Misbah-ul-Haq Khan Niazi Biography
Misbah-ul-Haq Khan Niazi
Full name Misbah-ul-Haq Khan Niazi
Born May 28, 1974, Mianwali, Punjab
Major teams Pakistan, Khan Research Labs, Royal Challengers
Bangalore, Sargodha
Playing role Middle-order batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak
An orthodox batsman with reasonable technique, Misbah-ul-Haq
caught the eye with his unflappable temperament in the tri-nation one-day
tournament in Nairobi in 2002, scoring two fifties in three innings, including
one in the final against Australia. But before Pakistan could hail him as a
possible middle-order mainstay, Misbah's form slumped - he didn't manage a
single 20-plus score in three Tests against Australia and was duly dumped.
Pakistan's abysmal World Cup campaign - and the wholesale changes to the team
in its aftermath - gave Misbah another chance to redeem himself, but he did
little of note in the limited opportunities he got.
Even though Misbah had not represented Pakistan for about
three years, a run-filled domestic season, followed by club cricket in England,
and Inzamam's retirement from ODIs prompted the board to award Misbah a central
contract in July 2007. A month later, he was surprisingly picked, ahead of
Mohammad Yousuf, for the 15-man squad for the Twenty20 World Championship in
South Africa. He repaid the selectors' faith by finishing the tournament as
Pakistan's best player and nearly taking them to victory in the final. He was
duly named in the team for the Test and ODI series that followed against South
Africa.
After an unremarkable series against South Africa, Misbah
was by far Pakistan's best batsman through the Tests against India, amassing
464 runs in three matches, including two centuries. He was ice-cool in crisis,
rescuing Pakistan on several occasions with spirited rearguard efforts. His
remarkable rise continued as a mere six months after being picked for the ICC
World Twenty20, he was made vice-captain and handed a top-category contract in
January 2008. His form deserted him again in 2009, and he dropped from all
three squads for the series against New Zealand - but made yet another return
to the side in October 2010, this time as captain for the Tests against South
Africa .
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