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Khurram Manzoor Biography

Khurram Manzoor is a Pakistani first class cricketer who has also played One Day International cricket for his country. He is a right-hand opening batsman who also bowls off-spin and he made his first class debut in the 2003-04 season before representing Pakistan for the first time in the 5th ODI against Zimbabwe in Sheikhupura in February 2007.

An immensely talented opening batsman, Khurram Manzoor is seen as a long term solution to Pakistan’s opening woes which over time has become a game of musical chairs.

The right hander who made his entry into domestic cricket aged just 16 immediately made waves on his first class debut scoring a fine 73 against Peshawar. His form thereafter was patchy but he turned over a new leaf in 2006-07 and in his next three seasons was averaging close to 54 in first class cricket.

Such batting prowess couldn’t be ignored by selectors who handed him his ODI debut against Zimbabwe in early 2008. Khurram made full use of his opportunity scoring a 50 on debut and followed it up with another half century in the next game. Exactly a year following his ODI debut, he received his Test cap and only in his second Test scored an unbeaten 59 against the Sri Lankans. However a humiliating 3-0 Test loss to Australia in the 2009-10 saw him unceremoniously dumped from the side despite making a fine 77 in the third and final Test of the series.

But following some scintillating performances for Pakistan A on the tour of West Indies, in late 2010, he was once again recalled to Pakistan’s Test side for a two Test tour of New Zealand. Opportunities are bound to follow in future but the onus will now be on the man from Karachi to make full use of them and give the selectors some food for thought.

Full Name: Khurram Manzoor

Date of Birth: Jun 10, 1986, Karachi, Sind

Major Team: Pakistan, Karachi Cricket Association Blues, Karachi Dolphins, Karachi Harbour, Karachi Urban, Pakistan A, Pakistan Under-19s, Rajshahi Division

Playing Roll: Batsman

Batting Style: Right

Bowling Style: Right-arm offbreak

Teams: Karachi Cricket Association Blues, Karachi Dolphins, Karachi Harbour, Karachi Urban, Pakistan International Airlines, Pakistan Under-19s

Debut: 2nd Feb 2008

ODI Best: 83

Test Best: 93

Khurram is a tall right handed opening batsman who has represented Pakistan in 7 one day internationals.

Manzoor came into national reckoning finally after scoring over 1,000 runs at 53.9 in the first half of the 2007-08 season. He played for Pakistan A against Australia A, before being drafted into Pakistan's squad for the final ODI against Zimbabwe in January 2008. He duly made his international debut in Sheikhupura, marking it with an impressive fifty.

Manzoor was the skipper of the Academy team that toured with grat success to Zimbabwe and Kenya in 2008 and his performances on that tour and back home in the 2008/09 domestic season earned him a call up for the 3 ODIs versus Sri Lanka.

Manzoor has since played 7 ODI yet seems to have found himself on the outer in the one day squad, with selectors reverting to openers who are more aggressive not necessarily more effective. Manzoor did however make his test match debut against Sri Lanka in Karachi. An unbeaten 59 in an abandoned match at Lahore, impressed the selectors and he was retained for the following series away to Sri Lanka. In the final test match in Sri Lanka, Manzoor missed his maiden century by 7 runs but with Pakistan struggling to find good opening batsmen, Khurram seems to have made the opening position his to lose.

Khurram is definitely seen as a long term solution to Pakistan's opening problems and more than likely has a very bright future ahead of him.

An immensely talented opening batsman, Khurram Manzoor is seen as a long term solution to Pakistan’s opening woes which over time has become a game of musical chairs.

Profile

At only 16, Khurram Manzoor made an attacking 73 on first-class debut against Peshawar. He drifted off the scene for a couple of years, but came back strongly for Karachi Whites in the 2004-05 season, scoring close to 500 runs with two hundreds. That sparked his push to the fringes of the national squad, where Pakistan struggled constantly to find a stable opening pair. An aggressive opener with a stance not too dissimilar to Ijaz Ahmed's - backside jutting out and legs planted wide apart - Manzoor came into national reckoning finally after scoring over 1,000 runs at 53.9 in the first half of the 2007-08 season. He played for Pakistan A against Australia A, before being drafted into Pakistan's squad for the final ODI against Zimbabwe in January 2008. He duly made his international debut in Sheikhupura, marking it with an impressive fifty.

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Fast Facts

He is one of only four Pakistanis to hit consecutive half centuries in their first two ODIs.

In only his first 5 ODIs, he had made three fifties.

His 97 run stand with Younis Khan against Zimbabwe in 2008 is the 2nd highest ODI partnership at the Sheikhupura Stadium in Pakistan.Test

Debut:

Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka at National Stadium, Karachi - Feb 21, 2009

Last played:

Pakistan Vs Australia at Bellerive Oval, Hobart - Jan 14, 2010

ODI

Debut:

Pakistan Vs Zimbabwe at Sheikhupura Stadium, Sheikhupura - Feb 02, 2008

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