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Imran Tahir

Imran Tahir
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Tahir playing for South Africa against Somerset in July 2012.
Personal information
Full name Mohammad Imran Tahir
Born (1979-03-28) 28 March 1979 (age 38)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Batting style Right handed
Bowling style Right-arm leg break googly
Role Bowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 310) 9 November 2011 v Australia
Last Test 3 December 2015 v India
ODI debut (cap 102) 24 February 2011 v West Indies
Last ODI 5 October 2016 v Australia
ODI shirt no. 99
Domestic team information
Years Team
1996–2006 Lahore
1998–99, 2004–07 Water & Power Development Authority
2001–04 Sui Northern Gas
2002–03 Sialkot
2003 Middlesex
2004–2005 Staffordshire
2005/06 Lahore Lions
2007 Yorkshire
2007–2009 Titans
2008–2014 Hampshire
2010–2012 Dolphins
2010 Warwickshire
2012–present Highveld Lions
2014–2016 Delhi Daredevils
2015–present Nottinghamshire
2017–present Rising Pune Supergiants
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 20 64 190 177
Runs scored 130 117 2,576 424
Batting average 9.28 9.75 14.39 11.45
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/4 0/0
Top score 29* 29 77* 41*
Balls bowled 3,925 3,357 37,552 8,240
Wickets 57 111 771 271
Bowling average 40.24 23.44 23.42 23.42
5 wickets in innings 1 2 51 5
10 wickets in match 0 n/a 11 n/a
Best bowling 5/32 7/45 8/42 7/45
Catches/stumpings 8/– 13/– 80/– 38/–
Source: Cricinfo, 5 January 2017

Mohammad Imran Tahir (Urdu: محمد عمران طاہر‎; born 27 March 1979) is a Pakistani-born South African cricketer. A leg break bowler that predominantly bowls googly and a right-handed batsman, Tahir currently plays for the Dolphins in South Africa and played for Hampshire in the 2011 English county cricket season. He also represents Rising Pune Supergiants in IPL.He met MCCC In 2017.in Oman

On 15 June 2016, Tahir became the first South African bowler to take seven wickets in an ODI, and also the fastest South African to reach 100 ODI wickets (58 matches).

On 17 February 2017, Tahir became the fastest South African to reach 50 T20I wickets.On 4 March 2017, against New Zealand he recorded the most economical figures by a South African spinner in an ODI, with 2 wickets for 14 runs from 10 overs.

Imran Tahir was born in Lahore, Pakistan, and learnt the game while growing up there. As the eldest sibling, he started working at the age of 16 as a retail salesman at Lahore's Pace Shopping Mall on a meager salary, to support his family. His fortunes changed when he was selected during trials to represent the Pakistan U-19 cricket team, eventually progressing onto the Pakistan A side on some tours. However, he failed to make the transition to the next stage. Pakistan were blessed with some quality spinners and Tahir could not make his mark at the senior level to warrant a selection.


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