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Full name Saeed Anwar
Born September 6, 1968, Karachi, Sind
Current age 40 years 31 days
Major teams Pakistan,Agriculture Development Bank of Pakistan,Karachi,Lahore,United Bank Limited
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
55
91
2
4052
188*
45.52
7265
55.77
11
25
535
14
18
0
ODIs
247
244
19
8823
194
39.21
10938
80.66
20
43
938
97
42
0
First-class
146
232
7
10169
221
45.19
30
51
65
0
List A
325
319
23
11223
194
37.91
26
54
64
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
55
4
48
23
0
-
-
-
2.87
-
0
0
0
ODIs
247
13
242
191
6
2/9
2/9
31.83
4.73
40.3
0
0
0
First-class
146
653
412
9
3/83
45.77
3.78
72.5
0
0
List A
325
858
645
31
4/39
4/39
20.80
4.51
27.6
1
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
Pakistan v West Indies at Faisalabad, Nov 23-25, 1990 scorecard
Last Test
Pakistan v Bangladesh at Multan, Aug 29-31, 2001 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
Pakistan v West Indies at Perth, Jan 1, 1989 scorecard
Last ODI
Zimbabwe v Pakistan at Bulawayo, Mar 4, 2003 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1986/87 - 2002/03
List A span
1985/86 - 2002/03
Profile
Wisden overview Majestic timing and placement were Saeed Anwar's hallmarks. He was an opener capable of electrifying starts in all cricket through graceful strokeplay rather than brute force. He loved driving through the off side with minimal footwork. He annihilated any bowler offering width outside off stump although he too regularly guided the ball straight into the hands of fourth slip or gully. He first came to prominence as a one-day player but soon achieved equal success in Test cricket. Anwar's fielding was weak, he was injury prone, and his footwork became less assured as his career drew to a close. Opting to take a break from the game after the death of his daughter in August 2001, he was a lesser force when he came back, though he still managed a hundred against India in the 2003 World Cup. His batting prowess on the wane, Anwar finally announced his retirement just before Pakistan's home series against Bangladesh. The record for the highest score in one-day cricket still rests with him, and on his day he was one of the most gracefully compelling players on the international stage. Kamran Abbasi
