Misbah-ul-Haq is a Pakistani cricketer and the current Test captain of the Pakistan national cricket team, and was also the One Day International (ODI) captain until his retirement from ODI cricket after the 2015 Cricket World Cup He is a middle-order batsmen best known for his composure with the bat whilst also having the ability to be an aggressive big shot player when required. He is the top scorer in ODI cricket among those players who haven't scored a century in ODI.[4] Misbah holds the record of the fastest test century. Misbah has an MBA degree in HRM from the University of Management and Technology in Lahore, Punjab.[5] He belongs to the popular tribe of Punjab known as Niazi tribe.
Career
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.[citation needed]
Comeback
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 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 Four sixes. He hit the second legitimate ball of the last over for six. 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 first 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*. He holds the record for having scored the most ODI fifties without ever having scored a century, which is 26, having surpassed New Zealand's Andrew Jones' 25. Misbah has completed his MBA.
Misbah was dropped from the team after the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 owing to a dismal performance with the bat, and missed the team's controversial tour of England in August 2010.[7]
Career highlight
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CSA invited Pakistan to play South Africa at home, in their 3rd bilateral series of the year.
The 2nd ODI at Port Elizabeth was rain-affected, bringing it down to 45 overs per side. Pakistan won the game by 1 run, which also lead them to a maiden series win against South Africa, that too at home. Pakistan was also the first Sub-Continent team to beat South Africa in a bilateral ODI series at home.
ICC Cricket World Cup 2015
In 2015 World Cup held in Australia and New Zealand, Misbah Ul Haq appointed captain of Pakistan Cricket Team in this World Cup. Under his Captaincy, Pakistan did not perform well in first two matches which lost against India and West Indies but later Pakistan good come back and win all four remaining pool matches including against South Africa and qualify for quarter finals. However, they lost to Australia in the quarter finals by six wickets. Misbah Ul Haq is the leading runs maker of Pakistan in this World Cup.He scored 350 runs in the WC 2015.After his retirement Azhar Ali is the new ODI captain
