Full name Ghulam Ali Ansari
Born September 8, 1966, Karachi, Sind
Current age 51 years 227 days
Major teams Pakistan, Karachi, Pakistan Automobiles Corporation, Pakistan International Airlines, Pakistan University Grants Commission, United Bank Limited
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
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ODIs ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 38 | 17.66 | 121 | 43.80 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 167 | 271 | 22 | 9973 | 224 | 40.05 | 23 | 52 | 108 | 0 | ||||
List A | 163 | 159 | 11 | 5201 | 156* | 35.14 | 6 | 35 | 57 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ODIs ![]() |
3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First-class | 167 | 1145 | 609 | 24 | 5/43 | 25.37 | 3.19 | 47.7 | 1 | 0 | |||
List A | 163 | 365 | 335 | 8 | 2/29 | 2/29 | 41.87 | 5.50 | 45.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ODI debut | Pakistan v West Indies at Cape Town, Feb 25, 1993 scorecard |
Last ODI | Bangladesh v Pakistan at Sharjah, Apr 8, 1995 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
First-class debut | 1989/90 |
Last First-class | Pakistan International Airlines v Sialkot at Multan, Apr 23-25, 2006 scorecard |
List A debut | 1989/90 |
Last List A | Pakistan Customs v Pakistan International Airlines at Karachi, Feb 13, 2006 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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20, 1c/0s | Pakistan Snr | v India Snrs | Delhi | 27 Feb 2007 | Other |
0/18, 57 | Pakistan Snr | v India Snrs | Kozhikode | 25 Feb 2007 | Other |
0/25, 41 | Pakistan Snr | v India Snrs | Udaipur | 23 Feb 2007 | Other |
32, 22 | PIA | v Sialkot | Multan | 23 Apr 2006 | FC |
124, 39 | PIA | v National Bnk | Multan | 17 Apr 2006 | FC |
0 | PIA | v Pak Customs | Karachi | 13 Feb 2006 | LA |
31 | PIA | v Khan RL | Karachi | 11 Feb 2006 | LA |
63 | PIA | v Habib Bank | Karachi | 4 Feb 2006 | LA |
79, 84 | PIA | v Habib Bank | Rawalpindi | 27 Jan 2006 | FC |
44, 78 | PIA | v PTCL | Rawalpindi | 21 Jan 2006 | FC |
Wisden Overview
Ghulam Ali is a solid right-hand opening batsman who possesses resolute concentration and almost limitless patience. He was 23 before he made his first-class debut for Karachi in 1990-91, but he made 101 in his second match, against the New Zealand tourists. The following year his 988 runs at 52.00 were instrumental in guiding Karachi to the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, and in 1992-93 his good form continued with 595 runs at 42.42. It won him a place in the Pakistan squad for the Sharjah ODI tournament but he didn't play. He didn't have to wait long for his debut which came against West Indies at Cape Town where he made 2 as Pakistan were bundled out for 43. He had to wait two more years for his next chance, in the Pepsi Asia Cup at Sharjah, but after making 13 and 38 he was again dropped, this time for good. He was surprisingly picked as the reserve opener for the 1999-2000 tour to Australia but played only one first-class match. He continues to score heavily in domestic cricket, making two big hundreds for PIA in the 2002-03 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.