. Since then he has not played for Pakistan.

One Day Internationals

In One Day International cricket, he has been economical so far with an economy rate under 4.8 runs per over. His best bowling in ODIs came against New Zealand in Sri Lanka in 2003. He also had a good series against Zimbabwe in Sharjah just before that.

Success in the one day arena has been more elusive, Pakistan usually opting to play the two spinning all-rounders Shahid Afridi and Shoaib Malik or Saeed Ajmal instead.

County Cricket

Kaneria has impressed in English county cricket taking 32 wickets in seven championship matches for Essex in 2005. Although unable to play English county cricket in 2006 due to Pakistan's tour of England, he returned to play for Essex in 2007, taking 107 wickets for the County in all forms of the game.^[2] He played for Essex again in 2008, although he missed the start of the campaign due to his wife giving birth to their second child. Kaneria suffered a broken finger in Essex's LV County Championship Division Two match against Worcestershire at Colchester on August 21, 2008. The bowler was injured attempting to take a catch off Ben Smith. An X-ray confirmed he had broken a finger and he missed the remainder of the 2008 English domestic season.

Arrest and release (2010)

In May 2010, he was arrested by Essex police in connection with “match irregularities” in the 2009 domestic season. The investigations are believed to focus on a NatWest Pro40 match in September 2009, which Essex won.^[3] In September 2010, police told Kaneria that the investigation had been closed and that he had been cleared of any allegations.^[4][5]

He was selected for the two-match test series against South Africa but shortly after the PCB stopped Kaneria from playing in the series. No reason was given.^[6]

Personal life

Kaneria is a devout Hindu of Marwari heritage. His uncle Anil Dalpat played for Pakistan as a wicketkeeper. Kaneria is married and has one daughter.^[7]

References

1. ^ "Pakistan / Records / Test matches / Most wickets". Cricinfo. http://stats.cricinfo.com/pakistan/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?class=1;id=7;type=team. Retrieved 2010-01-07. 
2. ^ "Danish Kaneria". Essex CCC. http://www.essexcricket.org.uk/profile-kaneria.html. Retrieved 2010-01-07. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ Kaneria and Westfield arrested in fraud probe, retrieved 16 May 2010
4. ^ "Kaneira cleared of wrong-doing in Spot-fixing scandal". ESPNCricinfo. September 8, 2010. http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/476232.html. Retrieved September 08, 2010. 
5. ^ "Kaneria cleared by Essex police in cricket match probe". BBC. September 8, 2010. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-11234007. Retrieved September 08, 2010. 
6. ^ http://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/485911.html
7. ^ "Bigstar Players : Danish Kaneria : About Me". bigstarcricket.com. September 2, 2008. http://www.bigstarcricket.com/bs/players/kaneria/about.shtml. Retrieved December 24, 2009. 

External links

• Player profile: Danish Kaneria from ESPNcricinfo
• Danish Kaneria Interview

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Name	Kaneria, Danish
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Date of birth	1980-12-16
Place of birth	Karachi, Sindh
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