Misbah-ul-Haq

Personal information
Full name Misbah-ul-Haq Khan Niazi
Born 28 May 1974 (1974-05-28) (age 36)
Mianwali, Pakistan
Batting style Right-hand batsman
Bowling style Right arm leg break
Role Batsman
International information
National side Pakistan
Test debut (cap 166) 8 March 2001 v New Zealand
Last Test 26 December 2009 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 142) 27 April 2002 v New Zealand
Last ODI 30 September 2009 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years Team
2008–present Baluchistan
2006–2008 Punjab (Pakistan)
2003–2007 Faisalabad
2003–present Sui Northern Gas Pipelines
2000–2003 Khan Research Laboratories
1998–2001 Sargodha
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 18 56 152 158
Runs scored 997 1,523 11,042 5,218
Batting average 35.60 39.05 50.65 45.77
100s/50s 2/4 0/9 32/51 8/31
Top score 161** 79** 284* 129**
Balls bowled – 24 318 144
Wickets – 0 3 1
Bowling average – – 80.66 179.00
5 wickets in innings – 0 0 0
10 wickets in match – n/a 0 n/a
Best bowling – 0/30 1/2 1/10
Catches/stumpings 21/– 32/– 152/– 81/–

Misbah-ul-Haq Khan Niazi (Urdu: مصباح الحق خان نیازی), born May 28, 1974) is a Pakistani cricketer. Misbah has been in and out of the team for much of his career. Currently he has been dropped and is trying to regain his place on the team he also wants a valid reason as to why he has been dropped.