Full name Ijaz Ahmed
Born September 20, 1968, Sialkot, Punjab
Current age 51 years 79 days
Major teams Pakistan, Durham, Gujranwala Cricket Association, Habib Bank Limited, Islamabad Cricket Association, Lahore, Pakistan Automobiles Corporation, Rawalpindi
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm medium
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 60 | 92 | 4 | 3315 | 211 | 37.67 | 12 | 12 | 417 | 23 | 45 | 0 | ||
ODIs | 250 | 232 | 29 | 6564 | 139* | 32.33 | 8174 | 80.30 | 10 | 37 | 90 | 0 | ||
First-class | 169 | 271 | 14 | 9889 | 211 | 38.47 | 26 | 41 | 123 | 0 | ||||
List A | 371 | 341 | 37 | 10037 | 139* | 33.01 | 16 | 59 | 135 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 60 | 6 | 180 | 77 | 2 | 1/9 | 1/9 | 38.50 | 2.56 | 90.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs | 250 | 28 | 637 | 476 | 5 | 2/31 | 2/31 | 95.20 | 4.48 | 127.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 169 | 2048 | 1098 | 34 | 5/95 | 32.29 | 3.21 | 60.2 | 1 | 0 | |||
List A | 371 | 1853+ | 1451 | 31 | 3/46 | 3/46 | 46.80 | 4.51* | 68.6* | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | India v Pakistan at Chennai, Feb 3-8, 1987 scorecard |
Last Test | New Zealand v Pakistan at Hamilton, Mar 27-30, 2001 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | Pakistan v West Indies at Sialkot, Nov 14, 1986 scorecard |
Last ODI | New Zealand v Pakistan at Nairobi (Gym), Oct 11, 2000 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
First-class debut | 1983/84 |
Last First-class | Karachi Urban v Sialkot at Multan, Feb 19-22, 2007 scorecard |
List A span | 1983/84 - 2001/02 |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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61*, 0/47 | Pakistan Snr | v India Snrs | Delhi | 27 Feb 2007 | Other |
0/15, 83 | Pakistan Snr | v India Snrs | Kozhikode | 25 Feb 2007 | Other |
68, 2 | Sialkot | v Karachi Urba | Multan | 19 Feb 2007 | FC |
13 | Sialkot | v Karachi Harb | Karachi | 13 Feb 2007 | FC |
9 | Sialkot | v Karachi Urba | Sialkot | 7 Feb 2007 | FC |
16 | Sialkot | v Lahore S | Sialkot | 1 Feb 2007 | FC |
15, 25 | Sialkot | v Rawalpindi | Rawalpindi | 18 Jan 2007 | FC |
0 | Sialkot | v Faisalabad | Sialkot | 12 Jan 2007 | FC |
Wisden overview
Pakistan's No. 3 for many years when Inzamam-ul-Haq and Salim Malik chose to languish further down the order, Ijaz Ahmed is an ungainly but effective player. It looks all wrong even as he takes guard with a stance so closed that BBW (buttock before wicket) is a likely dismissal. Dubbed The Axeman for the way he chops down at the ball outside off stump, Ijaz's technique is dominated by the bottom hand. He is an exceptionally powerful square-cutter and good off his legs forcing through midwicket. He can also up the tempo to suit the occasion. Ijaz is quick in the covers and once bowled medium-pacers with a round-arm action. His calibre can be judged by the number of hundreds he's made against Australia - six. Kamran Abbasi