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Misbah-ul-Haq

Misbah-ul-Haq
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Personal information
Full name Misbah-ul-Haq Khan Niazi
Born (1974-05-28) 28 May 1974 (age 42)
Mianwali, Punjab, Pakistan
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Batting style Right-hand batsman
Bowling style Right arm leg break
Role Batsman, Test captain
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 166) 8 March 2001 v New Zealand
Last Test 26-30 December 2016 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 142) 27 April 2002 v New Zealand
Last ODI 20 March 2015 v Australia
ODI shirt no. 22
T20I debut (cap 17) 2 September 2007 v Bangladesh
Last T20I 27 February 2012 v England
Domestic team information
Years Team
2008–present Baluchistan
2006–2008 Punjab
2003–present Faisalabad
2003–present Sui Northern Gas Pipelines
2000–2003 Khan Research Laboratories
1998–2001 Sargodha
2008 Royal Challengers Bangalore
2015 Rangpur Riders
2015 St Lucia Zouks
2005/06–2015 Faisalabad Wolves
2016-present Islamabad United
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 72 162 39 218
Runs scored 4951 5,122 788 16,031
Batting average 45.84 43.40 37.52 50.57
100s/50s 10/36 0/42 0/3 43/92
Top score 161* 96* 87* 284
Balls bowled 24 324
Wickets 0 3
Bowling average 82.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/2
Catches/stumpings 49/– 66/– 14/– 179/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 August 2016

Misbah-ul-Haq Khan Niazi (Urdu: مصباح الحق خان نیازی‎) (born 28 May 1974,Mianwali, Punjab, Pakistan) is a Pakistani cricketer who leads the Test Pakistan national cricket team, and was also the One Day International (ODI) captain until his retirement from ODI cricket after the 2015 Cricket World Cup. He is a middle-order batsman best known for his composure with the bat whilst also having the ability to be an aggressive big shot player when required. He is the top scorer in ODI cricket among those players who haven't scored a century in ODI. He has the world record of scoring most runs without century in ODI career. Misbah holds the record of the fastest test half century and shared the record for fastest test century with Sir Vivian Richards, which was later broken by Brendon McCullum. Misbah has an MBA degree in HRM from the University of Management and Technology in Lahore, Punjab.

Misbah grew up in Mianwali, Punjab. During his early days Misbah played tape ball cricket for his hometown. But his parents insisted on him having a good education. Therefore he completed a BSc in Faisalabad. He then enrolled in the University of Management and Technology to pursue a MBA degree. Misbah would eventually make his first-class debut in 1998, aged 24 for Sargodha. Misbah would eventually be selected for the Pakistani Test side in 2001 and the ODI cricket team in 2002.. Misbah is married to Uzma Khan. The couple have two children; Faham-ul-Haq and Noriza Khan.


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