Pakistan Cricket Players: misbah ul haq

Misbah ul Haq Biography

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Misbah-ul-Haq Khan Niazi (born May 28, 1974) is a Pakistani cricketer. Misbah is known for his cool headed batting especially under pressure. Outside of cricket he has done an MBA from the University of Management Technology, Lahore. Misbah was initially noticed for his technique and his temperament in the Tri-nation tournament in Nairobi, Kenya in 2002, as he scored two fifties in the three innings in which he played, however, over the next three Tests he played against Australia, he failed to score more than twenty runs and was soon dumped from the team. Having witnessed Pakistan being eliminated in the opening phase of the 2003 Cricket World Cup, Misbah was part of the changes made to the team in the aftermath of these results, but failed to make much of an impact and was soon dropped again. 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 3 consecutive sixes. The sixes came off Harbhajan Singh's last over of the match. 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 not out.Misbah ul Haq is a professional Pakistani Cricketer, who was born on May 28, 1974 in Mianwali, Punjab. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm leg-break bowler. He graduated in Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Management and Technology, Lahore.

On March 8, 2001, Misbah ul Haq made his Test debut for his national side in a match against New Zealand at Auckland. A few years later, during the 2007 tour to India, he scored his first Test century, a 161 not out in a match against India that rescued his team from follow-on. He carried on this good form and scored his second ton in the same series with an unbeaten 133 in the third test, later being his career best. In the following year, Misbah ul Haq was named as the vice-captain of the national side and was also rewarded with a grade A contract. He had a prolific run that year by scoring 458 runs in his last 5 Test match innings for Pakistan and in particular he averaged a staggering 152.67 against India. As of 2008, Misbah ul Haq has scored 671 runs from 10 Tests at an average that is just under 42.

Misbah ul Haq made his One Day International (ODI) debut against New Zealand at Lahore on April 27, 2002, which his side won by 66 runs. Following this victory, he was included in the squad for the Tri-nation tournament in Nairobi, Kenya in 2002.
During this tournament, he made two fifties from the three innings and was appreciated for his skillful batting technique and his ability to keep his calmness in pressure situation. He had a spectacular 2008 season by scoring 190 Runs at an average of 63.33 from his last five ODIs. Since then, Misbah ul Haq has scored 1,085 runs from 40 ODIs at an average of 38.75 with a career best score of 76.

In 2007, Misbah ul Haq made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Bangladesh on September 2, in which his side won by 30 runs. He was named in the squad for the inaugural edition of the International Cricket Council (ICC) World T20. During this tournament,
Misbah ul Haq was named Man of the Match for his blistering knock of 66 runs from 44 deliveries that helped his side defeat Australia in a Super 8s match. He played a crucial role in his sides’ entry to final and was an integral part of the side that finished as runners-up in this tournament. As of 2008, Misbah ul Haq has scored a total of 338 from 10 T20Is at a staggering average of 67.60 with a career best of 87 not out.

In 2008, Misbah ul Haq signed with the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore for a contract worth $125,000. During the first season of IPL, he played 8 games, scored 117 runs and his highest score is 47 not out, which came against Delhi DareDevils in a league match.