Zulfiqar Babar was born on 10 December 1978 and is a Pakistani former cricketer who played for the Pakistan national cricket team between 2013 and 2016.
14 Facts About Zulfiqar Babar
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Zulfiqar Babar sealed his case when he took 6 for 22 in a practice game between Pakistan Chief Ministers XI and Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman's XI in October 2013.
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Zulfiqar Babar made his T20I debut on 27 July 2013, against West Indies, being one of the oldest Pakistani players to do so, aged 34 years 229 days.
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Zulfiqar Babar picked up 3 for 23 and was the highest wicket-taker for his team in the game.
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Zulfiqar Babar scored an invaluable 13* off 17 balls, and hit a six off the last ball of the innings to guide his team to a 2-wicket victory.
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Zulfiqar Babar scored 11* off 6 balls in the next game and picked up 2 more wickets for 37.
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Zulfiqar Babar was the highest wicket-taker in the series and was named Man of the Series in his debut series.
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Zulfiqar Babar was named to the Test squad to play against South Africa in UAE in October 2013.
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Zulfiqar Babar was chosen ahead of the regular spin bowler cricketer at Abu Dhabi Test.
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Zulfiqar Babar took 3 wickets of JP Duminy, Faf du Plessis and Robin Peterson in the first innings and took wickets of Hashim Amla and Dale Steyn in the second Innings showing his spinning abilities helped Pakistan to win the match by seven wickets.
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Zulfiqar Babar was selected in Pakistan's World Cup squad for World T20 2014.
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Zulfiqar Babar made his One Day International debut for Pakistan against Australia in the United Arab Emirates on 7 October 2014.
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Zulfiqar Babar is the son of former Pakistani international footballer, Abdul Ghaffar, who played one game for Pakistan.
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Zulfiqar Babar says his father never forced him to play soccer, knowing his son's passion for cricket.