Full name Sikander Bakht
Born August 25, 1957, Karachi, Sind
Current age 61 years 271 days
Major teams Pakistan, Karachi, Pakistan International Airlines, Public Works Department, Sind, United Bank Limited
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 26 | 35 | 12 | 146 | 22* | 6.34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| ODIs | 27 | 11 | 7 | 31 | 16* | 7.75 | 97 | 31.95 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| First-class | 186 | 202 | 65 | 1944 | 67 | 14.18 | 0 | 3 | 82 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 100 | 38 | 17 | 187 | 28 | 8.90 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 26 | 45 | 4870 | 2412 | 67 | 8/69 | 11/190 | 36.00 | 2.97 | 72.6 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| ODIs | 27 | 27 | 1277 | 860 | 33 | 4/34 | 4/34 | 26.06 | 4.04 | 38.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 186 | 25305 | 14167 | 553 | 8/69 | 25.61 | 3.35 | 45.7 | 29 | 3 | |||
| List A | 100 | 4490 | 2707 | 119 | 4/15 | 4/15 | 22.74 | 3.61 | 37.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | Pakistan v New Zealand at Karachi, Oct 30-Nov 4, 1976 scorecard |
| Last Test | Pakistan v India at Faisalabad, Jan 3-8, 1983 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | Pakistan v England at Sialkot, Dec 30, 1977 scorecard |
| Last ODI | New Zealand v Pakistan at Dunedin, Feb 6, 1989 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class span | 1974/75 - 1989/90 |
| List A span | 1975/76 - 1990/91 |
This tall and gangling fast medium bower had a tendency to invoke a very lively pace from most pitches which made his natural outswinger a nightmare for most batsman. Competing against great bowlers of the time he was usually underestimated. He made headlines by breaking the arm of English captain Mike Brearley during a one day match in Karachi. His finest hour came against India in Delhi in 1979/80 when he demolished them on a placid wicket by taking 8/69 with devastating penetration. ( Contributed by Umair Tariq and Abdul Rehman BSc. Class of 2001, goodguy@deathsdoor.com)