Inzamam-ul-Haq

Inzamam-ul-Haq

Inzamam-ul-Haq, 2005
Player information
Surname	Inzamam-ul-Haq
Born	March 3, 1970 (age 50) Multan , Pakistan
Nickname	Inzy
Batting style	Right handed
Bowling style	Slow left-arm orthodox
Player role	Batsman , Pakistani captain
International games
National team	Pakistan
Test debut (cap 124)	4th June 1992 v  England
Last test	October 8, 2007 v  South Africa
ODI debut (cap 81)	November 22, 1991 v  West Indies
Last ODI	March 21, 2007 v  Zimbabwe
ODI shirt no.	8th
Only T20I (cap 2)	28 August 2006 v  England
T20I shirt no.	8th
National teams
Years	team
1985-2004	Multan
1988-1997	United Bank Limited
1996-2001	Faisalabad
1998-1999	Rawalpindi
2001-2002	National Bank of Pakistan
2006-2007	Water and Power Development Authority
2007	Yorkshire
2007	Hyderabad Heroes (ICL)
2008	Lahore Badshahs (ICL)
Career statistics
Game form	Testing	ODI	FC	LA
Games	120	378	245	458
Runs (total)	8,830	11.739	16.785	13.746
Batting average	49.60	39.52	50.10	38.07
100s / 50s	25/46	10/83	45/87	12/97
Highscore	329	137 *	329	157 *
Balls	9	58	2.704	896
Wickets	0	3	39	30th
Bowling Average	-	21.33	33.20	24.66
5 wickets in innings	0	0	2	0
10 wickets in play	0	n / A	0	n / A
Best bowling performance	0/8	1/0	5/80	3/18
Catches / stumpings	81 / -	113 / -	172 / -	128 / -
Source: CricketArchive , September 20, 2008

Inzamam-ul-Haq (born March 3, 1970 in Multan , Punjab , Pakistan ) is a retired Pakistani cricketer .

Career

Inzamam-ul-Haq took part in 120 tests for the Pakistani test cricket team, in which he scored a total of 8830 runs (49.60 runs per wicket ). This is the second highest number of runs a Pakistani cricketer has ever scored. He was only missing three runs to catch up with fellow countryman Javed Miandad . Inzamam-ul-Haq made his test debut in June 1992 against England in Birmingham . In a test against New Zealand in 2001 at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore , he scored 329 runs. To date, that is the second highest number of runs that a Pakistani cricketer has achieved in a test. His last use in a test was against the South African team in October 2007 in Lahore. Inzamam-ul-Haq also played 378 One-Day International Cricket Matches (ODIs) for Pakistan, in which he scored a total of 11,739 runs (39.52 runs per wicket). He is one of only eight cricketers and the only Pakistani cricketer to have scored at least 10,000 ODI runs. Inzamam-ul-Haq took part with the Pakistani team in five cricket world championships (1992, 1996, 1999, 2003 and 2007). In 1992 he was able to win the World Cup with the Pakistani team and was instrumental in this success. His performance, especially in the semi-finals against New Zealand, was decisive for the game, for which he also received the "Man of the Match" award in this game.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} biography at Crickinfo
2. ↑ Cricinfo test match records
3. ↑ Cricinfo ODI records
4. ^ Benson & Hedges World Cup - 1st semi final