Saleem Elahi

Saleem Elahi
Personal information
Full name
Saleem Elahi
Born (1976-11-21) 21 November 1976 (age 47)
Sahiwal, Punjab, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-break
RoleBatsman,
Occasional wicket-keeper
RelationsManzoor Elahi (brother),
Zahoor Elahi (brother),
Babar Manzoor (nephew)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 136)9 November 1995 v Australia
Last Test2 January 2003 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 102)29 September 1995 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI14 January 2004 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.28
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1994–1999Lahore City
1996–1997United Bank Ltd
1997–2011Habib Bank Ltd
2001Lahore Whites
2002Lahore Blues
2004Lahore
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 13 48 111 141
Runs scored 436 1,579 5,508 6,277
Batting average 18.95 36.72 32.02 52.30
100s/50s 0/1 4/9 8/26 18/37
Top score 72 135 229 172
Balls bowled 6 42 12
Wickets 0 0 1
Bowling average 16.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/6
Catches/stumpings 10/1 10/– 74/1 38/–
Source: CricInfo, 25 July 2015

Saleem Elahi (Urdu: سلیم الہی, born 21 November 1976) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played 13 Test matches and 48 One Day Internationals between 1995 and 2004. He made 102 not out on his international debut, against Sri Lanka in September 1995, becoming the first player from Pakistan to score a century on ODI debut.

Considered a limited-overs specialist, Elahi averages 36.17 in ODIs and 52.30 in List A cricket. In 28 of the 48 ODIs that he had played as an opener he averaged 42, the best for a Pakistani. He had limited success in first-class cricket averaging just 32.[1]

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