iftikhar anjum Profile - ICC Profile, Age, Career Info & Stats.
iftikhar anjum is a cricketer(sportsman) from Pakistan. His ICC profile, age, career info & stats are given below.
Full Name
Rao Iftikhar Anjum
Born
December 01, 1980, Khanewal, Punjab
Age
42 years old
Also Known As
Rao Iftikhar
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right arm Medium
Playing Role
Bowler
Batting Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 1 | 62 | 2 | - |
Inn | 1 | 34 | - | - |
Runs | 9 | 234 | - | - |
Avg | 0.0 | 15.6 | - | - |
SR | 23.08 | 61.9 | - | - |
HS | 9 | 32 | - | - |
NO | 1 | 19 | - | - |
100s | 0 | 0 | - | - |
50s | 0 | 0 | - | - |
4s | 2 | 15 | - | - |
6s | 0 | 3 | - | - |
Bowling Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 1 | 62 | 2 | - |
Inn | 2 | 60 | 2 | - |
Balls | 84 | 2960 | 48 | - |
Runs | 62 | 2430 | 67 | - |
Wkt | 0 | 77 | 1 | - |
BBI | 8 / 0 | 30 / 5 | 34 / 1 | - |
BBM | 62 / 0 | 30 / 5 | 34 / 1 | - |
Eco | 4.43 | 4.93 | 8.38 | - |
Avg | 0.0 | 31.56 | 67.0 | - |
5W | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
10W | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Teams he has played for:
- Pakistan
- Agriculture Development Bank of Pakistan
- Islamabad Cricket Association
- Surrey
Heres what CricBuzz says about him.
Despite a glittering FC record, Anjum was strangely bench-marked as an ODI player and managed only one Test, against Sri Lanka in Kandy in 2006.
Anjum’s ODI career was longer though, although he was never guaranteed a permanent place on the team. An honest trier, Anjum made his ODI debut against Zimbabwe in Multan, 2004. Anjum is a good exponent of the reverse swing, an art that is a traditional strength of the Pakistani bowlers and has a mean yorker as well.
His best analysis came against Sri Lanka in August 2009, registering career best figures of 5/30. Ironically he played his last match for Pakistan, an ODI against Australia in Perth just two matches later.
Heres what ESPNcricinfo says about him.
Rao Iftikhar Anjum is another addition to Pakistan's seemingly endless production line of pace bowlers. Iftikhar, however, is more Aaqib Javed than Wasim Akram or Waqar Younis, and his outswinger is considered by many to be as effective as Aaqib's. He can bowl reverse-swing - a prerequisite for Pakistani bowlers, when the ball gets a bit rougher, with good control over his yorkers. Iftikhar has performed consistently well in the domestic circuit since making his debut three years ago, taking over 200 wickets on the generally lifeless pitches of Pakistan. It was his stellar performances in the current domestic season that brought him to national attention. Iftikhar led his team - the Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited - to victory in the Patron's Trophy final against WAPDA, taking seven wickets in the first innings and ending with ten in the match. Not surprisingly, he was included in Pakistan's one-day squad for the series against India in 2004, before making his debut in the Paktel Cup seven moths later. He has since proved himself adept as a back-up bowler. But continuing injuries to Pakistan's frontline pacers means he remains perenially in the picture and he was rewarded with a Test debut against Sri Lanka in April 2006. Though he was expensive and wicketless, he would have been satisfied with a winning debut. With three of Pakistan's leading fast bowlers missing from the England series that summer, he was called up for the Tests but the unfortunate death of his father meant a return home and missing out on the Test series. And due to the regular injuries suffered by Pakistan's plethora of fast bowlers, he remains a permanent part of Pakistan's wider plans. He was part of the squad for the ICC World Twenty20 as well as the home series against South Africa that followed.
Osman Samiuddin October 2007