Full name Imran Nazir
Born December 16, 1981, Gujranwala, Punjab
Current age 27 years 344 days
Major teams Pakistan, Asia XI, ICL Pakistan XI, Lahore Badshahs, National Bank of Pakistan, Pakistan Reserves, Sheikhupura Cricket Association, Sialkot Cricket Association, Sialkot Stallions, Water and Power Development Authority
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 8 | 13 | 0 | 427 | 131 | 32.84 | 730 | 58.49 | 2 | 1 | 63 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| ODIs | 79 | 79 | 2 | 1895 | 160 | 24.61 | 2339 | 81.01 | 2 | 9 | 235 | 32 | 26 | 0 |
| T20Is | 13 | 12 | 1 | 318 | 59 | 28.90 | 212 | 150.00 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 19 | 4 | 0 |
| First-class | 103 | 169 | 9 | 5155 | 164 | 32.21 | 7 | 27 | 73 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 145 | 145 | 3 | 3761 | 160 | 26.48 | 7 | 15 | 61 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 32 | 30 | 5 | 932 | 76* | 37.28 | 560 | 166.42 | 0 | 7 | 107 | 50 | 9 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ODIs | 79 | 4 | 49 | 48 | 1 | 1/3 | 1/3 | 48.00 | 5.87 | 49.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-class | 103 | 335 | 295 | 5 | 3/61 | 59.00 | 5.28 | 67.0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| List A | 145 | 331 | 306 | 11 | 3/34 | 3/34 | 27.81 | 5.54 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 32 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1/0 | 1/0 | 1.00 | 2.25 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Lahore, Mar 4-8, 1999 scorecard |
| Last Test | Australia v Pakistan at Sharjah, Oct 11-12, 2002 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Visakhapatnam, Mar 27, 1999 scorecard |
| Last ODI | New Zealand v Pakistan at Johannesburg, Oct 3, 2009 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| T20I debut | South Africa v Pakistan at Johannesburg, Feb 2, 2007 scorecard |
| Last T20I | New Zealand v Pakistan at Dubai, Nov 13, 2009 scorecard |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | 1998/99 |
| Last First-class | Sui Southern Gas Corporation v Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited at Lahore, Nov 21-24, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 1998/99 |
| Last List A | New Zealand v Pakistan at Johannesburg, Oct 3, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Lahore Eagles v Sialkot Stallions at Lahore, Apr 26, 2005 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | New Zealand v Pakistan at Dubai, Nov 13, 2009 scorecard |
Another of Pakistan's prodigiously gifted players, but the suspicion was that Imran Nazir offers more genuine promise than most. An opener who is particularly strong off the back foot, he loves forcing through the covers. An aggressive approach has had him labelled as a one-day player, but Imran didn't fare badly in his first few Tests. Eventually, however, his technique and lack of footwork was found out rather cruelly by Glenn McGrath and Co in two Tests against Australia. Imran was then upstaged by the likes of Mohammad Hafeez, Yasir Hameed, Imran Farhat and Taufeeq Umar, but a series of consistent domestic performances saw him recalled to the national squad against South Africa in 2006-07. A typically explosive 39-ball 57 saw him get selected for the 2007 World Cup squad though three failures in that series took the gloss off a touch. He is one of the best fielders in Pakistan, though, and is supposed to be the first Pakistani to cartwheel (while intercepting a square cut).
A career-best 160 against Zimbabwe in the World Cup saw Nazir being retained for the following tours to Abu Dhabi and Scotland while also being selected for training camps held in Pakistan. Nazir was also named in the squad for the inaugural Twenty20 World Championship and was awarded a central contract in July 2007 before representing Pakistan in the home ODI series against South Africa. He later joined the unsanctioned Indian Cricket League and did very well for the Lahore Badshahs, but when the PCB pardoned players to have severed ties with the ICL, Nazir was soon called back into the ODI side.
Osman Samiuddin July 2009
- Feeble New Zealand sink to 49-run defeat (Nov 12, 2009)
- Naved and Nazir recalled after two-year gap (Jul 22, 2009)
- PCB chief pardons Imran Nazir (Jul 3, 2009)
- I'd have picked Imran Nazir for World T20 - Bari (Jul 2, 2009)
- Abbas and Nazir help Sialkot retain title (May 28, 2009)
Nov 13, 2009
Imran Nazir is bowled by a full delivery
© Associated Press
Nov 12, 2009
Imran Nazir plays a spanking square drive
© Associated Press
Oct 3, 2009
Ross Taylor catches Imran Nazir
© AFP
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