Inzamam-ul-Haq

Syed Inzamam-ul-Haq SI (Urdu: انضمام الحق; pronunciation born 3 March 1970), also known as Inzi, is a former Pakistan cricketer and captain of Pakistan national cricket team. He is regarded as one of the best middle-order batsmen of all time. He is the former chief selector of the Pakistan cricket team before resigning in 2023. He was a part of the Pakistani squad which won the 1992 Cricket World Cup.

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Inzamam-ul-Haq
Inzamam-ul-Haq in 2005
Personal information
Full name
Syed Inzamam-ul-Haq
Born (1970-03-03) 3 March 1970
Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
NicknameInzi
Sultan of Multan
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBatsman
RelationsJaved Ilyas (uncle)
Imam-ul-Haq (nephew)
Ibtesam-ul-Haq (son)
International information
National side
  • Pakistan (1991–2007)
Test debut (cap 124)4 June 1992 v England
Last Test5 October 2007 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 158)22 November 1991 v West Indies
Last ODI21 March 2007 v Zimbabwe
ODI shirt no.8
Only T20I (cap 2)28 August 2006 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1985/86–2003/04Multan
1988/89–1996/97United Bank Limited
1996/97–2000/01Faisalabad
1998/99Rawalpindi
2001/02National Bank of Pakistan
2006/07Water and Power Development Authority
2007Yorkshire
2007/08–2008/09Hyderabad Heroes
2007/08–2008/09Lahore Badshahs
Head coaching information
YearsTeam
2015–2016Afghanistan
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 120 378 245 458
Runs scored 8,830 11,739 16,785 13,746
Batting average 49.60 39.53 50.10 38.04
100s/50s 25/46 10/83 45/87 12/97
Top score 329 137* 329 157*
Balls bowled 9 58 2,704 896
Wickets 0 3 39 30
Bowling average 21.33 33.20 24.66
5 wickets in innings 0 2 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/0 5/80 3/18
Catches/stumpings 81/– 113/– 172/– 128/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  Pakistan
ICC Cricket World Cup
Winner1992 Australia and New Zealand
Runner-up1999 England-Wales
-Ireland-Scotland-Netherlands
Source: CricketArchive, 20 September 2008

He was the leading run scorer for Pakistan in one-day internationals, and the third-highest run scorer for Pakistan in Test cricket. He is the only Pakistani batsman to score 20,000 runs in international cricket arena. He was the captain of the Pakistan national cricket team from 2003 to 2007. As well as being a prolific batsman, he also occasionally bowled gentle left-arm spin.

Inzamam rose to fame in the semi-final of the 1992 Cricket World Cup. He remained one of the team's leading batsmen throughout the decade in both Test and ODI cricket. In 2003, he was appointed captain of the team. His tenure as captain ended after Pakistan's early exit from the 2007 Cricket World Cup. Inzamam retired from international cricket in 2007, following the second Test match against South Africa, falling three runs short of Javed Miandad as Pakistan's leading run scorer in Test cricket at the time. Following his retirement, he joined the Indian Cricket League, captaining the Hyderabad Heroes in the inaugural edition of the Twenty20 competition. In the ICL's second edition, he captained the Lahore Badshahs, a team composed entirely of Pakistani cricketers.

Inzamam-ul-Haq is a prominent member of the Tablighi Jamaat, an Islamic missionary organisation, and remains an influential personality in Pakistan cricket.

In April 2016, he was appointed the chief selector of the Pakistan national cricket team. In August 2023, he was again appointed chief selector of the Pakistan cricket team.

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