[2] He made his first-class debut for Abbottabad in the 2012–13 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy on 25 January 2013.
He plays for Lahore Qalandars in the Pakistan Super League and was their captain until he was replaced by Shaheen Afridi for the 2022 season.
[1] Sohail Akhtar made his first-class debut for Abbottabad in the 2012–13 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy on 25 January 2013.
Sohail Akhtar was named in Lahore Qalandars's squad for the 2018 Pakistan Super League.
[6] Akhtar was born in Haripur and speaks Hindko as his native language.