Pakistan Cricket Players: Imran Nazir

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Imran Nazir Biography

Born December 16, 1981, Gujranwala, Punjab

Current age 31 years 48 days

Major teams Pakistan, Asia XI, Dhaka Gladiators, ICL Pakistan XI, Lahore Badshahs, National Bank of Pakistan, North West Frontier Province Panthers, Pakistan Reserves, Sheikhupura Cricket Association, Sialkot Cricket Association, Sialkot Stallions, Water and Power Development Authority, Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited

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 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 25 24 1 500 72 21.73 370 135.13 0 3 59 22 11 0
First-class 131 212 9 6640 185 32.70 9 41 104 0
List A 157 157 3 4102 160 26.63 8 16 71 0
Twenty20 87 85 10 2249 76* 29.98 1471 152.88 0 17 257 108 31 0
Bowling averages
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 25 - - - - - - - - - - - -
First-class 131 586 458 8 3/61 57.25 4.68 73.2 0 0
List A 157 385 365 14 3/34 3/34 26.07 5.68 27.5 0 0 0
Twenty20 87 3 8 3 3 1/0 1/0 1.00 2.25 2.6 0 0 0
Career statistics
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 Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo (RPS), Oct 4, 2012 scorecard
T20I statistics

First-class debut 1998/99
Last First-class United Bank Limited v Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited at Islamabad, Nov 26-29, 2012 scorecard
List A debut 1998/99
Last List A Water and Power Development Authority v Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited at Lahore, Mar 16, 2012 scorecard
Twenty20 debut Lahore Eagles v Sialkot Stallions at Lahore, Apr 26, 2005 scorecard
Last Twenty20 Lahore Lions v Sialkot Stallions at Lahore, Dec 7, 2012 scorecard
Recent matches
Bat & Bowl Team Opposition Ground Match Date Scorecard
22 S Stallions v Lahore Lions Lahore 7 Dec 2012 T20
15 S Stallions v Falcons Lahore 6 Dec 2012 T20
19 S Stallions v Tigers Lahore 5 Dec 2012 T20
9 S Stallions v Zebras Lahore 3 Dec 2012 T20
18 S Stallions v Quetta Bears Lahore 2 Dec 2012 T20
65 S Stallions v Leopards Lahore 1 Dec 2012 T20
185, 0/4 ZTBL v United Bank Islamabad 26 Nov 2012 FC
74 ZTBL v Port Qasim A Islamabad 20 Nov 2012 FC
0/27, 63, 0/2, 0 ZTBL v State B of P Islamabad 14 Nov 2012 FC
5, 16, 0/6 ZTBL v PIA Islamabad 8 Nov 2012 FC
Profile
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.

Imran Nazir