Misbah-ul-Haq Khan Niazi PP SI is a former Pakistani cricket coach and former international cricketer.
24 Facts About Misbah-ul-Haq
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Misbah-ul-Haq's father, Abdul Qudoos Niazi, was a school principal who died during Misbah's childhood.
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Misbah-ul-Haq then enrolled in the University of Management and Technology to pursue an MBA degree.
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Misbah-ul-Haq captained Faisalabad Wolves in Twenty20 domestic tournament and SNGPL in First-class and List-A domestic tournament.
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Misbah-ul-Haq made the decision to play in order to remain match fit for the upcoming Test Series with England in July 2016.
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Misbah-ul-Haq was awarded the Man of the Match award for the performances.
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Misbah-ul-Haq led Islamabad United to be the first champions of Pakistan Super League, and again was captain of the Islamabad United when the team won the third edition of PSL.
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Misbah-ul-Haq was leading run scorer from Pakistan and third overall in the tournament.
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Misbah-ul-Haq was the first Pakistani player to score a 50 in T20I.
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Misbah-ul-Haq's knock of 66 against Australia was named as the fourth-best T20I batting performance of the year by ESPNCricinfo voters.
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Misbah-ul-Haq was named in the 'Team of the Tournament' by Cricinfo for the 2007 T20I World Cup.
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Misbah-ul-Haq's knock of 161* against India at Bengaluru was named as the third-best Test Batting Performance of the year by ESPNCricinfo voters.
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Misbah-ul-Haq moved to a career-best seventh place in the ICC rankings for ODI batsmen.
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Misbah-ul-Haq had 15 ODI half centuries, which is a record for most ODI half centuries in a calendar year, as well as hitting 3rd most ODI sixes that year.
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Misbah-ul-Haq was named as captain of the Team by Cricinfo.
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Misbah-ul-Haq later explained during an interview that the celebration was meant as a tribute to the Military Boot Camp in Abbotabad where the team had attended an army style training session.
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Misbah-ul-Haq was not considered for England tour where the spot-fixing saga happened due to which Salman Butt was banned, creating a captaincy hole in the team.
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Misbah-ul-Haq makes the boys feel comfortable and relaxed so they actually enjoy their cricket.
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Misbah-ul-Haq played his last T20I match against England on 27 February 2012.
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Misbah-ul-Haq left in 2015 as captain from criticism due to his slow yet successful approach.
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Misbah-ul-Haq was the leading run scorer in the tournament from Pakistan.
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In November 2016, against New Zealand at Christchurch, Misbah-ul-Haq was handed over a one-match suspension by the ICC for his side's slow over rate, meaning he had to miss the second Test in Hamilton.
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Misbah-ul-Haq played his last international match on May 10,2017, against West Indies in Roseau.
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Misbah-ul-Haq scored his 39th Test fifty in the first innings, but dismissed for just 2 runs in the second innings.