Misbah-ul-Haq
Khan Niazi (born May 28, 1974) is a Pakistani cricketer. Misbah is
known for his cool headed batting especially under pressure. Outside of
cricket he has done an MBA from the University of Management Technology,
Lahore. Misbah was initially noticed for his technique and his
temperament in the Tri-nation tournament in Nairobi, Kenya in 2002, as
he scored two fifties in the three innings in which he played, however,
over the next three Tests he played against Australia, he failed to
score more than twenty runs and was soon dumped from the team. Having
witnessed Pakistan being eliminated in the opening phase of the 2003
Cricket World Cup, Misbah was part of the changes made to the team in
the aftermath of these results, but failed to make much of an impact and
was soon dropped again. At the age of 33, Misbah was chosen to play in
the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 in 2007, filling the middle order spot
vacated by Inzamam-ul-Haq. He had been regularly making runs in
Pakistani domestic cricket and in the years before his recall he was
consistently one of the top run scorers at each season's end, with his
first-class average briefly climbing above 50. Misbah was one of the
stars of the tournament, playing a large part in many thrilling run
chases. The first was in the group stage against India where he scored a
half century in a tied match. He was run out attempting the winning run
off the last ball of the match. In their Super 8s encounter with
Australia he was named Man of the Match with an unbeaten 66 off 42
deliveries to see his side home with 5 balls to spare. Another unbeaten
innings in the semi final against New Zealand saw Pakistan book a spot
in the final against India. He played an instrumental role in Pakistan's
recovery in the inaugural 2007 ICC World Twenty20 final against
arch-rivals India, with 3 consecutive sixes. The sixes came off
Harbhajan Singh's last over of the match. With 6 runs needed to win off 4 remaining balls, Misbah tried to scoop the ball over short
fine leg, but was caught out by Sreesanth. Misbah scored his maiden Test
hundred against India at Kolkata in the 2nd Test of the 2007 series.
After India managed 616 in their first innings, Pakistan were at 5 for
150 in reply and in danger of following on when Misbah and Kamran Akmal
put together a match saving 207 run stand. Misbah finished on 161 not
out. In the 3rd & final Test of the series, Misbah made another
fluent century this time finishing on 133 not out. 2008 began with some
high points for Misbah as he was elevated to the post of Vice - Captain
of the Pakistan team and was awarded a Grade A Contract. Since returning
to International Cricket for Pakistan, Misbah has gone through a
sustained patch of prolific run scoring. In his last 5 Test Match
innings for Pakistan, he has notched up 458 runs at a very high batting
average of 152.67 against India.In his last 5 ODIs as well, Misbah has
made 190 Runs at an average of 63.33 & in Domestic Cricket for
Punjab, he has amassed an astounding 586 runs at an average of 195.33
with 2 centuries and his highest first-class score of 208 not out.
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UMT alumnus Misbah ul Haq addresses students at his alma mater
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