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Misbah-ul-Haq

Pakistan

Full name Misbah-ul-Haq Khan Niazi

Born May 28, 1974, Mianwali, Punjab

Current age 35 years 178 days

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

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
Tests	15	25	2	871	161*	37.86	2222	39.19	2	3	95	6	18
ODIs	56	50	11	1523	79*	39.05	1875	81.22	0	9	112	24	32
T20Is	23	19	8	509	87*	46.27	421	120.90	0	3	31	19	7
First-class	148	236	25	10872	284	51.52			32	50			146
List A	158	143	29	5218	129*	45.77			8	31			80
Twenty20	47	40	14	1064	107*	40.92	834	127.57	1	5	72	42	17

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
ODIs	56	1	24	30	0	-	-	-	7.50	-	0	0	0
T20Is	23	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
First-class	148		318	242	3	1/2		80.66	4.56	106.0		0	0
List A	158		144	179	1	1/10	1/10	179.00	7.45	144.0	0	0	0
Twenty20	47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Career statistics

Test debut	New Zealand v Pakistan at Auckland, Mar 8-12, 2001 scorecard
Last Test	Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo (SSC), Jul 20-24, 2009 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut	Pakistan v New Zealand at Lahore, Apr 27, 2002 scorecard
Last ODI	Australia v Pakistan at Centurion, Sep 30, 2009 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut	Bangladesh v Pakistan at Nairobi (Gym), Sep 2, 2007 scorecard
Last T20I	Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo (RPS), Aug 12, 2009 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut	1998/99
Last First-class	Khan Research Laboratories v Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited at Rawalpindi, Nov 3-6, 2009 scorecard
List A debut	1998/99
Last List A	Australia v Pakistan at Centurion, Sep 30, 2009 scorecard
Twenty20 debut	Faisalabad Wolves v Peshawar Panthers at Karachi, Feb 24, 2006 scorecard
Last Twenty20	Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo (RPS), Aug 12, 2009 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.

After an unremarkable series against South Africa, Misbah was by far Pakistan's best batsman through the Tests against India, amassing 464 runs in three matches, including two centuries. He was ice-cool in crisis, rescuing Pakistan on several occasions with spirited rearguard efforts. His remarkable rise continued as a mere six months after being picked for the ICC World Twenty20, he was made vice-captain and handed a top-category contract in January 2008. However, his form deserted him again in 2009, and he dropped from all three squads for the series against New Zealand.
Cricinfo staff October 2009