Jalal-ud-Din (cricketer)

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Jalal-ud-din
Personal information
Born (1959-06-12) 12 June 1959 (age 65)
Karachi, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
International information
National side
Test debut(cap  91)14 October 1982 v  Australia
Last Test16 October 1985 v  Sri Lanka
ODI debut(cap  39)12 March 1982 v  Sri Lanka
Last ODI2 October 1983 v  India
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC
Matches6870
Runs scored35684
Batting average 3.002.5012.21
100s/50s0/00/00/0
Top score2545
Balls bowled1,19730612,109
Wickets 1114261
Bowling average 48.8115.0724.14
5 wickets in innings 0018
10 wickets in match005
Best bowling3/774/327/43
Catches/stumpings 0/–1/–12/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 4 February 2006

Jalal-ud-din (born 12 June 1959) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in six Test matches and eight One Day Internationals from 1982 to 1985.

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Cricket career

A specialist right-arm pace bowler, Jalal played first-class cricket in Pakistan from 1977–78 to 1988–89. His father and older brother also played first-class cricket. [1]

He was the first player to take a hat-trick in ODI cricket. He did so while playing against Australia at Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad on 20 September 1982. [2] [3] [4]

Coaching career

Jalal is now a coach, and is the only Pakistani Test cricketer who has the accreditation as both an ECB and PCB level 3 coach. [5] [6] [7] As of February 2021, he was a level 4 coach. [8]

In January 2018, he was appointed chief selector to the Pakistan women's team. [9] In March 2019, former Pakistan women's team captain Urooj Mumtaz replaced him in the position. [10]

In October 2020, he was appointed as USA’s national selector for the South-West Zone, responsible for selecting the men's seniors and youth teams. [11]

Cricket academies

Considered a pioneer of "cricket academies concept" in Pakistan, Jalal established the Customs Cricket Academy (CCA) in 1999, and the Vital Five Cricket Academy (VFCA) in 2009, both in Karachi. [12] In August 2009, the Korangi Town administration launched another of his cricket academies, the Jalaluddin Cricket Academy (JCA), in Karachi's Zaman Town. [13] Aiming to nurture talent at grassroots level, it offers free coaching through highly trained professionals to under-privileged local cricketers. [14]

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