Full name Misbah-ul-Haq Khan Niazi
Born May 28, 1974, Mianwali, Punjab
Current age 43 years 326 days
Major teams Pakistan, Faisalabad Wolves, Islamabad United, Khan Research Labs, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Sargodha, St Lucia Zouks
Playing role Middle-order batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
75 | 132 | 20 | 5222 | 161* | 46.62 | 11726 | 44.53 | 10 | 39 | 511 | 81 | 50 | 0 |
ODIs ![]() |
162 | 149 | 31 | 5122 | 96* | 43.40 | 6945 | 73.75 | 0 | 42 | 342 | 83 | 66 | 0 |
T20Is ![]() |
39 | 34 | 13 | 788 | 87* | 37.52 | 715 | 110.20 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 26 | 14 | 0 |
First-class | 234 | 386 | 46 | 16716 | 284 | 49.16 | 43 | 97 | 198 | 0 | ||||
List A | 288 | 264 | 55 | 9909 | 129* | 47.41 | 11 | 70 | 123 | 0 | ||||
T20s ![]() |
159 | 138 | 36 | 3365 | 107* | 32.99 | 2893 | 116.31 | 1 | 12 | 217 | 134 | 65 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
75 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
ODIs ![]() |
162 | 1 | 24 | 30 | 0 | - | - | - | 7.50 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T20Is ![]() |
39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First-class | 234 | 324 | 246 | 3 | 1/2 | 82.00 | 4.55 | 108.0 | 0 | 0 | |||
List A | 288 | 144 | 179 | 1 | 1/10 | 1/10 | 179.00 | 7.45 | 144.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
T20s ![]() |
159 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Test debut | New Zealand v Pakistan at Auckland, Mar 8-12, 2001 scorecard |
Last Test | West Indies v Pakistan at Roseau, May 10-14, 2017 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | Pakistan v New Zealand at Lahore, Apr 27, 2002 scorecard |
Last ODI | Australia v Pakistan at Adelaide, Mar 20, 2015 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | Bangladesh v Pakistan at Nairobi (Gym), Sep 2, 2007 scorecard |
Last T20I | England v Pakistan at Abu Dhabi, Feb 27, 2012 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | 1998/99 |
Last First-class | Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited v Sui Southern Gas Corporation at Faisalabad, Oct 21-22, 2017 scorecard |
List A debut | 1998/99 |
Last List A | Faisalabad v Peshawar at Peshawar, Jan 31, 2018 scorecard |
T20s debut | Faisalabad Wolves v Peshawar Panthers at Karachi, Feb 24, 2006 scorecard |
Last T20s | Islamabad United v Karachi Kings at Sharjah, Mar 16, 2018 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
19 | Islamabad Un | v Karachi Kngs | Sharjah | 16 Mar 2018 | T20 |
- | Islamabad Un | v Quetta Glad | Sharjah | 15 Mar 2018 | T20 |
- | Islamabad Un | v Sultans | Sharjah | 13 Mar 2018 | T20 |
- | Islamabad Un | v Zalmi | Dubai (DSC) | 9 Mar 2018 | T20 |
12* | Islamabad Un | v Qalandars | Dubai (DSC) | 8 Mar 2018 | T20 |
- | Islamabad Un | v Karachi Kngs | Sharjah | 4 Mar 2018 | T20 |
4 | Islamabad Un | v Qalandars | Sharjah | 2 Mar 2018 | T20 |
22 | Islamabad Un | v Quetta Glad | Sharjah | 28 Feb 2018 | T20 |
44 | Faisalabad | v Peshawar | Peshawar | 31 Jan 2018 | LA |
35* | Faisalabad | v FATA | Rawalpindi | 29 Jan 2018 | LA |
The most remarkable aspect about Misbah-ul-Haq is his unflappable temperament. It shows in his batting, which reached unprecedented levels of consistency in 2011, and in his captaincy, which helped lift Pakistan from the depths of the spot-fixing saga in England in 2010. Taking over as leader immediately after that episode at the age of 36, Misbah's calm approach was exactly what Pakistan cricket needed after the tumultuous period it had gone through.