Best Cricket Palyer 2012: Misbah Ul Haq

Misbah Ul Haq Biography
Misbah-ul-Haq is a Pakistani cricketer. Misbah is known for his cool headed batting especially under pressure. Outside cricket he has done an MBA from the University of Management Technology, Lahore.

Misbah was initially seen by his technique and temperament in the Tri-nation tournament in Nairobi, Kenya in 2002, scoring two fifties in three innings in which he played, however, over the next three Tests he played against Australia could not score more than twenty runs and was abandoned before the selection. Having witnessed Pakistan being eliminated in the opening phase of World Cup Cricket 2003, Misbah was part of the changes made to the equipment as a result of these findings, but failed to make much impact, and was soon abandoned again . At age 33, Misbah was picked to play in the first edition of ICC World Twenty20 in 2007, filling the place vacated by middle order Inzamam-ul-Haq.

He had been regularly making runs in domestic cricket in Pakistan and in the years before his retirement was consistently one of the top performing scorers at the end of each season, with his first class average briefly climbing above 50. Misbah was one of the stars of the tournament, playing an important role in many exciting career pursuits. The first was in the group stage against India in which he scored a century, half in a tie game. He was tired of trying to win the race of the last ball of the match. In his meeting with Australia Super 8 was named man of the match with an unbeaten 66 off 42 deliveries to see his side home with 5 balls to spare. Other entries in the semifinals undefeated against New Zealand, Pakistan, saw a book place in the final against India.

Misbah Ul Haq