Misbah-ul-Haq

Pakistan

Full name Misbah-ul-Haq Khan Niazi

Born May 28, 1974, Mianwali, Punjab

Current age 36 years 313 days

Major teams Pakistan, Khan Research Labs, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Sargodha

Playing role Middle-order batsman

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Legbreak

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	23	40	6	1459	161*	42.91	3708	39.34	2	10	164	12	28	0
ODIs	71	62	13	2005	93*	40.91	2551	78.59	0	14	139	29	35	0
T20Is	31	27	10	637	87*	37.47	561	113.54	0	3	36	24	9	0
First-class	159	257	30	11680	284	51.45			32	59			162	0
List A	179	161	34	6190	129*	48.74			10	39			88	0
Twenty20	61	53	16	1320	107*	35.67	1072	123.13	1	5	85	53	24	0

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	23	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
ODIs	71	1	24	30	0	-	-	-	7.50	-	0	0	0
T20Is	31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
First-class	159		318	242	3	1/2		80.66	4.56	106.0		0	0
List A	179		144	179	1	1/10	1/10	179.00	7.45	144.0	0	0	0
Twenty20	61	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Career statistics

Test debut	New Zealand v Pakistan at Auckland, Mar 8-12, 2001 scorecard
Last Test	New Zealand v Pakistan at Wellington, Jan 15-19, 2011 scorecard
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ODI debut	Pakistan v New Zealand at Lahore, Apr 27, 2002 scorecard
Last ODI	India v Pakistan at Mohali, Mar 30, 2011 scorecard
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T20I debut	Bangladesh v Pakistan at Nairobi (Gym), Sep 2, 2007 scorecard
Last T20I	Pakistan v South Africa at Abu Dhabi, Oct 27, 2010 scorecard
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First-class debut	1998/99
Last First-class	New Zealand v Pakistan at Wellington, Jan 15-19, 2011 scorecard
List A debut	1998/99
Last List A	India v Pakistan at Mohali, Mar 30, 2011 scorecard
Twenty20 debut	Faisalabad Wolves v Peshawar Panthers at Karachi, Feb 24, 2006 scorecard
Last Twenty20	Pakistan v South Africa at Abu Dhabi, Oct 27, 2010 scorecard

Profile

An orthodox batsman with reasonable technique, Misbah-ul-Haq caught the eye with his unflappable temperament in the tri-nation one-day tournament in Nairobi in 2002, scoring two fifties in three innings, including one in the final against Australia. But before Pakistan could hail him as a possible middle-order mainstay, Misbah's form slumped - he didn't manage a single 20-plus score in three Tests against Australia and was duly dumped. Pakistan's abysmal World Cup campaign - and the wholesale changes to the team in its aftermath - gave Misbah another chance to redeem himself, but he did little of note in the limited opportunities he got.

Even though Misbah had not represented Pakistan for about three years, a run-filled domestic season, followed by club cricket in England, and Inzamam's retirement from ODIs prompted the board to award Misbah a central contract in July 2007. A month later, he was surprisingly picked, ahead of Mohammad Yousuf, for the 15-man squad for the Twenty20 World Championship in South Africa. He repaid the selectors' faith by finishing the tournament as Pakistan's best player and nearly taking them to victory in the final. He was duly named in the team for the Test and ODI series that followed against South Africa.