was recalled into the ODI squad on 9 August 2016 for the England and Ireland tour. Injuries However, Gul was then ruled out of the third Test with a back injury which kept him out of cricket for an entire year. He returned to play two games at the 2004–05 Faysal Bank T20 Cup, and played some matches for Pakistan A and a Pakistan XI in warm-up games before the Test matches against England the following season, but he was not selected for the matches and has instead played three matches with Peshawar at the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. Shortly after making a six-month come-back from a shoulder injury in July 2010 Gul picked up a hamstring injury against England in August but it wasn't too serious and he only missed the two Test matches. Batting-skills Despite being a bowler, Gul can perform well as a lower order batsman and has proved his ability as a quick.run-picker His finest moment with the bat came in a test match against England in August 2010 when Pakistan were at 103/7 and Gul came into bat at 8. He scored 29 off 30 deliveries, and when play ended that day, two more wickets had fallen and the team were at 148/9. Pakistan needed 11 more runs to avoid the follow-on, and Gul then came in with his number 10 partner Mohammad Asif. Gul scored 34 runs in just 11 deliveries however his partner Mohammad Asif was run out at the other end and Gul ended on 65 not out. Coaching career In April 2022, Gul was appointed as bowling consultant by the Afghanistan national cricket team for a training camp which lasted 15 days. In May 2022, he was given a permanent contract as the bowling coach of Afghanistan with his contract lasting until the end of 2022. References External links Umar Gul at Wisden Pakistani cricketers Pakistan One Day International cricketers Cricketers at the 2007 Cricket World Cup Cricketers at the 2011 Cricket World Cup Pakistan Test cricketers Pakistan Twenty20 International cricketers Pakistan International Airlines cricketers Peshawar cricketers Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cricketers 1984 births Living people Pashtun people Kolkata Knight Riders cricketers Western Australia cricketers Sussex cricketers Cricketers from Peshawar Habib Bank Limited cricketers Peshawar Panthers cricketers Uva Next cricketers Islamabad Leopards cricketers Quetta Gladiators cricketers Sindh cricketers Multan Sultans cricketers Pakistani cricket coaches