Saeed Anwar

For first-class cricketer, see Saeed Anwar (cricketer, born 1978). For the Pakistani field hockey player, see Saeed Anwar (field hockey).

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Saeed Anwar
سعید انور
Saeed Anwar in Jan, 2023
Personal information
Full name
Saeed Anwar
Born (1968-09-06) 6 September 1968 (age 56)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[1]
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left arm orthodox
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 120)23 November 1990 v West Indies
Last Test31 August 2001 v Bangladesh
ODI debut (cap 68)1 January 1989 v West Indies
Last ODI4 March 2003 v Zimbabwe
ODI shirt no.1
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 55 247 146 242
Runs scored 4,052 8824 10,169 8842
Batting average 45.52 39.21 45.19 39.21
100s/50s 11/25 20/43 30/51 26/54
Top score 188* 194 221 194
Balls bowled 48 242 653 858
Wickets 0 6 9 31
Bowling average – 31.83 45.77 20.80
5 wickets in innings – 0 0 0
10 wickets in match – 0 0 0
Best bowling – 2/9 3/83 4/39
Catches/stumpings 18/– 42/– 65/– 64/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  Pakistan
ICC Cricket World Cup
Runner-up 1999 England-Wales
-Ireland-Scotland-Netherlands
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 29 May 2012

Saeed Anwar PP (Urdu: سعید انور; born 6 September 1968) is a Pakistani former cricketer and a former captain for Tests and ODIs. An opening batsman and occasional slow left arm orthodox bowler, Anwar played international cricket between 1989 and 2003. Considered one of greatest opening batsmen Pakistan has ever produced and also regarded as one of the finest batsmen of his era.[2][3] Anwar has scored twenty centuries in ODIs, more than any other Pakistani batsmen in this format.[4][5] He played 55 Test matches, scoring 4052 runs with eleven centuries, average 45.52. In 247 One Day Internationals (ODIs) he made 8824 runs at an average of 39.21. Anwar is credited for being one of the most stylish batsmen of 1990s alongside Mark Waugh, Damien Martyn and Sourav Ganguly. His timing, elegance and placement of cricket shots are widely admired by cricket fans. He was a part of the squad which finished as runners-up at the 1999 Cricket World Cup.

Anwar got a pair at his Test debut against the West Indies in 1990, and scored 169 runs in his third Test against New Zealand in February 1994. In 1998–99, he became the third Pakistani to carry his bat through a Test innings, and scored his highest Test score of 188 not out. He made seven ODI centuries at Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, including three consecutive during 1993–94. Anwar scored two successive hundreds on three occasions in his career. He is most notable for scoring 194 runs against India in Chennai in 1997, the highest score for that time, and now the tenth highest individual score in an ODI.[6][7] Anwar participated in three Cricket World Cups, and captained Pakistan in seven Tests and 11 ODIs. In August 2003, he announced his retirement from International cricket. Saeed Anwar was the highest runs scoring batsman for Pakistan in 1996,1999 and 2003 World Cup.

  1. ^ "Saeed Anwar's profile on CREX".
  2. ^ "Pakistan inspired by Saeed Anwar's Chennai magic at World Cup". gulftoday.ae. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  3. ^ "'He should have been Pakistan's Brian Lara': Wasim Akram singles out 'casual' ex-teammate; calls him 'shallow thinker'". Hindustan Times. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Players – Pakistan – Saeed Anwar". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  5. ^ "Cricket Records – Pakistan– One-Day Internationals – Most hundreds". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  6. ^ "Sachin becomes first batsman to score 200 in an ODI". The Times of India. Press Trust of India. 24 February 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
  7. ^ "Sachin break Anwar's Record". Cricketworld4u.com. Archived from the original on 6 May 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2010.