Zulqarnain Haider
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| Full name | Zulqarnain Haider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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23 April 1986 Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
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| Batting style | Right-hand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicketkeeper-batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only Test (cap 201) | 6 August 2010 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut | 29 October 2010 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 5 November 2010 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut | 3 February 2007 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 27 October 2010 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 12 December 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Zulqarnain Haider (Urdu: ذولقرنین حیدر, born 23 April 1986 in Lahore) is Pakistani cricketer who has played for his national team. Having played for Pakistan Under-19s, Haider was called up to the senior national side in 2010 as cover for wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal during their tour of England. Haider made his Test debut during the tour, but a broken finger limited him to one match. Later that year he made his One Day International (ODI) debut against South Africa, against whom he has played all four of his ODIs to date. After the fourth match Haider fled to London amid fears for his safety. A right-handed batsman, Haider has represented both Lahore Blues and Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited in Pakistani domestic cricket, and now plays for Zarai Taraqiati Bank Ltd.
Haider was born in the Pakistani city of Lahore. His mother died from cancer in 1998 when he was 12. He decided that he would donate half his match fee from his test debut to the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre. In August 2010, Haider's father, who was suffering from hepatitis C, slipped into a coma.
With regular wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal suffering from a prolonged period of poor form in both his roles as 'keeper and batsman, Pakistan were searching for backup. As a result, Haider was drafted into Pakistan's 17-man squad to tour South Africa in January 2007. He made his Twenty20 International debut on the tour, assuming 'keeping duties from Akmal who acted as a specialist batsman. South Africa won by ten wickets, and Haider contributed five runs to Pakistan's total of 129 all out.
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