Rauf Akbar

Raouf Akbar (born 22 July 1977) is a Pakistani former cricketer and coach. Akbar was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Multan, Punjab, and played domestic cricket in Pakistan for Islamabad, Public Works Department, Rawalpindi, Rawalpindi Rams and Islamabad Leopards.^[1][2]

Akbar made his first-class debut for Islamabad in the 1997–98 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.^[3] One of the finest bowling performances of his career came in November 2000, when he took 7 for 27 against Sheikhupura in the 2000–01 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. He followed that with 3 for 44 in the second innings to finish with match figures of 10 for 71 as Islamabad won by 178 runs.^[4]

Akbar also developed into a useful lower-order batsman. In October 2007, playing for Islamabad against Abbottabad in the 2007–08 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, he scored 80 in the first innings and then made 48 not out in the run chase as Islamabad won by four wickets.^[5] His highest first-class score was 116, and over the course of his senior career he made one century and fourteen half-centuries.^[1] Overall, Akbar played in 66 first-class matches, in which he took 228 wickets at a bowling average of 23.68. He took 11 five-wicket hauls and twice took ten wickets in a match.^[1]

After his playing career, Akbar moved into coaching. Later, he became a coach of the Germany national team.^[6]