Saeed Anwar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Saeed Anwar

former Pakistani Cricketer

Date of Birth: 06-Sep-1968

Place of Birth: Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: Pakistan

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Saeed Anwar

  • Saeed Anwar (Urdu: ???? ?????; born 6 September 1968) is a Pakistani former cricketer and a former captain for Tests and ODIs.
  • An opening batsman and occasional slow left arm orthodox bowler, Anwar played international cricket between 1989 and 2003.
  • Considered as one of greatest opening batsmen Pakistan has ever produced, Anwar has scored twenty centuries in ODIs, more than any other Pakistani batsmen in this format.
  • He played 55 Test matches, scoring 4052 runs with eleven centuries, average 45.52.
  • In 247 One Day Internationals (ODIs) he made 8824 runs at an average of 39.21. Anwar got a pair at his Test debut against the West Indies in 1990, and scored 169 runs in his third Test against New Zealand in February 1994.
  • In 1998–99, he became the third Pakistani to carry his bat through a Test innings, and scored his highest Test score of 188 not out.
  • He made four ODI centuries at Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, including three consecutive during 1993–94.
  • Anwar scored two successive hundreds on three different occasions in his career.
  • He is most notable for scoring 194 runs against India in Chennai in 1997, the highest score for that time, and now the tenth highest individual score in an ODI.
  • Anwar participated in three Cricket World Cups, and captained Pakistan in seven Tests and 11 ODIs.
  • In August 2003, he announced his retirement from International cricket. Saeed Anwar was the highest runs scoring batsman for Pakistan in 2003 World Cup.

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