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Full name Misbah-ul-Haq Khan Niazi
Born May 28, 1974, Mianwali, Punjab
Current age 34 years 139 days
Major teams Pakistan,Bangalore Royal Challengers,Khan Research Labs,Sargodha
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
10
18
2
671
161*
41.93
1679
39.96
2
1
77
4
8
0
ODIs
40
35
7
1085
76
38.75
1231
88.13
0
5
83
22
20
0
T20Is
14
13
6
398
87*
56.85
312
127.56
0
3
26
17
5
0
First-class
131
210
23
9756
208*
52.17
30
46
118
0
List A
133
120
24
4450
129*
46.35
8
24
64
0
Twenty20
38
34
12
953
107*
43.31
725
131.44
1
5
67
40
15
0
Bowling averages
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BBM
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SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
10
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ODIs
40
1
24
30
0
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7.50
-
0
0
0
T20Is
14
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-
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-
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-
-
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-
First-class
131
192
149
3
1/2
49.66
4.65
64.0
0
0
List A
133
108
137
1
1/10
1/10
137.00
7.61
108.0
0
0
0
Twenty20
38
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Career statistics
Test debut
New Zealand v Pakistan at Auckland, Mar 8-12, 2001 scorecard
Last Test
India v Pakistan at Bangalore, Dec 8-12, 2007 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
Pakistan v New Zealand at Lahore, Apr 27, 2002 scorecard
Last ODI
Pakistan v Bangladesh at Karachi, Jul 4, 2008 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut
Bangladesh v Pakistan at Nairobi (Gym), Sep 2, 2007 scorecard
Last T20I
Pakistan v Sri Lanka at King City (NW), Oct 13, 2008 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut
1998/99
Last First-class
Delhi v Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited at Delhi, Sep 15-18, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
1998/99
Last List A
Pakistan v Bangladesh at Karachi, Jul 4, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Faisalabad Wolves v Peshawar Panthers at Karachi, Feb 24, 2006 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Pakistan v Sri Lanka at King City (NW), Oct 13, 2008 scorecard
Profile
An orthodox batsman with reasonable technique, Misbah-ul-Haq caught the eye with his unflappable temperament in the tri-nation one-day tournament in Nairobi in 2002, scoring two fifties in three innings, including one in the final against Australia. But before Pakistan could hail him as a possible middle-order mainstay, Misbah's form slumped - he didn't manage a single 20-plus score in three Tests against Australia and was duly dumped. Pakistan's abysmal World Cup campaign - and the wholesale changes to the team in its aftermath - gave Misbah another chance to redeem himself, but he did little of note in the limited opportunities he got.
Even though Misbah had not represented Pakistan for about three years, a run-filled domestic season, followed by club cricket in England, and Inzamam's retirement from ODIs prompted the board to award Misbah a central contract in July 2007. A month later, he was surprisingly picked, ahead of Mohammad Yousuf, for the 15-man squad for the Twenty20 World Championship in South Africa. He repaid the selectors' faith by finishing the tournament as Pakistan's best player and nearly taking them to victory in the final. He was duly named in the team for the Test and ODI series that followed against South Africa.
After an unremarkable series against South Africa, Misbah was by far Pakistan's best batsman through the Tests against India, amassing 464 runs in three matches, including two centuries. He was ice-cool in crisis, rescuing Pakistan on several occasions with spirited rearguard efforts. His remarkable rise continued as a mere six months after being picked for the ICC World Twenty20, he was made vice-captain and handed a top-category contract in January 2008.
S Rajesh January 2008
