inzamam-ul-haq

8/8/2019 Inzamam-ul-Haq

1/45

Leadership Inzamam-ul-Haq

MohammadAliJinnahUniversity Ali Zain-ul-Abideen Chowhan 1

Project: - Leadership Personality

Course: - Leadership

Course Instructor: - Mr. Asif Ayub Kiyani

Submitted by: - Ali Zain-ul-Abideen

Registration #:- MB081012


2/45




3/45



Acknowledgement

Iwould like to formally thank:

All praise to the gracious, the greatest Almighty Allah who blessed me with the courageand made my efforts fruitful for the completion of this research to a happy end. Without

Allahs assistance, a project like this would never come to fruition.

My parents, for their never-ending love and support in all our efforts, and for giving me

the foundation to be who I am.

Mr. Asif Ayub Kiyani my advisor, for his hard work and guidance throughout this

entire Program and for believing in my abilities. I have learned so much, and without

you, this would not have been possible.

At the end I would like to thanks all those individuals who provided me required data for

this project.


4/45



Table of Contents

DedicationAcknowledgement

Leader...6

Inzamam-ul-Haq

Profile.....................................................6

Career.9

One Day International Cricket...9

Test Cricket......10

County Cricket..........11

Indian Cricket League11

Playing Style.12

Captaincy.12

Career Statistics..14

Controversies...15

Cricket and Ethics...17

Gallup Survey..18

The International Cricket Council and HIV and AIDS..18


5/45



The Captains Pledge..20

Farewell to Inzamam..21

Major Achievements...23

What others Said.........................................................................................23

Inzamams Quotes...25

References....26


6/45



Leader

A person or thing that leads A guiding or directing head, as of an army, movement, or political group.Leaders shapes the output, focus on group products, encourages new ideas, stimulate right things, think

of involvement program, empower others to make decisions.

Leadership Definition: Peter Drucker: The forward to the Drucker Foundation's "The Leader of the

Future" sums up leadership: "The only definition of a leader is someone who has followers." To gain

followers requires influence but doesn't exclude the lack of integrity in achieving this. Indeed, it can be

argued that several of the world's greatest leaders have lacked integrity and have adopted values that

would not be shared by many people today.

Inzamam-ul-Haq

Full name Inzamam-ul-Haq

Born March 3, 1970, Multan, Punjab

Current age 40 years 69 days

Major teams Pakistan, Asia XI, Faisalabad, ICC World XI, ICL

Pakistan XI, Lahore Badshahs, Multan, National Bank of

Pakistan, Rawalpindi, United Bank Limited, Yorkshire

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox

Profile

Inzamam-ul-Haq is a symbiosis of strength and subtlety. Power is no surprise, but

sublime touch is remarkable for a man of his bulk. He loathes exercise and often looks a

passenger in the field, but with a willow between his palms he is suddenly galvanized. He

plays shots all round the wicket, is especially strong off his legs, and unleashes ferocious


7/45



pulls and lofted drives. Imran Khan rates him the best batsman in the world against pace.

Early on he is vulnerable playing across his front pad or groping outside off stump. He

uses his feet well to the spinners, although this aggression can be his undoing. Inzy keeps

a cool head in a crisis and has succeeded Javed Miandad as Pakistan's premier batsman,

but his hapless running between wickets is legendary and most dangerous for his

partners. There were no such problems against New Zealand at a boiling Lahore in 2001-

02, when Inzamam belted 329, the second-highest Test score by a Pakistani and the tenth-

highest by anyone. However, he was then dogged by poor form, scoring just 16 runs in

Pakistan's ill-fated World Cup campaign in 2003. He was dropped from the team briefly,

but then roared back to form, scoring a magnificent unbeaten 138 and guiding Pakistan toa thrilling one-wicket win against Bangladesh at Multan. He was rewarded with the

captaincy of the team, and despite leading them to victory in the Test series in New

Zealand, question-marks about his leadership qualities surfaced when Pakistan were

beaten in both the Test series and the one-dayers against India. But the selectors

persevered with him and this bore results when he took a team thin on bowling resources

to India and drew the Test series with a rousing performance in the final Test, Inzamam's

100th. After scoring a magnificent 184, Inzamam led the team astutely on a tense final

day and took Pakistan to victory. Since that day, Inzamam has gone from strength to

strength as captain and premier batsman. By scoring a hundred against West Indies in

June 2005, he kept up a remarkable record of match winning centuries, amongst the best

of modern-day batsmen. A magnificent year ended with Inzamam leading his team to

triumph over Ashes-winning England; personally the series was arguably his best ever.

He never failed to make a fifty, scored twin centuries at Faisalabad for the first time,

going past Miandad as Pakistan's leading century-maker and joining him as only the

second Pakistani with 8000 Test runs. As captain, he never looked more a leader, uniting

a young, inexperienced team and turning them, once again, into a force to matter

globally. The turn of the year brought contemplation; he missed the Test victory over

India at Karachi with a persistent back injury. The subsequent ODI thrashing also raised

concerns about Inzamam as ODI captain, none of which were entirely wiped away during

ODI and Test wins in Sri Lanka. Pakistan were then beaten comprehensively in the Test

series in England though all was forgotten - including Inzamam's own poor form - by


8/45



events at The Oval. There, Inzamam, astonishingly for a man perceived as so insouciant,

became the most controversial figure in cricket for a week, leading his side off the field

in protest at charges of ball tampering made by umpires Billy Doctrove and Darrell Hair.

They refused to come out at first, and then delayed the start before eventually forfeiting

the Test, the first time in the history of the game. In Pakistan, he became a national hero,

saviour of a country's pride and honour. He was banned for four ODIs and returned to

lead the side to a series-win over West Indies followed by a disappointing Test series in

South Africa, and then quit the one-day game after Pakistan were eliminated from the

World Cup at the first hurdle, an event overshadowed by the death of Bob Woolmer.

Even though he expressed his desire to be part of the Test team, Inzamam was not offereda central contract in July and, according to a few, might signal the end of his illustrious

international career.

He, however, made that decision himself after signing up for the Indian Cricket League

and faced a life-time ban from PCB. He later quit the ICL and made himself available for

selection. The second Test against South Africa in Lahore was his farewell game. He fell

just two short of Javed Miandad's record for the highest Test aggregate by a Pakistan

batsman and 60 short of a career average of 50.

Inzamam-ul-Haq (born 3 March 1970 in Multan, Punjab Province, Pakistan), also

known as Inzamam, nicknamed Inzy or the Sultan of Multan, is a

former Pakistan international cricketer who was national captain between 2003 and 2007.

He is a right-handed batsman who has been regarded as one of the leading cricketers

from Pakistan in modern times.

On October 5, 2007, Inzamam retired from International cricket following the

second Test match against South Africa, falling three runs short of Javed Miandad as

Pakistan's leading run scorer in Test cricket. Following his retirement, he joined

the Indian Cricket League, captaining the Hyderabad Heroes in the inaugural edition of

the Twenty20 competition. In the ICL's second Twenty20 competition he captained

the Lahore Badshahs, a team composed entirely of Pakistani cricketers.


9/45



Career

One Day International Cricket

Inzamam made his One Day International (ODI) debut in a home series against West

Indies in 1991, and made a good start with 20 and 60 in two matches against West Indies,

followed by 48, 60, 101, and 117 against Sri Lanka.

Handpicked by former Pakistan captain Imran Khan for the 1992 Cricket World Cup in

Australia and New Zealand, 22-year-old Inzamam was relatively unheard of before the

tournament. To the surprise of many he was persevered with throughout the tournament,coming in at various positions in the batting line-up, despite not being very successful

early on. Yet it was his performances at the most crucial stage of the competition that

made fans and summarizers take note. Inzamam rose to fame in Pakistan's dramatic semi-

final against New Zealand at Auckland. With his side in a precarious position, chasing

262, against an impressive New Zealand side, he hit a fiery 60 from only 37 balls to

rescue his side and guide them into the final . The innings was regarded as one of the

finest World Cup performances. A massive six he hit in that match was described

by David Lloyd as the shot of the tournament.

Inzamam made an equally vital contribution in the final of the World Cup, scoring 42 off

just 35 balls, helping Pakistan reach a score of 249 after a sluggish start. These innings

established Inzamam's billing as a big-game player, although he was unable to replicate

his World Cup success in later tournaments. Another World Cup career highlight

included a semi-final innings in the 1992 World Cup.

In total, Inzamam set a record for scoring the most fifties in One Day Internationals, 83

though this is now surpassed by Sachin Tendulkar.He also became the second batsman to

score 10,000 runs in One-day Internationals (again after Tendulkar) and was named in the

World Team XI for both Test and One-day Internationals in the 2005 ICC Awards. In his

final ODI for Pakistan, playing Zimbabwe in the 2007 Cricket World Cup, he took three

catches whilst fielding, including the last one of the match, ending his One Day career.


10/45



Test Cricket

He got little opportunity to make an impact during his 1992 Test debut against England at

Edgbaston, with a score of eight not out. However, in subsequent matches he

demonstrated vulnerability against swing bowling which resulted in him being dropped

for the final Test after averaging a lowly 13.20 runs per innings. Pakistan went on to

secure a famous win in the match, taking the series 2-1.

After the England series, Inzamam aimed to establish himself in the Test side and he

achieved this successfully, helping the side to many memorable victories. One of

particular note came against Australia in Karachi, 1994. He often batted with the tail and

his 58* helped Pakistan to a one-wicket victory and a 1-0 series win. As well as helping

his side to become the top-ranked side in the world for a brief period he achieved

personal success by becoming the ICC's number one ranked batsmen in 1995. He later

went on to reclaim top spot in the rankings in 1997. He remained amongst the top 20

ranked batsmen up until his retirement. He was the number one batsman in the world

three times as well as the three batsmen several times in his career, the last time being

after his twin fifties at Lords against England in 2006. The tour of England in 1996 was a

particular success for both Inzamam and Pakistan, where Inzamam transformed his

batting against seam bowling, averaging 64, with scores of 148, 70, 65, and 35.

Test career highlights include 329 against New Zealand in Lahore in 2001-02 season, and

the second highest Test score by a Pakistani and the twelfth highest overall. He also

scored a century (184) in his 100th Test, becoming only the fifth player to do so

(after Colin Cowdrey, Alec Stewart, Gordon Greenidge and Javed Miandad; Ricky

Ponting subsequently emulated the feat). Inzamam got a century in each innings of the

second Test match against England in 2005, to become Pakistan's leading centurion with24 centuries, breaking Javed Miandad's record, and his 25th century in the 2nd Test

against India on 22 January 2006 made him the 10th player to score 25 or more centuries.

He also managed 138* while facing a humiliating defeat against Bangladesh, eventually

saving the Test match and leading his team to victory. He scored a century against the

West Indies in 2005. His 92* against South Africa in late 2006 showed his ability to bat

in a crisis again in a match winning effort. He scored twin half centuries when all


11/45



appeared lost to draw the first test in Mohali against India in 2005, and also scored a 184

(in his 100th test match) in the same away series and drew the series. He still holds the

record for most consecutive half centuries against one country with nine in nine innings

against England. This streak started from May 31, 2001 to July 13, 2006. He scored a

century and half century at Lords in 1996. His 118 against Australia in Hobart all but

won the test for Pakistan but Adam Gilchrist's match winning 149 not out was the

difference. His average in matches won is second only to Donald Bradman and Kumar

Sangakara. After announcing his retirement after the second Test against South Africa,

at the stadium where he made his international debut, Inzamam needed 20 runs to

surpass Javed Miandad for the record of most runs for a Pakistani Test cricketer.[

Afterfalling for 14 in the first innings, he was dismissed for 3 in his final innings by Paul

Harris, out stumped, leaving him three runs shy of the record. He needed only 70 more

career runs for a batting average of 50.

County Cricket

Inzamam made his debut in English county cricket in August 2007 at the age of 37. He

joined Yorkshire County Cricket Club as a replacement for Younus Khan who left to play

for Pakistan in the 2007 ICC World Twenty20. He was disappointing on the whole,

making eight on debut at Scarborough's North Marine Road against Warwickshire before

making nine and seven in his opening Pro40 games.

Indian Cricket League

In 2007, Inzamam joined the unsanctioned Indian Cricket League. In the inaugural

competition, Inzamam captained the Hyderabad Heroes and scored 141 runs in 5

matches. In the 2008 competition in March, Inzamam captained the Lahore Badshahs,

composed entirely of Pakistani cricketers.

The move to the ICL has proved to be a controversial one for Inzamam. The PCB's stance

on players joining unsanctioned leagues has meant that he has been banned from playing

in any domestic competitions in Pakistan or any involvement with the international

team. However, given Inzamam's recent retirement, this is unlikely to affect him.

It is reported that he was paid PK Rs. 10 Crore (US $1,100,000) which was the highest

salary for any player participating in the league along with the likes of Brian Lara


12/45



PlayingStyle

I think Inzamam is as talented as Brian Lara and Sachin Tendulkar but little does he

realize his true talent

Former Pakistan captain Imran KhanInzamam has been known to be a very destructive batsman in both One Day

Internationals (ODIs) and Test matches. He has the ability to pick the length of a delivery

very early and play very late. His footwork is generally considered to be fast, enabling

him to position himself early for shots. He averaged just fewer than 50 runs per innings in

Tests and nearly 40 runs in ODIs, with a strike rate of 54.03 and 74.23 respectively.

Inzamam is especially strong playing shots off his legs and has been considered to be

amongst the best employers of the pull-shot in world cricket.

His batting style has brought him fans from all over the world. He was called "the best

batsmen in the world against pace" by Imran Khan, because "he seems to have so much

time on his hands before the ball reaches him".

Inzamam does, however, have a reputation for being a poor runner between wickets. He

has the dubious distinction of being run-out the second highest number of times in ODIs

having been run-out 40 times [behind Marvan Atapattu (41 times)].

Captaincy

Captain since Nov. 2003, the World Cup provides the perfect opportunity for Inzamam to

be ranked among the top captains of his country. A fine top line batsman with loads of

experience, Inzamam has generally led the side well despite being saddled with fitness

problems to his main bowlers.

His critics, however, contend he lacks the insight and initiative for one-day cricket and

tends to sit back when the going gets tough on the field.


13/45



Inzamam captained Pakistan in 25 Tests, winning eight, drawing eight and losing nine.

Only three players have captained Pakistan in more Test matches, but all have better win-

loss records, and only Imran Khan has a lower win percentage than Inzamam. However,

Inzamam held the captaincy until March 2007, the longest captaincy tenure since 1992

when Imran Khan retired.

Captaincy had a positive effect on Inzamam's batting, often leading by example in

pressure situations, averaging greater as a captain (52) than without (50). In ODI's

Inzamam used to have the highest average as captain and is currently second on that list

behind Ricky Ponting. After early failures in Australia, he took a depleted Pakistan side

to India in 2005 and was important in securing a draw, winning the final test match from

an unlikely position with 184*. He subsequently lead his side to an ODI success against

West Indies (away), England (home) and Sri Lanka (away) as well as Test Series

victories against England (home), India (home), Sri Lanka (away). Inzamam had seemed

to have united the Pakistan side and victories lead them to 2 nd place in the ICC Test

Rankings and 3rd place in the ICC ODI Ranking. The latter part of Inzamam's tenure as

Pakistan captain was less successful and the team was embroiled in many controversies

culminating in a disappointingly early exit from the 2007 Cricket World Cup at the handsof lowly ranked Ireland.

In the 2007 Cricket World Cup, Inzamam captained the Pakistani team to its first loss to

associate ICC member Ireland (on St Patrick's Day). This result and their previous loss to

West Indies, led to them being knocked out of the tournament. A day later he announced

his retirement from One Day International Cricket and resignation as Test captain. The

announcement was made the same day that Bob Woolmer, Pakistan's coach, died in his

hotel room in Kingston, Jamaica. He dedicated his final ODI to Woolmer to whom he

shared a good relationship with for three years and affectionately called 'The Bob'.


14/45



Career Statistics

ODI Test

Matches: 378 119

Runs: 11739 8813

Ave: 39.52 50.07

HS: 137* 329

Centuries: 10 25

Test statistics

Test debut

England v Pakistan at Birmingham, Jun 4-8, 1992

Last Test

ODI statistics

Pakistan v South Africa at Lahore, Oct 8-12, 2007

ODI debut Pakistan v West Indies at Lahore, Nov 22, 1991

Last ODI

T20I statistics

Pakistan v Zimbabwe at Kingston, Mar 21, 2007

Twenty20 debut

Last Twenty20

Australia A v Pakistanis at Adelaide, Jan 13, 2005

England v Pakistan at Bristol, Aug 28, 2006

First-class debut 1985/86

Last First-class Pakistan v South Africa at Lahore, Oct 8-12, 2007

List A debut 1988/89

Last List A Kent v Yorkshire at Canterbury, Sep 9, 2007


15/45



Controversies

Controversies have been a normal part in every players life because you have so many

things to do in order to be competent in your field, some times you can just ignore it or

sometimes you go for it to compete with others, as it happened to Inzaman.

Toronto incident

In a 1997 Sahara Cup match against India, Inzamam assaulted a member of the crowd,

Shiv Kumar Think, a Canadian-based Indian, who had been comparing Inzamam to

several kinds of potato, on a megaphone. According to eye witnesses a cricket bat was

brought out by the Pakistan team's 12th man, Mushtaq Ahmed, who then waited at the

boundary with the bat. Television replays confirmed those statements. The

Guardian newspaper quoted another eyewitness as saying "If not for the spectators and

security staff curbing him, he would have broken the head of that guy. The guy with the

megaphone was no match for Inzamam and got mauled. Even when Canadian police took

Inzamam back on to the field, he was trying to get back to the stands.

After reviewing footage of the incident Canadian police arrested Inzamam and charged

him with two counts of assault and one of assault with a deadly weapon. He was released

on bail of $3,000. Two days after Inzamam was charged, the Pakistan team lodged a

formal complaint, to the 32nd Division of the Metropolitan police in Toronto against

Thind, claiming that Thind had thrown his megaphone at Inzamam. Both Inzamam and

Thind eventually dropped the charges against the other. Match referee Jackie Hendriks,

banned him for two ODIs with a suspended ban of one further game.

Oval Test Incident

On Pakistans 2006 tour of England, Inzamam captained a team that refused to re-enter

the field, after tea, on 20 August 2006 at The Oval after allegations of ball

tampering from umpires Darrell Hair and Billy Doctrove. The umpires awarded England

five penalty runs and the choice of a replacement ball, after ruling that Pakistan had

illegally altered the ball.


16/45



Inzamam and his team staged a protest at the decision. During the protest the umpires,

having tried to persuade Inzamam to come out of the dressing room, decided that the

match could not continue. Upon returning to the field with his team, only to find both the

England team and the umpires absent, Inzamam was informed of this situation. After

further discussions between both teams, umpires and cricket board officials it was

eventually agreed that the match could not be restarted. Thus, Inzamam became the first

captain in history to forfeit a Test match. Inzamam was later charged with tampering with

the ball and bringing the game into disrepute (the latter charge associated with the teatime

protest), although he strenuously denied the charges. On September 28, 2006 the

allegations of ball-tampering were dismissed, however he was found guilty of bringingcricket into disrepute and given a four match One-Day International ban with immediate

effect.

The Pakistan Cricket Board later blamed Inzamam for the Oval Test forfeiture; adding

that the forfeited match had made the board susceptible to a claim of 800,000 by

the ECB as compensation. However, later on, the result of the Oval Test was changed by

the ICC and called a draw. This was yet again overturned after the MCC stated the ICC

could not do this and was changed to an England win.

Inzamam's disciplinary record is as follows:1. Vs India at Toronto, September 14, 1997 - assaulted a spectator. Banned

for two one-day internationals, suspended ban of one further match.

2. Vs South Africa at Newlands, April 23, 1998 - dissent at umpire'sdecision. Fined 50 percent of match fee, with a suspended ban of one limited

overs match.

3. Vs Sri Lanka - March 1216, 2000 at Karachi - criticizing the attitude ofthe Sri Lankan players. Received severe reprimand.

4. Vs West Indies - May 2529, 2000 in Antigua, West Indies - dissent overumpiring decision. Fined 50 percent of match fee.

5. Vs England - June 23, 2001 at Lord's - showing dissent at the umpire'sdecision. Fined 50 percent of match fee and suspended for two one-day

internationals.


17/45



6. Vs India, March 16, 2004 at Rawalpindi - conduct contrary to the spirit ofthe game. Fined 50 percent of match fee.

7. vs West Indies - February 1, 2005 at Perth - for not controlling his playersas captain. Fined 100 percent of match fee.

8. v India - March 2428, 2005 at Bangalore - showing dissent at an umpire'sdecision by action or verbal abuse. Fined 30.5 percent of match fee.

9. v India - March 2428, 2005 at Bangalore - charging or advancingtowards the umpire in an aggressive manner when appealing. Banned for one

Test match.

10. v India - April 5, 2005 at Visakhapatnam - abuse of cricket equipment orclothing, ground equipment or fixtures and fittings. Reprimanded.

11. v England - August 1721, 2006 at the Oval - bringing the game intodisrepute. Banned for four ODIs.

12. v Ireland - March 17, 2007 at Jamaica - failure to ensure that his team metthe minimum over rate requirements. Fined 50% of match fee.

Cricket and

Ethics

One of the pleasures of cricket is how closely the game mirrors life. Take any situationin

the real world and chances are that with a bit of mental effort and the indispensable pinch

of salt, you will be able to find a cricket analogy that fits.

Cricket has lot to teach us. It has everything that life has conflict and competition,

cooperation and partnership. Honor and dignity, humiliation and failure. There is drama,

passion, pain, pathos and tragedy. Interestingly, being the most human of game, cricket

also has its share of deceit and dishonesty. This is the most compelling aspect that makescricket so life-like.

Cricket and ethics are so closely allied that the game has entered common parlance as a

metaphor for morality. Its not cricket, goes the well known idiom, meaning its not right

or proper. Yet cricket and ethics have not been getting along lately. On Sunday August

20, 2006, during a test match against England at the Oval, umpire Darrell Hair accused

the Pakistan team of cheating. He asked to see the ball during play and made a judgment


18/45



that its condition had been unfairly changed to assist the Pakistan bowlers. Subsequent

events have been widely covered in the media. Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq,

seething from humiliation, reacted with his own judgment. Enough was enough; he

decided and refused to play the match any further. In effect, Inzamam said its not cricket

and many agreed with him.

Inzamam-ul-Haq is perceived as a good captain by a majority of

Pakistanis: Gallup Survey

A majority of the Pakistani population thinks Inzamam-ul-Haq makes a good captain

while most rate Younis Khan to be an average one. These findings have emerged from

the latest survey on Sports, conducted by Gallup Pakistan. Two separate questions

inquired how the respondents evaluate Inzamam-ul-Haq and Younis Khan as the

Pakistani Cricket teams Captain. Almost two-thirds of those interviewed (61%) rated

Inzamam to be a good captain as opposed to only 13% who think Younis Khan is good at

captaincy. Another 31% thinks that Inzamam is an average captain, while a negligible

number (6%) say he is a bad one and 2% do not know or have no opinion. In the opinion

of a majority of the respondents (54%), Younis Khan proves to be an average captain,

whereas almost one-third (30%) thinks he is bad and 3% either have no opinion or did not

know. The survey was conducted by Gallup Pakistan, affiliated with Gallup International,

and was based on a sample of over 1200 respondents in the urban and rural areas of all

four provinces across Pakistan. This sample was statistically selected to cover all age

groups, income and educational levels. The error margin in this kind of survey is

estimated to be +5% at a 95% confidence level.

The International Cricket Council and HIV and AIDS

Recognizing the impact that HIV and AIDS is on having on young cricketers in cricket

playing countries, in September 2003, the International Cricket Council (ICC) entered

into a partnership with the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)


19/45



under the slogan Run Out AIDS. The aim of the partnership is to use cricket to raise

public awareness of HIV and AIDS in the cricket-playing world.

Since September 2003, the ICC has implemented numerous awareness-raising initiatives

at the global level to drive the level of understanding and education about HIV and AIDS.

At a national level, all of the ICCs Full Member countries have appointed HIV/AIDS

Awareness Coordinators to work closely with UNAIDS officials in their countries to

implement initiatives.

A first highlight of the ICC/UNAIDS alliance was the activities that took place to mark

World AIDS Day on 1 December 2003. Players from the six international cricket teams

that played on or around this date England, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West

Indies and Zimbabwe wore red ribbons during the game as a sign of support for

people living with HIV around the world. Many players sent positive feedback to the ICC

about the initiative.

The England team were only too pleased to support the ICCs partnership with

UNAIDS as we are all aware of what a problem the epidemic is around the world, said

England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff.

AIDS is a disease that can affect any type of person in any country and Im glad to have

been able to lend my support to this important cause on World AIDS Day, added New

Zealand spinner Daniel Vettori.

From February to March 2004, at the ICC under 19s Cricket World Cup held in

Bangladesh, players in all televised matches wore red ribbons. During the semi-finals, the

electronic scoreboard showed the number of AIDS-related deaths since the start of the

match.

In April 2004, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan sent a personal message to the Indian

and Pakistan teams during their historic Test Match in Rawalpindi, congratulating them

on their contribution to the fight against HIV and AIDS by wearing red ribbons as a show

of support for people living with HIV or AIDS:


20/45



As role models you can encourage young people to protect themselves from HIV and

your leaders to pay more attention to the epidemic. AIDS is a common enemy that both

India and Pakistan have to fight together.

On the occasion of World AIDS Day 2004, the captains of test-playing nations jointly

issued a statement in support of the fight against HIV and AIDS and united to make the

Captains Pledge.

The Captains Pledge

HIV and AIDS is a global issue that cannot be ignored.

There are over 40 million people around the world living with HIV and AIDS. Over athird of these live in the ten countries that play Test match cricket.

HIV and AIDS is everyones problem and it is the responsibility of us all to do

something about it.

Our commitment is to address this epidemic by raising awareness and education levels

in the cricket community.

We urge young people to protect themselves from HIV and our leaders to pay more

attention to the epidemic.When we step onto the cricket field we do so as rivals but in the battle against HIV and

AIDS we are united. AIDS is a common enemy and we must fight it together.

Signed,

Ricky Ponting (Australia) Habibul Bashar (Bangladesh) Michael Vaughan (England) Sourav Ganguly (India) Stephen Fleming (New Zealand) Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan) Graeme Smith (South Africa) Marvan Atapattu (Sri Lanka) Tatenda Taibu (Zimbabwe)


21/45



* The West Indies did not have a captain at the time of World Aids Day 2004, but the

West Indies Cricket Board has pledged its full support to the initiative.

Farewell toInzamam

Few cricketers have endured more criticism and ridicule than Inzamam-ul-Haq.

Inzamam's exceptional talents with the bat are often overshadowed by his less than ideal

physique. His disdain for running singles, matched only by the contempt he shows

opposing bowlers, is legendary: yet he has never received the accolades reserved for the

other greats of his era. In 2005, he was mysteriously left out of Rest of World XI and

most observers do not put him alongside Ponting and Dravid as one of the great batsmen

of this era. All this despite being the first name opposing teams circled when looking at

the Pakistani line up, and scoring just as many runs as the other greats. All through it, he

kept making runs - heaps of them in fact. And he made them at perfect times too: his

average of almost 80 in winning tests underlines his importance to the fortunes of his

team.

Conventional wisdom says that players from the subcontinent cannot play quality fast

bowling. Well, except Inzy. The great Imran Khan called him the best player in the world

against pace, and it was no exaggeration. Bowl a bouncer: prepare to be hooked and

pulled; bowl wide: prepare to suffer. Tim de Lisle once said that the mark of a great

batsman is the time that he has to play the ball and if that is indeed the benchmark, then

Inzy should be at the top of the list. His style was described as "lazy", and in fact, it was.

But the un-initiated never realised how much of a compliment that was. No, he did not

like running singles, but he didn't have to. He ended with an average of 50, and 25

centuries to boot, while batting with the grandeur of a king; the pressure never interfering

with the quickness of his feet. Cricket is a game of skill, of the mind, and of the reflexes

and he possessed all three in abundance.

He leaves the game as the second leading run scorer in one-day internationals - behind

only Sachin Tendulkar. As a captain, he was underrated and served his country in that


22/45



capacity for three years - the longest tenure since Imran Khan and the fourth longest

overall. In what is arguably the most difficult job in cricket, he united a historically

fractious bunch and stopped England in their tracks after their Ashes high. There was also

the small matter of five consecutive fifties in the series, including twin centuries in the

second Test. That might have been his best moment as captain and as a batsman: with his

shrewd captaincy and magnificent batting, he destroyed English hopes for a recovery in

the series.

Of course, that was before it all fell apart at the Oval, with scandal after scandal rocking

Pakistani cricket. Inzy seemed like the last person to make a statement, but after beingaccused of ball tampering by Darrell Hair, he decided he had enough and stayed in the

dressing room as a protest. The umpires decided to award the match to England and thus

Pakistan became the first side in the history of Test Cricket to forfeit a game. He became

a hero to most Pakistanis and a villain to most others, but he stuck by his decision. The

subsequent inquiry cleared his team of ball tampering, but found him guilty of bringing

the game into disrepute. This verdict was welcomed by Inzy and PCB, who only wanted

to be vindicated of cheating.

That entire fiasco aside, and with all due respect to Javed Miandad, Hanif Mohammad,

and Saeed Anwar, Inzy has been arguably the greatest batsman Pakistan has ever

produced. His 20,000 international runs put him in elite company: company that he

thoroughly deserves. His biggest innings was a massive 329 against New Zealand, where

he came in at 57 for two and clobbered the New Zealand attack for close to ten hours.

Apart from Imran Nazir's 127, no one else in the top seven made 30 and Pakistan ended

up winning by an innings. Any illusions of the pitch being a typical subcontinent road

were dispelled by Shoaib Akhtar when he took six wickets for just 11 runs in the New

Zealand's first innings, lending even more weight to the runs scored by Inzamam.

He got progressively better with age, too: his average after ten tests was 31.06; after 50, it

was 43.48; after a hundred tests, it was over fifty. Add the fact that 17 of his 25 centuries

came in winning tests, and he is peerless in the modern era. He was a true champion


23/45



playing for his country, and played more match winning knocks to see Pakistan through

than any player alive. It is true that he was there when Pakistani cricket hit seemingly

bottomless lows, but he was an integral part of the unbelievable highs too: from the

World Cup win in 1992, when his impetuous 60 off 37 balls transformed the semi final

against New Zealand, to the epic performance in the England series in 2005.

Cricket at its best is more than a game, and more than mere escapism - especially in the

subcontinent. It is followed with fervor unmatched in any sport, anywhere. It enriches our

lives: it can give us hope, or plunge us into despair. Inzamam provided all of that in

abundance, and the highest compliment we can pay is that while Inzamam was out in themiddle, we always had hope. Inzamam may or may not play another game in whites, but

if he does not, cricket will be poorer for it. Goodbye, Inzy - and thanks for the highs.

MajorAchievements

Inzamam is the second batsman to score 10,000 runs in One day Internationals afterSachin Tendulkar Was named in the World Team XI for both test and One day

Internationals in the 2005 ICC Awards

What others said...

Anil Kumble

He was one of the top five batsmen I bowled to in international cricket and I was

fortunate enough to get him on more than a few occasions. He always had a lot of time,

knew when to take the risk and when just to push along. He was very good at planning

an innings.


24/45



Allan Donald

Bowling to Inzy was almost like bowling to a brick wall. Everything about him wasunfazed, nothing could rattle him he was so solid. He was very calm of nature, and even

as captain you felt he never got angry. The only time I saw him angry was when Pakistan

were called off the field at The Oval last year.

Damien Fleming

During the 1994 tour of Pakistan, in the game before my Test debut, at Karachi, I was

the 12th man and I was asked to put the champagne on ice when the ninth wicket forPakistan went down. But by the end of it Inzamam and Mushy (Mushtaq Ahmed) put on

60-odd to win the game. Inzamam showed a lot of maturity, a lot of class, putting faith in

his partner not to panic even if he was a No. 11. He is an intelligent cricketer.

Chaminda Vaas

It was always a challenge to bowl to Inzamam, one of the greats of international cricketin both forms of the game. It was not difficult to bowl at him as such, but his was never a

cheap wicket he always was among runs. You had to bowl in good areas; the margin of

error against him was very, very limited.

Matthew Hoggard

Inzamam is one of the greatest batsmen who have ever lived. And one of his greatest

virtues was that he had so much time for his shots. That was because he always hungback; he did not lunge at the ball and get forward mentally like all great batsmen in

history.


25/45



InzamamsQuotes

Shahid Afridi is perfect for T20 cricket and he has lot of energy and enthusiasm as a

captain. He will be vital to Pakistans success in the tournament. I see him turning out to

be an inspirational leader for his team

Inzamam-ul-Haq on Shahid Afridi as a captain for Pakistan / April 30, 2010

Related Quotes: Shahid Afridi2010 Twenty20 World Cup

The way I see it this Pakistan team is well balanced and so strong for this format of the

game. It shouldnt lose to any team unless they self-destruct with internal issues. The

bowling is strong and has variety so that will be their strength but the batting has issues

and the senior players will have to shoulder the responsibilities

Inzamam-ul-Haq saying Pakistan is a well balanced side and has the potential todefend their Twenty20 World Cup title / April 30, 2010

India and South Africa, I think, are the greatest threats to Pakistans ambition to win theT20 World Cup. I am very impressed with the disciplined way South Africans play, while

the Indians have some dangerous players with plenty of flair

Inzamam-ul-Haq saying India and South Africa are the greatest threats to Pakistan in

the Twenty20 World Cup / April 30, 2010

Younis and Yousuf should go to court to challenge the decision. This is not a good

decision for Pakistan cricket. The board is not setting a good example before young

cricketers. I don't understand the thinking that led them to take such a decision. The

committee comprised employees of the PCB and there was no neutral person in it. What

sort of message are we delivering to the world by taking such decisions at a time when

nobody is agreeing to come to Pakistan to play cricket?

Inzamam-ul-Haq on the ban and heavy fines on top Pakistan cricketers after their

failure in the Australia tour / March 10, 2010


26/45



References

http://www.cricinfo.com

http://www.wikipedia.com

http://www.paktribune.com/sports/playerprofile.php?id=1

http://www.sportspundit.com/athlete/1155/

http://www.cricketweb.net/article.php?CategoryIDAuto=1&NewsIDAuto=3651

http://www.mag4you.com/spotlight/Inzamam+ul+Haq/8558.htm

http://www.famousmuslims.com/Inzamam%20ul%20Haq.htm

http://www.greatpersonalities.com/inzamam-ul-haq/

http://www.unaids.org


27/45




28/45




29/45




30/45




31/45




32/45




33/45




34/45




35/45




36/45




37/45




38/45




39/45




40/45




41/45




42/45




43/45




44/45




45/45


inzamam-ul-haq

Documents