Pakistani Cricket Players: Misbah ul Haq

Misbah ul Haq Biography
Full name Misbah-ul-Haq Khan Niazi

Born May 28, 1974, Mianwali, Punjab

Current age 37 years 133 days

Major teams Pakistan, Khan Research Labs, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Sargodha

Playing role Middle-order batsman

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 26 46 8 1712 161* 45.05 4210 40.66 3 12 195 16 30 0
ODIs 81 71 18 2308 93* 43.54 2954 78.13 0 17 159 33 41 0
T20Is 34 29 10 652 87* 34.31 575 113.39 0 3 37 24 11 0
First-class 162 263 32 11933 284 51.65 33 61 164 0
List A 189 170 39 6493 129* 49.56 10 42 94 0
Twenty20 70 61 17 1495 107* 33.97 1236 120.95 1 5 100 56 32 0
Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
Tests 26 - - - - - - - - - - - -
ODIs 81 1 24 30 0 - - - 7.50 - 0 0 0
T20Is 34 - - - - - - - - - - - -
First-class 162 318 242 3 1/2 80.66 4.56 106.0 0 0
List A 189 144 179 1 1/10 1/10 179.00 7.45 144.0 0 0 0
Twenty20 70 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Career statistics
Test debut New Zealand v Pakistan at Auckland, Mar 8-12, 2001 scorecard
Last Test Zimbabwe v Pakistan at Bulawayo, Sep 1-5, 2011 scorecard
Test statistics

ODI debut Pakistan v New Zealand at Lahore, Apr 27, 2002 scorecard
Last ODI Zimbabwe v Pakistan at Harare, Sep 14, 2011 scorecard
ODI statistics

T20I debut Bangladesh v Pakistan at Nairobi (Gym), Sep 2, 2007 scorecard
Last T20I Zimbabwe v Pakistan at Harare, Sep 18, 2011 scorecard
T20I statistics

First-class debut 1998/99
Last First-class Zimbabwe v Pakistan at Bulawayo, Sep 1-5, 2011 scorecard
List A debut 1998/99
Last List A Zimbabwe v Pakistan at Harare, Sep 14, 2011 scorecard
Twenty20 debut Faisalabad Wolves v Peshawar Panthers at Karachi, Feb 24, 2006 scorecard
Last Twenty20 Faisalabad Wolves v Rawalpindi Rams at Karachi, Sep 30, 2011 scorecard
Recent matches
Bat & Bowl Team Opposition Ground Match Date Scorecard
43 Wolves v R Rams Karachi 30 Sep 2011 Twenty20
16 Wolves v Cheetas Karachi 29 Sep 2011 Twenty20
16 Wolves v Tigers Karachi 28 Sep 2011 Twenty20
15 Pakistan v Zimbabwe Harare 18 Sep 2011 T20I # 206
- Pakistan v Zimbabwe Harare 16 Sep 2011 T20I # 205
29* Pakistan v Zimbabwe Harare 14 Sep 2011 ODI # 3194
- Pakistan v Zimbabwe Harare 11 Sep 2011 ODI # 3190
54 Pakistan v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 8 Sep 2011 ODI # 3188
66, 6* Pakistan v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 1 Sep 2011 Test # 2006
0, 12* Pakistanis v Zimbabwe XI Bulawayo 28 Aug 2011 Other match
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.

Misbah ul Haq