Bowlers with five-wicket hauls in each format

#2 Umar Gul, Pakistan

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Tests: 4, ODIs: 2, T20I: 2

Blessed with an inherent ability to swing the new as well as the old ball, Umar Gul is yet another product of the never-ending fast-bowling factory of Pakistan.

The skillful fast bowler, currently sidelined to the fringes, was picking up five-wicket hauls for fun during his peak. Gul's finest hour in Test cricket came against arch-rivals India at Lahore, where his incisive swing bowling broke the back of India's famed batting. Gul's 5-31 laid the cornerstone for the eventual Pakistan win that helped the hosts draw level the series 1-1 after a thumping in Multan.

Gul's stinging yorkers made him a dangerous proposition in the white ball arena, with a barely believable 6-5 against New Zealand in a World T20 game in 2009, bearing testimony to the aforementioned fact.

Gul, in his 10-year career, went on to take eight five-wicket hauls, including two in the shortest format of the game.