Full name Misbah-ul-Haq Khan Niazi
Born May 28, 1974, Mianwali, Punjab
Major teams Pakistan, Khan Research Labs, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Sargodha
Playing role Middle-order batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak
Misbah-ul-Haq Khan Niazi (Urdu: مصباح الحق خان نیازی) (born May 28, 1974 at Mianwali) is a Pakistani cricketer and the captain of the Pakistan national cricket team. He is a solid middle-order batsmen best known for his composure with the bat, whilst also having the ability to be an aggressive big shot player.
Misbah ul Haq has been called Mr. Sensible due to his cool, level-headed approach on the field. He has a masters degree in business administration from the University of Management and Technology, Lahore.
At the age of 33, Misbah was chosen to play in the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 in 2007, filling the middle order spot vacated by Inzamam-ul-Haq. He had been regularly making runs in Pakistani domestic cricket and in the years before his recall he was consistently one of the top run scorers at each season’s end, with his first-class average briefly climbing above 50.
Misbah was one of the stars of the tournament, playing a large part in many thrilling run chases. The first was in the group stage against India where he scored a half century in a tied match. He was run out attempting the winning run off the last ball of the match. In their Super 8s encounter with Australia he was named Man of the Match with an unbeaten 66 off 42 deliveries to see his side home with 5 balls to spare. Another unbeaten innings in the semi final against New Zealand saw Pakistan book a spot in the final against India.
He played an instrumental role in Pakistan’s recovery in the inaugural 2007 ICC World Twenty20 final against arch-rivals India, with three sixes. He hit the second legitimate ball of the last over for six. With 6 runs needed to win off 4 remaining balls, Misbah tried to scoop the ball over short fine leg, but was caught out by Sreesanth.
Misbah scored his maiden Test hundred against India at Kolkata in the 2nd Test of the 2007 series. After India managed 616 in their first innings, Pakistan were at 5 for 150 in reply and in danger of following on when Misbah and Kamran Akmal put together a match saving 207 run stand. Misbah finished on 161 not out. In the 3rd & final Test of the series, Misbah made another fluent century this time finishing on 133 not out.
2008 began with some high points for Misbah as he was elevated to the post of Vice – Captain of the Pakistan team and was awarded a Grade A Contract. Since returning to International Cricket for Pakistan, Misbah has gone through a sustained patch of prolific run scoring. In his last 5 Test Match innings for Pakistan, he has notched up 458 runs at a very high batting average of 152.67 against India. In his last 5 ODIs as well, Misbah has made 190 Runs at an average of 63.33 & in Domestic Cricket for Punjab, he has amassed an astounding 586 runs at an average of 195.33 with 2 centuries and his highest first-class score of 208*.
Batting and Fielding Averages
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 26 | 50 | 5 | 1644 | 143 | 36.53 | 3074 | 53.48 | 4 | 7 | 209 | 11 | 17 | 0 |
| ODIs | 99 | 99 | 4 | 2633 | 139* | 27.71 | 3857 | 68.26 | 4 | 13 | 296 | 23 | 33 | 0 |
| T20Is | 29 | 27 | 0 | 552 | 71 | 20.44 | 478 | 115.48 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 12 | 11 | 0 |
| First-class | 152 | 258 | 11 | 8519 | 180 | 34.48 | 18 | 41 | 134 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 187 | 187 | 9 | 6035 | 139* | 33.90 | 9 | 37 | 77 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 79 | 77 | 5 | 1798 | 100 | 24.97 | 1335 | 134.68 | 1 | 10 | 221 | 50 | 28 | 0 |
Bowling Averages
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 26 | 42 | 2250 | 899 | 26 | 4/31 | 4/61 | 34.57 | 2.39 | 86.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 99 | 92 | 3935 | 2702 | 80 | 3/17 | 3/17 | 33.77 | 4.11 | 49.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 29 | 25 | 452 | 518 | 25 | 4/10 | 4/10 | 20.72 | 6.87 | 18.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 152 | 11503 | 5132 | 185 | 8/57 | 27.74 | 2.67 | 62.1 | 6 | 2 | |||
| List A | 187 | 8245 | 5613 | 168 | 4/23 | 4/23 | 33.41 | 4.08 | 49.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 79 | 71 | 1382 | 1456 | 69 | 4/10 | 4/10 | 21.10 | 6.32 | 20.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Misbah ul-Haq News
LONDON – Pakistan cruised to a 96-run victory over Scotland in Friday’s limited overs international in Edinburgh despite the record-breaking efforts of Majid Haq. Scotland spinner Haq went into the clash at the Grange level with John Blain on 41 one-day international wickets and he shattered that record as he dismissed three Pakistan batsmen to [...] The post Haq nets record and a duck in Scotland warm-up appeared first on Cricket News. LONDON – Pakistan cruised to a 96-run victory over Scotland in Friday’s limited overs international in Edinburgh despite the record-breaking efforts of Majid Haq. 1st ODI Full Match Scorecard Scotland spinner Haq went into the clash at the Grange level with John Blain on 41 one-day international wickets and he shattered that record as he [...] The post Pakistan beat Scotland by 96 runs, starting UK tour with confidence appeared first on Cricket News. Karachi: The Pakistani media has said that the key to the success of the team lies in getting the correct combination for the team before they head into serious cricket, including the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy. According to The Dawn, in the recent past, the lack of a fast bowling all-rounder has at times made [...] The post Pak media says ”correct combination” key to success in cricket appeared first on Cricket News. Karachi: Pakistan Test and one-day captain Misbah-ul Haq has said that there are no favourites for their squad for winning the last edition of the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy, to held in June in England and Wales. Pakistan, who will play two one-day games each against Scotland and Ireland before competing in the Champions Trophy, [...] The post Misbah says Pak has no ”favourites” in Champions Trophy appeared first on Cricket News. KARACHI – Pakistan announced Tuesday that its 21 cricketers on central contracts would get a 15 percent salary increase and a 10 percent rise in match fees this year. The contracts, up for renewal in January, were finally handed to players hours before they left for Britain early Tuesday. Dashing all-rounder Shahid Afridi was lucky [...] The post Pakistan raises cricketers’ salaries appeared first on Cricket News. Karachi, Pakistan Test and one-day captain Misbah-ul Haq has said that there are no favourites for their squad for winning the last edition of the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy, to held in June in England and Wales. Pakistan, who will play two one-day games each against Scotland and Ireland before competing in the Champions Trophy, [...] The post Misbah says Pakistan has no ”favourites” in Champions Trophy appeared first on Cricket News. LAHORE, Pakistan – Pakistan’s cricket squad fly to Britain early Tuesday, seeking to win next month’s Champions Trophy and avoid any repetition of the scandal that marred their last British tour in 2010. The spot-fixing scandal, disclosed by the now defunct News of the World, was related to the deliberate bowling of no-balls in return [...] The post Pakistan face dual test in Champions Trophy appeared first on Cricket News. Karachi : Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul-Haq on Monday said that Pakistan has potentials and if plans would properly be executed then the team could excel and eventually clinch title of Champions Trophy in England next month. We have strong bowling attack as we have top class spinners and quality pacers like Muhammad Irfan and Junaid Khan. [...] The post With strong bowling attack, Misbah is hopeful of CT title triumph appeared first on Cricket News. Karachi: Pakistan”s cricketers are reportedly focussing on improving their fitness and batting skills at a training camp in Abbottabad in the run-up to the ICC Champions Trophy tournament that is to be played in England in June. According to The Nation, Abbottabad being at an altitude of 1260 metres has an appropriate weather, resembling England’s [...] The post Pak cricketers focusing on fitness, batting skills ahead of Champions Trophy appeared first on Cricket News. Karachi: Pakistan Test and one-day captain Misbah-ul Haq has said that he is confident that his team”s experiences in South Africa and their progress in the six-day training camp at the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium will help them win the last edition of the ICC Champions Trophy tournament. Misbah appeared satisfied with preparations at the six-day [...] The post Misbah banking on recent South Africa series experience to help Pak win last Champion Trophy appeared first on Cricket News. ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan : Pakistan’s tough tour of South Africa has put them in the right mindset for the Champions Trophy, captain Misbah-ul-Haq said Wednesday after a training camp aimed at attuning the team to English conditions. Pakistan were thrashed 3-0 in Tests in South Africa, their batsmen unable to cope with the hosts’ blistering pace [...] The post Tough SA tour helped Pakistan – Misbah appeared first on Cricket News. London: Pakistan chief selector Iqbal Qasim has said the national selection committee has put a lot of thought into selecting eight batsmen, a wicket-keeper and seven bowlers for the Champions Trophy in England next month, dispelling the impression by experts that the chosen squad lacked quality batsmen. The squad will exclude flagging veterans Younis Khan, [...] The post Pak chief selector Qasim says balanced Champions Trophy team has quality batsmen appeared first on Cricket News. Dubai: New Zealand”s Daniel Vettori and Sri Lanka”s Mahela Jayawardena and Kumar Sangakkara are set to join an exclusive club of cricketers to play in six ICC Champions Trophy tournaments after they were named in their respective squads for the elite event to be staged in England and Wales from 6-23 June. In addition to [...] The post Vettori, Jayawardena and Sangakkara set to appear in sixth ICC Champions Trophy appeared first on Cricket News. Karachi: Former Pakistan captain Mushtaq Mohammed has supported the exclusion of all-rounder Shahid Afridi and batsman Umar Akmal from the ICC Champions Trophy squad, saying that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is completely justified in its action. The decision to not select the previously talismanic figure of Shahid Afridi was a real point of contention, [...] The post Ex-Pak skipper justifies exclusion of Afridi, Akmal from Champions Trophy squad appeared first on Cricket News.
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