Aamer Sohail

{{short description|Pakistani former cricketer}}

{{for|cricketer born in 1972|Aamer Sohail (cricketer, born 1972)}}

{{Use British English|date=February 2013}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Aamer Sohail

| image = Aamer Sohail (2019) 1.jpg

| caption = Aamer Sohail in 2019

| country = Pakistan

| fullname = Mohammad Aamer Sohail Ali

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|09|14|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

| batting = Left-handed

| bowling = Slow left-arm orthodox

| height = 5 ft 9 in{{Cite web |title=Aamer Sohail's profile on CREX|url=https://crex.live/player-profile/2NT/aamer-sohail/info}}

| family =

| international = true

| testdebutdate = 4 June

| testdebutyear = 1992

| testdebutagainst = England

| testcap = 122

| lasttestdate = 5 March

| lasttestyear = 2000

| lasttestagainst = Sri Lanka

| odidebutdate = 21 December

| odidebutyear = 1990

| odidebutagainst = Sri Lanka

| odicap = 80

| lastodidate = 19 February

| lastodiyear = 2000

| lastodiagainst = Sri Lanka

| club1 = Lahore

| year1 = 1983–1999

| club2 = Habib Bank Limited

| year2 = 1987–1992

| club3 = Allied Bank Limited

| year3 = 1995–2001

| club4 = Karachi

| year4 = 1998–1999

| club5 = Lahore

| year5 = 2000–2001

| club6 = Somerset

| year6 = 2001

| columns = 4

| column1 = Test

| matches1 = 47

| runs1 = 2,823

| bat avg1 = 35.28

| 100s/50s1 = 5/13

| top score1 = 205

| deliveries1 = 2,383

| wickets1 = 25

| bowl avg1 = 41.96

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 4/54

| catches/stumpings1 = 36/–

| column2 = ODI

| matches2 = 156

| runs2 = 4,780

| bat avg2 = 31.86

| 100s/50s2 = 5/31

| top score2 = 134

| deliveries2 = 4,836

| wickets2 = 85

| bowl avg2 = 43.56

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 4/22

| catches/stumpings2 = 49/–

| column3 = FC

| matches3 = 195

| runs3 = 12,213

| bat avg3 = 38.89

| 100s/50s3 = 29/50

| top score3 = 205

| deliveries3 = 12,063

| wickets3 = 157

| bowl avg3 = 38.10

| fivefor3 = 2

| tenfor3 = 1

| best bowling3 = 7/53

| catches/stumpings3 = 153/–

| column4 = LA

| matches4 = 261

| runs4 = 7,852

| bat avg4 = 31.91

| 100s/50s4 = 9/50

| top score4 = 134

| deliveries4 = 7,840

| wickets4 = 179

| bowl avg4 = 33.34

| fivefor4 = 0

| tenfor4 = 0

| best bowling4 = 4/11

| catches/stumpings4 = 92/–

|medaltemplates=

{{MedalSport|Men's Cricket}}

{{MedalCountry|{{PAK}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|ICC Cricket World Cup}}

{{Medal|W|1992 Australia and New Zealand|}}

| date = 30 March

| year = 2010

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/2/2031/2031.html CricketArchive

}}

Mohammad Aamer Sohail Ali ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|محمد عامر سہیل علی}}}}; born 14 September 1966) is a Pakistani cricket commentator and former cricketer.{{Cite web |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news/220453-pakistan-appoint-aamir-sohail-as-national-chief-selector |title=Pakistan appoint Aamer Sohail as national chief selector - Cricket News |access-date=24 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701013609/http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news/220453-pakistan-appoint-aamir-sohail-as-national-chief-selector |archive-date=1 July 2015 |url-status=dead }} In a playing career that spanned ten years, Sohail played in 195 first-class and 261 List A Limited Overs matches, including 47 Test matches and 156 One Day Internationals for Pakistan. He was a part of the Pakistani squad which won the 1992 Cricket World Cup.

An aggressive left-handed opening batsman, in ODIs he has won 14 Player of the Match awards out of 156 matches, thus winning a POTM every 11.1 matches, the highest ratio in this format for Pakistan when it comes to retired players just after his opening partner Saeed Anwar (28 in 247 matches or a ratio of 8.8).{{Cite web |title=RECORDS / ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS / INDIVIDUAL RECORDS (CAPTAINS, PLAYERS, UMPIRES) / MOST PLAYER-OF-THE-MATCH AWARDS |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283705.html |website=Cricinfo}}