Date Of Birth: 28 May 1974 (age 43)
Place of Birth: Mianwali
Height: 1.84 m
Spouse: Uzma Khan
Test debut: 8 March 2001 v New Zealand
ODI debut : 27 April 2002 v New Zealand
Education: University of Management and Technology, Lahore (2012)
Very rarely can you discover a batsman who will adapt to all or any varieties of cricket, on every kind of surfaces, against any style of attack thrown at him with consummate ease. Misbah-ul-Haq, a household hero in Islamic Republic of Pakistan these days, has been one amongst the brighter stars of Islamic Republic of Pakistan’s cricket within the last half of the primary decade at the flip of the millennium throughout that most of the players become black holes or dying stars for Pakistan.
Misbah-ul-Haq came into prominence within the 2007 World Twenty20 once he nearly led Islamic Republic of Pakistan to an out of this world conclusion over arch rivals Bharat within the tournament’s final. If it wasn’t for the mistimed basketball shot, the planet Cup might have well been Pakistan’s.
Many many thanks for Love&respect given by cricket community &people from all over the world.Rate this as biggest achievement in my life.
— Misbah Ul Haq (@captainmisbahpk) May 15, 2017
At 33, several cricketers are at the fag finish of their careers. However, for Misbah, it had been simply the beginning. several argued that his presence earlier would have given abundant solidity to a lineup full of kids who had an inclination to be brash. however few keeps in mind that in early 2000, Misbah had his opportunities each in Tests and ODIs, and was solely born when he didn’t pull together good scores even when being granted varied opportunities.
Despite continued to attain prolifically within the domestic circuit, selectors felt that he had depleted his possibilities and there appeared no method back for the right-hander. However on the eve of the 2007 World Twenty20, the selectors did a reverse and Misbah repaid their religion with a stellar campaign. His performances won him places each within the check and ODI arena and he continued his wealthy vein of type with a fine 2007 tour to Bharat wherever he scored tons of in consecutive Tests. In ODIs, he had a booming series in 2008 against the Indies and conjointly junction rectifier Islamic Republic of Pakistan to conclusion during a game against the Aussies.
In late 2010, following Salman Butt’s dismissal for the match fixing dispute and with Afridi’s reluctance to require up the post, Misbah was two-handed Pakistan’s check captainship reins. ODI captainship followed post the 2011 ICC Cricket tourney when Shahid Afridi relinquished his leadership. Misbah was conjointly eventually two-handed the Twenty20 captainship, that he gave up in 2012. one in every of his biggest achievements as a captain came in 2012 once he high-powered Pakistan to a 3-0 clean provoke England within the check series within the UAE then went on to guide Pakistan to associate ODI series persuade Republic of Bharat.
Misbah-ul-Haq delineated city within the inaugural version of the Indian T20 League till Pakistani players went out of rivalry within the following editions thanks to political tension between the 2 countries. With age,Misbahh got even higher and his fitness stood by him in the course of. In 2011,Misbahh averaged over sixty in Tests and over 50s within the ODIs. In 2013, once Pakistan’s batting woes reached a crescendo,Misbahh, an MBA graduate, was a stand-out, marking over one thousand runs within the year.
2014-15 was a troublesome amount for Islamic Republic of Pakistan and Misbah, unable to register victories systematically. He had his victory, taking Islamic Republic of Pakistan to the quarters of the 2015 ICC tourney, wherever he came up against a dominant Australian aspect. The skipper finally referred to as it equal from ODIs when his side’s exit from the mega event. except the despair of failing to win the 2007 ICC WT20, the sole different sorrow in Misbah’s heart would be his not marking one ODI ton. He terminated his ODI career with a better of ninety-six not out.
Once having been a T20I skipper, Misbah didn’t notice an area within the Islamic Republic of Pakistan T20I aspect post 2012. However, he has not given up and continues to hope to be elect within the shortest version. Currently, his experiences are used within the Tests.
