Basit Ali

Infobox Cricketer


nationality = Pakistani
country = Pakistan
country abbrev = PAK
name = Basit Ali
picture = cricket no pic.pngbatting style = Right-hand bat
bowling style = Right-arm offbreak
balls = true
tests = 19
test runs = 858
test bat avg = 26.81
test 100s/50s = 1/5
test top score = 103
test overs = 6
test wickets = -
test bowl avg = -
test 5s = -
test 10s = -
test best bowling = -
test catches/stumpings = 6/-
ODIs = 50
ODI runs = 1265
ODI bat avg = 34.18
ODI 100s/50s = 1/9
ODI top score = 127*
ODI overs = 30
ODI wickets = 1
ODI bowl avg = 21.00
ODI 5s = -
ODI 10s = -
ODI best bowling = 1/17
ODI catches/stumpings = 15/-
date = 4 February
year = 2006
source = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/39954.html

Basit Ali (Urdu: باسط علی) (born December 13, 1970, Karachi, Sind) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 19 Tests and 50 ODIs from 1993 to 1996. He was recognized by many to have a similar batting style as Javed Miandad. A right hander, he has the relatively uncommon statistic of having a higher ODI than Test batting average. Strong through the covers and point, Ali was also a nerveless hooker and puller against the fast bowlers.

Ali was a successful junior cricketer, at one time holding the record for most hundreds in a Karchi zonal league season [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/225512.html] .He debuted for Pakistan aged 22 in March 1993, playing both ODI and Test cricket in a tour of the Caribbean. He went on to play in 19 Tests but made just the one Test century, against New Zealand in 1993-94.

An aggressive risk taker, he was a regular in the Pakistani ODI side for a while in the mid 90's. In November 1993 he scored the then second fastest One Day International century in history, with a 67 ball effort against the West Indies at Sharjah. He was 5 runs short of the record of Mohammad Azharuddin and finished on 127 not out [http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/2001/08/03/stories/07030288.htm] .

He became involved in the Pakistani match fixing scandal which ended the career of Saleem Malik. Ali and Rashid Latif accused Pakistani players of match-fixing as well as facing allegations against themselves [http://members.rediff.com/IndianCricket/pakreport.htm] . He was forced into a premature retirement.