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Misbah-ul-Haq
مصباح الحق خان نیازی
Personal information Full name Misbah-ul-Haq Khan Niazi Born 28 May 1974
Mianwali, PakistanHeight 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Batting style Right-hand batsman Bowling style Right arm leg break Role Batsman, Pakistan Test & ODI captain International information National side Pakistan Test debut (cap 166) 8 March 2001 v New Zealand Last Test 24 May 2011 v West Indies ODI debut (cap 142) 27 April 2002 v New Zealand Last ODI 30 May 2011 v Ireland Domestic team information Years Team 2008–present Baluchistan 2006–2008 Punjab (Pakistan) 2003–present Faisalabad 2003–present Sui Northern Gas Pipelines 2000–2003 Khan Research Laboratories 1998–2001 Sargodha Career statistics Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 25 78 161 186 Runs scored 1,640 2,225 11,861 6,410 Batting average 44.32 42.78 51.56 49.30 100s/50s 3/11 0/16 33/60 10/41 Top score 161* 93* 284* 129* Balls bowled – 24 318 144 Wickets – 0 3 1 Bowling average – – 80.66 179.00 5 wickets in innings – – 0 0 10 wickets in match – – 0 n/a Best bowling – – 1/2 1/10 Catches/stumpings 30/– 39/– 164/– 92/– Source: Cricinfo, 10 July 2011 Misbah-ul-Haq Khan Niazi (Punjabi, Pashto: مصباح الحق خان نیازی) (born May 28, 1974 at Mianwali) is a Pakistani cricketer and the captain of the Pakistan national cricket team for Tests and ODIs. He is a solid middle-order batsmen best known for his composure with the bat, whilst also having the ability to be an aggressive big shot player.
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Early career
Misbah was initially noticed for his technique and his temperament in the Tri-nation tournament in Nairobi, Kenya in 2002, as he scored two fifties in the three innings in which he played, however, over the next three Tests he played against Australia, he failed to score more than twenty runs and was soon dumped from the team. Having witnessed Pakistan being eliminated in the opening phase of the 2003 Cricket World Cup, Misbah was part of the changes made to the team in the aftermath of these results, but failed to make much of an impact and was soon dropped again.
Comeback
At the age of 33, Misbah was chosen to play in the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 in 2007, filling the middle order spot vacated by Inzamam-ul-Haq. He had been regularly making runs in Pakistani domestic cricket and in the years before his recall he was consistently one of the top run scorers at each season's end, with his first-class average briefly climbing above 50.
Misbah was one of the stars of the tournament, playing a large part in many thrilling run chases. The first was in the group stage against India where he scored a half century in a tied match. He was run out attempting the winning run off the last ball of the match. In their Super 8s encounter with Australia he was named Man of the Match with an unbeaten 66 off 42 deliveries to see his side home with 5 balls to spare. Another unbeaten innings in the semi final against New Zealand saw Pakistan book a spot in the final against India.
He played an instrumental role in Pakistan's recovery in the inaugural 2007 ICC World Twenty20 final against arch-rivals India, with three sixes. He hit the second legitimate ball of the last over for six. With 6 runs needed to win off 4 remaining balls, Misbah tried to scoop the ball over short fine leg, but was caught out by Sreesanth.
Misbah scored his maiden Test hundred against India at Kolkata in the 2nd Test of the 2007 series. After India managed 616 in their first innings, Pakistan were at 5 for 150 in reply and in danger of following on when Misbah and Kamran Akmal put together a match saving 207 run stand. Misbah finished on 161 not out. In the 3rd & final Test of the series, Misbah made another fluent century this time finishing on 133 not out.
2008 began with some high points for Misbah as he was elevated to the post of Vice - Captain of the Pakistan team and was awarded a Grade A Contract. Since returning to International Cricket for Pakistan, Misbah has gone through a sustained patch of prolific run scoring. In his last 5 Test Match innings for Pakistan, he has notched up 458 runs at a very high batting average of 152.67 against India. In his last 5 ODIs as well, Misbah has made 190 Runs at an average of 63.33 & in Domestic Cricket for Punjab, he has amassed an astounding 586 runs at an average of 195.33 with 2 centuries and his highest first-class score of 208*.
Dropping out and the captaincy (2010–2011)
Misbah was dropped from the team after the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 and missed the team's controversial tour of England in August 2010[1] Due to the batting-collapses that Pakistan suffered during that tour Misbah was recalled for the subsequent tour against South Africa in the UAE to lead as a captain of the team for test series. Many people expressed there surprise at the appointment of Misbah as captain. Wasim Akram stated that although the decision was surprising if Misbah bats and fields well everything else will go according to plan.[2] Former Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson stated that he believed Misbah has the best cricketing brain within Pakistan and he will do incredibly well in the plans for the captaincy [3] Misbah hit back at those who criticised the decision to appoint him captain and stated that he should be given a chance to prove himself [4] In his first match as test captain he set an example for his team when he scored 71* in a 168 run partnership with Younus Khan this helped Pakistan salvage a draw from the match [5]
Two-test series in New Zealand (2011)
I have to give full credit to Misbah as he has stabilised the team and leads from the front. His performance is also outstanding. He makes the boys feel comfortable and relaxed so they actually enjoy their cricket. He is mature and willing to listen. The only unfortunate thing is the age factor which is not in Misbah's.
—Pakistan coach Waqar Younis in 2011 on Misbah's captaincy.[6]After Three Twenty20's in which Misbah did not play as Pakistan lost the series 2-1. He returned to captaining the test side and during his third test as captain he claimed his first victory when Pakistan beat New Zealand by 10 wickets. New Zealand were bowled out for 275 and during Pakistan's first innings Misbah reached a half-century before being trapped in front on 62, however Asad Shafiq top-scored in the innings with 83. Pakistan took a slender lead of 92 and bowled New Zealand out for 110 needing just 19 runs for victory and Pakistan sealed a crushing win when Taufeeq Umar sealed the winning run as Pakistan won by ten wickets and took a 1-0 lead in the series. The following match Misbah stated that the team's main focus was on improving themselves and that winning the series was a side focus. In the second and final Test of th series, Misbah yet again impressed with the bat. He was trapped in front just one short of a century in the first innings, with Pakistan taking a slender first innings lead. New Zealand posted 293 in their 2nd innings leaving Pakistan needing 274 to win on the findal day. An opening barrage from New Zealand's seamers left Pakistan struggling at 42-3, with Misbah joining Younis Khan at the crease. The two put on 118 runs and Misbah remained undefeated as Pakistan held out for a draw, finishing 226-5. This secured Pakistan's first Test series win since 2007 and helped raise Misbah's average as Captain to 112.75.[7]
Test centuries
The following table illustrates a summary of the Test centuries scored by Misbah-ul-Haq.[8]
- In the column Runs, * indicates being not out.
- The column title Match refers to the Match Number of his career.
Test Centuries of Misbah-ul-Haq # Runs Match Against City/Country Venue Year [1] 161* 9 
IndiaKolkata, India Eden Gardens 2007 [2] 133* 10 IndiaBangalore, India M. Chinnaswamy Stadium 2007 [3] 102* 25 
West IndiesBasseterre, St Kitts Warner Park 2011 T20 International fifties
Mt. Runs Balls Dismissal Against City/Country Venue Year 4 53 35 Run out India Durban, South Africa Kingsmead 2007 6 66* 42 Not out Australia Johannesburg, South Africa The Wanderers 2007 10 87* 53 Not out Bangladesh Karachi, Pakistan National Stadium 2008 References
- ^ http://thenews.jang.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=247038
- ^ http://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan-v-south-africa-2010/content/story/480800.html
- ^ http://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan-v-south-africa-2010/content/current/story/481054.html
- ^ http://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan-v-south-africa-2010/content/current/story/481149.html
- ^ Samiuddin, Osman (15 November 2010). "Misbah takes captaincy with rescuing 76* to salvage draw". http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-south-africa-2010/content/story/487433.html. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
- ^ Waqar wants to groom young captain, ESPNcricinfo, 10 July 2011, http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/522538.html, retrieved 10 July 2011
- ^ http://www.thenews.com.pk/NewsDetail.aspx?ID=9366
- ^ Misbah-ul-Haq, Test matches - Batting analysis. Cricinfo.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-22.
Preceded by
Salman ButtPakistani national cricket captain (Tests)
2010–presentSucceeded by
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Batsmen with a ODI batting average above 40 Australia Michael Bevan (53.58) • Michael Hussey (51.17) • Michael Clarke (45.35) • Dean Jones (44.61) • Matthew Hayden (44.10) • Shane Watson (43.15) • Ricky Ponting (42.63) • Callum Ferguson (41.43) • Damien Martyn (40.80) • Greg Chappell (40.18)England Jonathan Trott (51.37) • Eoin Morgan (40.45) • Nick Knight (40.41) • Kevin Pietersen (40.23) • Chris Broad (40.02)India Mahendra Singh Dhoni (51.15) • Sachin Tendulkar (45.16) • Virat Kohli (45.91) • Sourav Ganguly (41.02) • Gautam Gambhir (41.21)New Zealand Glenn Turner (47.00)Pakistan South Africa Hashim Amla (57.17) • AB de Villiers (46.68) • Jacques Kallis (45.48) • Boeta Dippenaar (44.00) • Lance Klusener (41.10) • Gary Kirsten (40.95) • Jean-Paul Duminy (40.87)West Indies Viv Richards (47.00) • Gordon Greenidge (45.03) • Ramnaresh Sarwan (43.41) • Shivnarine Chanderpaul (41.60) • Desmond Haynes (41.37) • Brian Lara (40.90)Ireland Paul Stirling (40.87)the Netherlands Ryan ten Doeschate (67.00)Minimum 20 innings. Current players are listed in Bold. Current national cricket captains1 Australia Bangladesh England India New Zealand Pakistan South Africa Sri Lanka West Indies Zimbabwe 1only teams with full member status are listed Pakistan squad – 2007 ICC World Twenty20 Runners-Up 1 Salman Butt • 2 Shahid Afridi • 3 Imran Nazir • 4 Shoaib Malik • 5 Iftikhar Anjum • 6 Misbah-ul-Haq • 7 Kamran Akmal • 8 Fawad Alam • 9 Mohammad Asif • 10 Yasir Arafat • 11 Sohail Tanvir • 12 Abdur Rehman • 13 Umar Gul • 14 Younis Khan • 15 Mohammad Hafeez • Coach: Geoff Lawson
Shoaib Akhtar was replaced by Sohail Tanvir due to a dressing room incident before the tournament.
Pakistan squad – 2009 ICC World Twenty20 Winners (1st Title) 1 Younis Khan • 2 Abdul Razzaq • 3 Ahmed Shehzad • 4 Fawad Alam • 5 Iftikhar Anjum • 6 Misbah-ul-Haq • 7 Kamran Akmal (wk) • 8 Mohammad Amir • 9 Saeed Ajmal • 10 Salman Butt • 11 Shahid Afridi • 12 Shahzaib Hasan • 13 Shoaib Malik • 14 Umar Gul • 15 Yasir Arafat • 16 Sohail Tanvir • Coach: Intikhab Alam
Shoaib Akhtar and Yasir Arafat were named in the original squad but injuries led to them being withdrawn. Abdul Razzaq was sent as a replacement for Yasir Arafat.Pakistan squad – 2010 ICC World Twenty20 Semi-Finalists 1 Shahid Afridi (c) • 2 Abdul Razzaq • 3 Abdur Rehman • 4 Fawad Alam • 5 Hammad Azam • 6 Kamran Akmal (wk) • 7 Khalid Latif • 8 Misbah-ul-Haq • 9 Mohammad Amir • 10 Mohammad Asif • 11 Mohammad Hafeez • 12 Mohammad Sami • 13 Saeed Ajmal • 14 Salman Butt • 15 Umar Akmal • Coach: Waqar Younis
Umar Gul and Yasir Arafat were named in the original squad but injuries led to them being withdrawn. Abdur Rehman and Mohammad Sami were sent as their replacements.Pakistan squad – 2011 Cricket World Cup Semi-Finalists 8 Mohammad Hafeez · 10 Shahid Afridi (c) · 12 Abdul Razzaq · 14 Shoaib Akhtar · 19 Ahmed Shehzad · 22 Misbah-ul-Haq · 23 Akmal (wk) · 36 Abdur Rehman · 47 Wahab Riaz · 50 Saeed Ajmal · 55 Umar Gul · 75 Younus Khan · 81 Asad Shafiq · 96 Umar Akmal · 99 Junaid Khan · Coach: Waqar Younis
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