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Faisal iqbal Biography

Faisal Iqbal(born 30 December 1981 in Karachi) is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and occasional right-arm medium-pace bowler. Iqbal, nephew of Javed Miandad, was a prolific junior-level scorer. He played two Tests in South Africa in 2003-04 but after not performing well was dropped. Upon returning to Test cricket after a two-year hiatus, he scored his maiden Test century against India to help Pakistan win the 2005�06 Test series in the final Test in Karachi.

Current age 29 years 190 days

Major teams Pakistan, Karachi, Pakistan A, Pakistan International Airlines, Pakistan National Shipping Corporation, Pakistan Reserves

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm medium

Relation Uncle - Javed Miandad

Batting and fielding averages

Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St

Tests 26 44 2 1124 139 26.76 2545 44.16 1 8 136 5 22 0

ODIs 18 16 2 314 100* 22.42 519 60.50 1 0 24 4 3 0

First-class 160 250 25 8829 200* 39.24 16 53 134 0

List A 139 127 23 4061 123 39.04 5 31 45 0

Twenty20 20 20 2 365 58 20.27 333 109.60 0 1 27 11 3 0

Bowling averages

Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10

Tests 26 1 6 7 0 - - - 7.00 - 0 0 0

ODIs 18 2 18 33 0 - - - 11.00 - 0 0 0

First-class 160 210 143 1 1/6 143.00 4.08 210.0 0 0

List A 139 72 108 1 1/15 1/15 108.00 9.00 72.0 0 0 0

Twenty20 20 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Batting and fielding averages

Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St

Tests 26 44 2 1124 139 26.76 2545 44.16 1 8 136 5 22 0

ODIs 18 16 2 314 100* 22.42 519 60.50 1 0 24 4 3 0

First-class 160 250 25 8829 200* 39.24 16 53 134 0

List A 139 127 23 4061 123 39.04 5 31 45 0

Twenty20 20 20 2 365 58 20.27 333 109.60 0 1 27 11 3 0

Bowling averages

Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10

Tests 26 1 6 7 0 - - - 7.00 - 0 0 0

ODIs 18 2 18 33 0 - - - 11.00 - 0 0 0

First-class 160 210 143 1 1/6 143.00 4.08 210.0 0 0

List A 139 72 108 1 1/15 1/15 108.00 9.00 72.0 0 0 0

Twenty20 20 - - - - - - - - - - - -

First-class debut 1998/99

Last First-class Baluchistan v Sind at Lahore, Mar 15-18, 2011 scorecard

List A debut 1997/98

Last List A National Bank of Pakistan v Pakistan International Airlines at Faisalabad, Feb 6, 2011 scorecard

Twenty20 debut Lahore Lions v Karachi Dolphins at Karachi, Feb 24, 2006 scorecard

Last Twenty20 West Indies A v Pakistan A at North Sound, Nov 6, 2010 scorecard

Recent matches

Bat & Bowl Team Opposition Ground Match Date Scorecard

77, 4 Sind v Baluchistan Lahore 15 Mar 2011 First-class

67, 11 Sind v Federal Lahore 9 Mar 2011 First-class

118 Sind v Khyber-Pak Lahore 3 Mar 2011 First-class

2 Sind v Punjab (Pak) Lahore 19 Feb 2011 First-class

7, 38 Sind v Baluchistan Lahore 13 Feb 2011 First-class

11 PIA v National Bnk Faisalabad 6 Feb 2011 List A

31 PIA v Habib Bank Rawalpindi 3 Feb 2011 List A

56* PIA v K Dolphins Islamabad 1 Feb 2011 List A

108 PIA v R Rams Islamabad 30 Jan 2011 List A

53* PIA v Leopards Islamabad 28 Jan 2011 List A

Profile

Wisden overview

A gutsy strokeplayer with a sound defence and an attitude to boot, Faisal Iqbal is an exciting middle-order prospect for Pakistan. A prolific performer at junior level, Iqbal's elevation into the Test team was criticised on ground of nepotism - he is Javed Miandad's nephew. But he demonstrated that he was worth that Test cap with an aggressive counter-attacking 83 off 85 balls in the first Test against Australia in Colombo in 2002-03. He was particularly impressive against Shane Warne, using his feet superbly to seize the momentum for Pakistan, and he did it all with a swagger that was refreshingly reminiscent of his uncle. He couldn't repeat his performance in the rest of that series, or in the two Tests he played in South Africa in 2002-03.

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