Imam-ul-Haq

Pakistan|Top order Batter
Imam-ul-Haq
INTL CAREER: 2017 - 2023
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Full Name

Imam-ul-Haq

Born

December 22, 1995, Lahore, Punjab

Age

27y 92d

Batting Style

Left hand Bat

Playing Role

Top order Batter

RELATIONS

Prodigious or privileged? Imam ul Haq answered that question emphatically right at the get-go, stopping conspiracy theorists and cynics who cried nepotism - his uncle is chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq - with a glorious start to his international career. A hundred against Sri Lanka on debut made him the second player from Pakistan to reach three figures in his first match. He followed that up with a splendid outing in Zimbabwe, where he scored three centuries and became the first player in ODI history to score four hundreds in his first nine matches.

A bespectacled, slight young man with a deferential, curious note running through his voice, Imam is a ruthless accumulator at the crease. A left-handed opening batsman descended from arguably Pakistan's greatest batsman of all time, Imam is particularly strong on the drive and off his hips. He looks to have faith in his abilities even in high-pressure moments, though he is admittedly yet to be tested in truly demanding conditions or the highest quality of opposition; he was unwittingly done a favour when he was benched for most of Pakistan's disastrous ODI tour of New Zealand at the start of 2018.

His start to Test cricket hasn't quite been as eye-catching, though an unbeaten 74 in the fourth innings of his debut match prevented Pakistan from falling to an astonishing defeat against the debuting Test nation Ireland. In the two Tests that followed in English conditions, he appeared susceptible to the moving ball - Stuart Broad dismissed him in all three innings, twice by trapping him lbw. He has the technique and level head to be able to succeed in red-ball cricket, and upcoming home tours of Australia and New Zealand provide him the perfect opportunity to make his mark as a long-term opener in both longer formats.
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Career Averages
Batting & Fielding
FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Test20393141715739.36300347.183716011130
ODI56566254515150.90307882.6891420124100
T20I220211410.502584.00002000
FC71124174470202*41.77971746.00112249026400
List A88886366715144.71458280.03102230528180
T207874921439432.961737123.3702020537230
Bowling
FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Test2011290---4.50-000
ODI56------------
T20I2------------
FC71111207411/41/1074.003.70120.0000
List A88428350---7.49-000
T2078------------
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Mohammad Nawaz and Imam-ul-Haq celebrate Kane Williamson's wicket
Imam-ul-Haq was unbeaten on 74 on second day
Imam-ul-Haq and Babar Azam run between the wickets
Babar Azam and Co experience the joys of overturning a decision on review
Agha Salman celebrates in style to delight Imam-ul-Haq
Players smile after bad light ended the match in a stalemate