Inzamam-ul-Haq is a former Pakistani cricketer. He made a name for himself as a sought-after player in an era dominated by legendary players like Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara and Steve Waugh. He was a member of the Pakistan team that won the 1992 World Cup. He retired in 2007 after Pakistan failed to qualify for the second leg of the 2007 World Cup in the West Indies.
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Wiki/Biography
Inzamam-ul-Haq was born on Tuesday, March 3, 1970 (age 52; as of 2022) in Multan, Pakistan. His zodiac sign is Pisces. His family lived in the town of Hans, modern-day Haryana, India; However, it moved to Pakistan during the partition of 1947. Graduated from Government Emerson College, Multan. He is also a prominent member of Pakistan’s Tablighi Jamaat. Almost everyone in his family is a cricket fan, so he also took up the game and was a very good bowler in his growing years; However, he gave up bowling completely and started batting practice.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 6′ 3″
Weight (approx): 95 kg
Hair color: black
Eye Color: Black
family and sect
Inzamam-ul-Haq belongs to a Syed Sunni Muslim family.
parents and siblings
His father, Intizam-ul-Haq, was a keen cricketer. His father survived the Hindu-Muslim riots during the partition of India. His father visited his hometown in India twice, in 1962 and 2005. He is the youngest among 4 siblings. His elder brother is Ehteram-ul-Haq, a professor of English at Hussain Islamia Diploma College, Multan. His brothers Insaram-ul-Haq and Intizar-ul-Haq are local businessmen in Multan. His daughter-in-law, Magfur-ul-Haq Taabish, is the son of businessman and renowned musician Mansoor Taabish. His Ikhtasar-ul-Haq lives in England. His nephew Imam-ul-Haq plays cricket for Pakistan.
wife and children
His wife’s name is Kashifa-ul-Haq and the couple has 2 children, a son, Ibtasam-ul-Haq and a daughter, Amina-ul-Haq, who is married to Mohsin Masood, son of prominent businessman Malik Muhammad Masood Khokhar of Sargodha.
Inzamam-ul-Haq with his wife
Inzamam-ul-Haq (stood) with his son-in-law and daughter at the wedding
religion
He follows Islam and is a devout Muslim.
signature/autograph
Career
Domestic cricket
He played for Multan in the under-19 division. He played for United Bank Limited, Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, National Bank of Pakistan and Water and Power Development Authority in home matches.
International
tests
He made his Test debut on 4 June 1992 against England at Edgbaston, England. After playing in his debut series against England in 1992, he was dropped because he looked ironic about his bowling. He started working on his batting and became ICC Test Batsman No.1 in 1995. In his career, he has played against every Test player in the nation. He scored 329 runs against New Zealand in Lahore, the second highest score for Pakistan in Tests. He scored 184 in his 100th Test match. He has the highest batting average in Test matches won by Pakistan among any Pakistani player. He played his last Test match on 8 October 2007 against South Africa at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.
Inzamam-ul-Haq during a Test match
ODI
He made his ODI debut on 22 November 1991 against West Indies at Gaddafi Stadium, Pakistan. After his debut against the West Indies in 1991, he became Pakistan’s leading run-scorer. He played in 5 World Cups and showed all kinds of batting skills. He held the record for most ODI fifties (83), which was later broken by Sachin Tendulkar (96). He played his last ODI match on 21 March 2007 against Zimbabwe at Sabina Park, West Indies.
Inzamam-ul-Haq during the 2007 World Cup
1992 World Cup
In the 1992 World Cup, he was an unknown face in the Pakistan team and played in various positions in the tournament. His 60 runs in just 37 balls in the crucial semi-final match against New Zealand made him a household name. New Zealand captain Martin Crowe spoke about the innings in an interview and said:
The game was ours until Inzamami came up with that glorious strike. Pakistan had to go for big shots and Inzamam took it upon himself to bat.
Wasim Akram also spoke about Inzamam’s semi-final match-winning knock in the interview and said:
The night before, Inzi had a high fever and was burning all night, so she went to Imran Khan and said, “I have a fever and I don’t think I can play.” Imran said, “Inz, don’t think about anything else, just think about how you are going to play this game.”
Later, Pakistan won the final of the tournament to lift the World Cup trophy. In the interview, Inzamam spoke about the 1992 World Cup triumph and said that the win would inspire the younger generation of cricketers in Pakistan. She said,
The 1992 World Cup victory changed Pakistan’s cricket. A number of cricketers from that side have proved to be role models and inspirations for the younger generation. Collectively, they emerged as a force to be reckoned with, I think it was the best era I played cricket. We regularly beat almost every team in the Test and ODI arena.
Inzamam-ul-Haq playing for New Zealand in the 1992 World Cup
T20I
He played his only T20 match on 28 August 2006 against England at County Ground, England.
Pakistan captain
He captained Pakistan in 30 Tests. During his captaincy, he reportedly earned the respect of almost every player in the team, and then Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer even said in an interview that the players listen to Inzamam more than him. As captain, his batting average was higher than when he was not captain.
Chief selector of Pakistan and head coach of Afghanistan
He joined the Afghanistan national team as head coach in late 2015; However, when the Pakistan Cricket Board hired him as the chief selector in 2016, he came and picked the Pakistan team that won the Asia Cup in 2017. He resigned in 2019.
Inzamam-ul-Haq as the head coach of Afghanistan
Jersey number
Inzamam wore his ODI numbered jersey
records
- He has the highest ODI run scored by a Pakistani player with 11,739 runs.
- He has the most fifties in Test cricket and ODI cricket by a Pakistani batsman with 46 and 83 respectively.
- He has the most runs by any Pakistani player in international cricket (20,541 runs).
Statistics
Batting statistics
test
- Highest score – 329 against New Zealand
One Day Internationals
- Highest score – 137* against New Zealand
T20I
- Highest score – 11* against England
World Cup matches
- Highest score – 81 v Australia
Fielding and bowling statistics
Test Cricket One Day International
confrontations
Inviting co-players to Islam
He caused controversy when he said in an interview that while playing in English county cricket, he along with Pakistani cricketer Saqlain Mushtaq and Indian cricketer Wasim Jaffer encouraged fellow non-Muslim players to convert to Islam.
“I, Saklain Mushtaq @Saqlain_Mushtaqand Wasim Zafar (Indian Muslim cricketer) @WasimJaffer14 used to convert non-Muslim cricketers to Islam in England”
– Inzamam ul Haq (Former Pakistan captain and chief selector of Pakistan cricket)@ashwinravi99 You should ask “Inzy Bhai” in the next interview. pic.twitter.com/3RaExom9wE
— Pakistan Untold (@pakistan_untold) December 19, 2020
Controversy of the oval test
In 2006, Inzamam captained a controversial Test match against England when they were accused of ball tampering by the England team and the referees awarded 5 penalties, suggesting the team had done something with the ball. The Pakistan team refused to play after the tea break and after an hour’s wait, the umpires removed the stumps and declared England the match winners, and Inzamam was banned from the ODI series against England. When asked about this, Inzamam said:
“He felt the ball was spoiled and conceded five runs to the opposition. And under ICC rules, that meant we were guilty of it. So I went to Darrell Herr and asked him what was wrong with the ball. As per the ICC rule, the umpire informs the player whether he is guilty before awarding these five runs. However, I was not informed. Then I decided that I cannot lead such a team and waited 15-20 minutes to show everyone that the whole team protested the decision.”
The ICC later changed the match result to “Match Abandoned Draw” after protests by the Pakistan Cricket Board.
Inzamam-ul-Haq during the Oval Test in 2006
Comments on Indian batsmen
In an interview with another Pakistani legend, Ramiz Raja, he said:
“When we played against India, their batting was stronger than ours on paper. But even our batsmen scored 30 or 40 runs, that was for the team, but for India, even if they scored 100 runs, they were playing for themselves, so that was the difference between the two sides.
Sourav Ganguly’s controversial catch
In 1999, India were playing against Pakistan and Sourav Ganguly was dismissed after a controversial catch by wicketkeeper Moeen Khan. India lost the Test match by 12 runs. Inzamam said in an interview with Indian spin bowler R. Ashwin,
“Two people participated in this case. One is Azhar Mahmood and the other is Moin Khan. As Sourav played the stroke, Azhar Mahmood was first hit on the body and then caught by Moeen Khan. I can’t tell you clearly about that because Azhar didn’t play that Test match. I was unwell in the second innings, so Azhar was substituted in my place. “I wasn’t there at the time, but I can say that the catch was suspicious.”
Controversy with the Pakistan Cricket Board
In 2013, differences between Inzamam-ul-Haq and the PCB hit the headlines when Inzamam-ul-Haq’s name was not announced by the PCB as a consultant for Pakistan’s tour of South Africa. According to Inzamam, PCB officials never contacted him to offer the position of bat consultant; However, according to PCB officials, they were trying to contact Inzamam. Inzamam spoke about this in an interview and said:
“I don’t know the reason for this, maybe the chairman of the board had a problem. I informed the board that I was interested in working with the players as a bat consultant. I did everything with them in the short time possible before the India tour. But when they didn’t contact me, what can I say.”
A fight with an Indian fan
In 1997, during a Sahara Cup match in Toronto, Canada, a fight broke out between Inzamam and an Indian cricket team fan from the stands when the fans started calling him “Aloo” (potato) and “Motu” (fat) from the stands. Inzamami got so angry that he entered the tribune and tried to beat him with a stick. He was taken out by the security, and the fan was kicked out of the stadium.
Awards, honors, achievements
- In 2005, he was awarded the Sitara-e-Imtiaz by the Government of Pakistan.
- For his outstanding achievements, he was also awarded honorary life membership of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).
- He was selected as a player in the 2005 ICC Test Team and ODI Team.
- He remained in the top 20 batsmen in the ICC Test Batsman rankings from 1995 until his retirement.
Facts/Trivia
- Her nickname is “Inzy”.
- It is also known as the gentle giant of Multan.
- He was a relatively new player at the 1992 World Cup; However, captain Imran Khan handpicked him for the tournament.
- When he was the PCB’s chief selector in 2017, he was given 10 million rupees after Pakistan won the Champions Trophy.
- He likes to eat chicken kadai, omelette and rice.
- He has a clothing brand Legends by Inzamam Ul Haq.
- He had weight problems and later in his career he hardly hit doubles or triples and scored most of his runs in boundaries.
- In 2021, he underwent angioplasty after complaining of stomach pains.
Inzamam-ul-Haq (left) with Babar-Azam
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