Full name Talat Ali Malik
Born May 29, 1950, Lahore, Punjab
Current age 70 years 149 days
Major teams Pakistan, Lahore, Pakistan International Airlines, Punjab University, United Bank Limited
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Other Referee
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 10 | 18 | 2 | 370 | 61 | 23.12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| First-class | 115 | 205 | 15 | 7296 | 258 | 38.40 | 15 | 32 | 43 | 0 | |
| List A | 16 | 15 | 1 | 389 | 110* | 27.78 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 10 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 0 | - | - | - | 2.10 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 115 | 411 | 247 | 2 | 1/32 | 123.50 | 3.60 | 205.5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| List A | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0.00 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | Australia v Pakistan at Adelaide, Dec 22-27, 1972 scorecard |
| Last Test | New Zealand v Pakistan at Auckland, Feb 23-28, 1979 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| First-class span | 1967/68 - 1978/79 |
| List A span | 1972/73 - 1978/79 |
| Test debut | West Indies v Sri Lanka at St John's, Jun 13-15, 1997 scorecard |
| Last Test | England v Australia at The Oval, Aug 23-27, 2001 scorecard |
| Test matches | 10 |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | West Indies v Sri Lanka at Port of Spain, Jun 6, 1997 scorecard |
| Last ODI | South Africa v New Zealand at Cape Town, Nov 4, 2000 scorecard |
| ODI matches | 26 |
| ODI statistics |
Talat was a dogged opener who got his Test career off to a traumatic start when he fractured his thumb on debut, facing Dennis Lillee at Adelaide in 1972-73. Pakistan won only one of his 10 matches, when he made 40 and a Test-best 61 at Christchurch in 1978-79. After retiring he became an ICC match referee.
Wisden Cricinfo staff
- New-look PCB rings in the changes (Oct 17, 2008)
- Talat Ali plays down Ashraf remarks (Jun 13, 2008)
- Eight Pakistan players sign central contracts (Aug 4, 2007)
- Practice matches schedule revised to avoid burnout (Jul 29, 2007)
- Karachi camp gets underway (Jul 27, 2007)
Dec 7, 2007
Younis Khan and Talat Ali, Pakistan's manager, take a look at the pitch
© AFP
May 13, 2007
Wasim Akram talks to Talat Ali and Shoaib Malik at the Gaddafi Stadium
© AFP
Apr 28, 2007
Shoaib Malik and Talat Ali
© AFP