Imran Nazir

Imran Nazir’s Sixes in international cricket

admin — Wed, 25 May 2011 20:03:33 +0000

Imran Nazir is a right handed opening batsman and Pakistani cricketer. He is known for his excellent stroke making ability for scoring runs at rapid pace. He first appeared in international level for Pakistan in 1999 and after that he played for several periods but never got permanent place in Pakistani cricket team. The reasons of not getting permanent position were his inconsistent performance and different combinations that had been tried by Pakistani cricket board in order to find perfect opening pair for Pakistani cricket team. He was famous in viewers for his ability of hitting sixes. In his career he played several memorable innings.

Imran Nazir scored 111 runs against Lahore Badshahs in ICL Video

In this innings Imran hit 11 sixes and made 111 runs on 44 balls in the 3^rd final if ICL against Hyderabad Heroes.

Imran Nazir scores 160 runs on 121 balls against Zimbabwe in ICC World Cup 2007. In that innings he hit 8 sixes and 14 boundaries to help Pakistan to mount a total of 349 runs in 50 over’s. In total 51 sixes in international cricket from which he hit 32 sixes in One Day Internationals and 19 sixes in T20 matches.

Imran Nazir Cricketer, All-Rounder

admin — Mon, 23 May 2011 20:55:45 +0000

Imran Nazir is a right handed opening batsman and an excellent fielder. He start his international career in 1999 and since then never get a confirm position in the Pakistani cricket team because of his inconsistent performance in batting. One of the reasons of not getting a permanent position in the team was debut of other player or opining batsmen like Salman Butt, Mohammad Hafeez, Imran Farhat, Taufeeq Umar etc who also get chance to play for Pakistan in the same period. He played some great and memorable innings in his international career one of them was against Zimbabwe in which he made 160 runs on 121 balls with help of 14 boundaries and 8 sixes and Pakistan won the match for 99 runs.

Along with his dashing and hard hitting batting he is also a great fielder at point position. His fielding was his trade mark during his initial start of the career when the fielding of Pakistani team is not up to the international standards. He took same amazing catches and run outs which anyone not even think at that in Pakistani cricket team. Some critics says that the reason of his downfall was his early introduction in the Pakistani cricket team. They said he should have been given more chance to play for Pakistan-A team before his selection in the National team was made. This will help him to become mentally matured then he can utilize the opportunity better. If he focus and concentrate on his batting still he can come into the Pakistani cricket team but to make it possible he need to work hard.

Imran Nazir’s 160 against Zimbabwe

admin — Thu, 19 May 2011 21:32:48 +0000

Imran Nazir is a hard hitting opening batsman of Pakistan. In his career he faced very difficult situations in term of his position and selection in the national team but he fought, survives and overcome those situations or difficulties with courage and has been able to comeback in Pakistani cricket team over and over again. He started his international career in 1999 and played international cricket since then for Pakistan. his position in the Pakistani team always remain under threat because several other opening batsman during that period starts playing for Pakistan those players include Mohammad Hafeez, Yasir Hameed, Taufeeq Umar, Salman Butt etc.

Imran Nazir was included in the squad for ICC World Cup 2007 in West Indies. In the last match of the World Cup he scored 160 runs on 121 balls with the help of 14 boundaries and 8 sixes. Because of his excellent hitting Pakistan has been able to score 349 runs in 50 over’s. In return Zimbabwe has failed to achieve the target and Pakistan won the match by 99 runs. Imran Nazir received Man of the match award for his innings of 160 runs that is also the best innings of his whole career. Although Pakistan eliminated in the early stages of the World Cup but still because of his innings Pakistani viewers have something to cheer.

Imran Nazir Pictures with Wife, Family and team members

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Imran Nazir and other players of Pakistani cricket team with former coach of Pakistan cricket team Bob Woolmer.

Imran Nazir and team members of Lahore Badshahs celebrating with ICL Trophy

Imran Nazir of Pakistan is bowled by Gavin Tonge of West Indies during the ICC Champions Trophy

Imran Nazir with his wife Amber

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Imran Nazir playing a shot against Hyderabad Heroes

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Imran Nazir playing a shot against Bangladesh in ICC T20 World Cup 2007 in South Africa

Imran Nazir and other members of Pakistan cricket team attending a sombre memorial service of former coach Bob Woolmer

Imran, Afridi, Salman and Kamran celebrating the wicket of Mark Boucher during the second ODI match between Pakistan and South Africa in 2007 at Lahore.

Imran Nazir with Wife and Family Video

Imran Nazir in Program “Aik Din Geo k Sath” with his wife and family

Imran Nazir in ICL

admin — Fri, 13 May 2011 05:59:00 +0000

Imran Nazir is a right handed opening batsman of Pakistan. He entre international cricket against Sri Lank in Lahore and soon become famous because of his dashing batting abilities. He played several memorable innings one of them was in the World Cup 2007 against Zimbabwe where he scored 160 runs in the last match of the tournament. He is in and out of the national cricket team on consistent basis. In 2008 Imran signed an agreement with Indian Cricket League and played in Lahore Badshahs. Imran Nazir in ICL gave a good batting performance and Lahore Badshahs reached into the final of the tournament. The final was on the basis of best of three and in the third and final match he scored 111 runs on 44 balls against Hyderabad Heroes and helped Lahore Badshahs to won the tournament and lift the trophy. He faced severe criticism along with other Pakistani players for playing Lahore Badshahs in ICL and in reaction banned by the Pakistan Cricket Board for playing cricket for Pakistan but in 2009 court disabled their suspensions and they are able to play for Pakistan after that court ruling. After that he played against Sri Lank in the home series of 2009, against New Zealand in Dubai and for T20 in Australia but did not come up with strong performances and dropped by the Pakistan cricket board.

Imran Nazir in ICL Video

Imran Nazir made 111 runs on 44 balls with the help of 11 sixes and 7 boundaries in the 3^rd final of ICL playing for Lahore Badshahs against Hyderabad Heroes.

Imran Nazir Biography

admin — Tue, 10 May 2011 11:33:41 +0000

Imran Nazir an other gift of Allah for the Pakistan in the cricket player’s team. But the distrust was that as he offers more genuine promise than most. He is predominantly strong off the back foot, loves forcing all the way through the covers. His hostile behavior towards his cricket passion has had him made as a one-day player. In the initial period of his entrance he couldn’t perform well in his first few Tests.

Ultimately, on the other hand, Glenn McGrath and Co noticed his method and deficient of footwork rather cruelly in two Tests matches against Australia. The preference of Mohammad Hafeez, Yasir Hameed, Imran Farhat and Taufeeq Umar moved him upward level, which enhance his career charm and He became National squad against South Africa in 2006-07 because of the consistency in performances in in-land matches. And he was selected for World Cup 2007 team on his volatile performance 39-ball 57-scores, but his three failure match series won’t polish his performance and become a slight decline of his image in the Pakistani people. Over all his performance made him one of the best fielders in the Pakistan cricket team, so he is considered as to be the 1st Pakistani to flip-flop (while intercepting a square cut).

His career-best performance of 160 adjacent to Zimbabwe in the World Cup retained him for the following such tours to Abu Dhabi and Scotland whereas Imran also is being elected for Pakistani cricket training camps. Then he was selected in Twenty20 World Championship and rewarded by a “Central Contract” in July 2007 before representing Pakistan in the home ODI series in opposition to South Africa. Later-on he coupled with the unsanctioned Indian Cricket League and performed very well for the Lahore Badshahs, but when the PCB pardoned players to have severed ties with the ICL, Imran Nazir was soon called back into the ODI side.