Inzamam-ul-Haq

SI

Inzamam-ul-Haq

Inzamam-ul-Haq in 2005
Personal information
Full name	Syed Inzamam-ul-Haq[1]
Born	(1970-03-03) 3 March 1970 (age 54) Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
Nickname	Inzi[2] Sultan of Multan[3]
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)[4]
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Role	Batsman
Relations	Javed Ilyas (uncle)[5] Imam-ul-Haq (nephew) Ibtesam-ul-Haq (son)[6]
International information
National side	Pakistan (1991–2007)
Test debut (cap 124)	4 June 1992 v England
Last Test	5 October 2007 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 158)	23 November 1991 v West Indies
Last ODI	21 March 2007 v Zimbabwe
ODI shirt no.	8
Only T20I (cap 2)	28 August 2006 v England
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1985/86–2003/04	Multan
1988/89–1996/97	United Bank Limited
1996/97–2000/01	Faisalabad
1998/99	Rawalpindi
2001/02	National Bank of Pakistan
2006/07	Water and Power Development Authority
2007	Yorkshire
2007/08–2008/09	Hyderabad Heroes
2007/08–2008/09	Lahore Badshahs
Head coaching information
Years	Team
2015–2016	Afghanistan
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 120 378 245 458 Runs scored 8,830 11,739 16,785 13,746 Batting average 49.60 39.53 50.10 38.04 100s/50s 25/46 10/83 45/87 12/97 Top score 329 137* 329 157* Balls bowled 9 58 2,704 896 Wickets 0 3 39 30 Bowling average – 21.33 33.20 24.66 5 wickets in innings – 0 2 0 10 wickets in match – 0 0 0 Best bowling – 1/0 5/80 3/18 Catches/stumpings 81/– 113/– 172/– 128/–
Medal record Men's Cricket Representing  Pakistan ICC Cricket World Cup Winner 1992 Australia and New Zealand Runner-up 1999 England-Wales -Ireland-Scotland-Netherlands
Source: CricketArchive, 20 September 2008

Syed Inzamam-ul-Haq^[1] SI (Urdu: انضمام الحق; pronunciation^ⓘ born 3 March 1970^[6]), also known as Inzi, is a former Pakistan cricketer and captain of Pakistan national cricket team. He is regarded as one of the great players Pakistan has produced and one of the best middle-order batsmen of all time.^[7][8] He was the former chief selector of the Pakistan cricket team before resigning in 2023. He was a part of the Pakistani squad which won the 1992 Cricket World Cup.

He was the leading run scorer for Pakistan in one-day internationals, and the third-highest run scorer for Pakistan in Test cricket. He is the only Pakistani batsman to score 20,000 runs in international cricket arena. He was the captain of the Pakistan national cricket team from 2003 to 2007. As well as being a prolific batsman, he also occasionally bowled gentle left-arm spin.

Inzamam rose to fame in the semi-final of the 1992 Cricket World Cup. He remained one of the team's leading batsmen throughout the decade in both Test and ODI cricket. In 2003, he was appointed captain of the team. His tenure as captain ended after Pakistan's early exit from the 2007 Cricket World Cup. Inzamam retired from international cricket in 2007, following the second Test match against South Africa, falling three runs short of Javed Miandad as Pakistan's leading run scorer in Test cricket at the time. Following his retirement, he joined the Indian Cricket League, captaining the Hyderabad Heroes in the inaugural edition of the Twenty20 competition. In the ICL's second edition, he captained the Lahore Badshahs, a team composed entirely of Pakistani cricketers.

Inzamam-ul-Haq is a prominent member of the Tablighi Jamaat, an Islamic missionary organisation, and remains an influential personality in Pakistan cricket.^[9]

In April 2016, he was appointed the chief selector of the Pakistan national cricket team. In August 2023, he was again appointed chief selector of the Pakistan cricket team.