Basit Ali

Basit Ali
Personal information
Born (1970-12-13) 13 December 1970 (age 53)
Karachi,Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm offbreak
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 126)16 April 1993 v West Indies
Last Test8 December 1995 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 89)23 March 1993 v West Indies
Last ODI16 April 1996 v South Africa
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI
Matches 19 50
Runs scored 858 1,265
Batting average 26.81 34.18
100s/50s 1/5 1/9
Top score 103 127*
Balls bowled 6 30
Wickets 0 1
Bowling average 21.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/17
Catches/stumpings 6/– 15/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 4 February 2017

Basit Ali (Urdu: باسط علی, born 13 December 1970) is a Pakistani cricket coach and former cricketer who played in 19 Test matches and 50 One Day Internationals from 1993 to 1996.

A right-hander, he has the relatively uncommon statistic of having a higher ODI than Test batting average. Strong through the covers and point, Ali was also exceptionally good at playing hook and pull shots against the fast bowlers.