Ijaz Ahmed

Pakistan

Full name Ijaz Ahmed

Born September 20, 1968, Sialkot, Punjab

Current age 50 years 148 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

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct
Tests	60	92	4	3315	211	37.67			12	12	417	23	45
ODIs	250	232	29	6564	139*	32.33	8174	80.30	10	37			90
First-class	169	271	14	9889	211	38.47			26	41			123
List A	371	341	37	10037	139*	33.01			16	59			135

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Tests	60	6	180	77	2	1/9	1/9	38.50	2.56	90.0	0	0
ODIs	250	28	637	476	5	2/31	2/31	95.20	4.48	127.4	0	0
First-class	169		2048	1098	34	5/95		32.29	3.21	60.2		1
List A	371		1853+	1451	31	3/46	3/46	46.80	4.51*	68.6*	0	0

Career statistics

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

Recent matches

Bat & Bowl	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
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

Profile

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

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