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Inzamam-ul-Haq
Inzamam-ul-Haq is Pakistan’s highest-scoring batsman in Test and one-day international cricket, ahead of the great Javed Miandad. Although he has occasionally attracted controversy, Inzamam’s legacy will surround his superior batting skills in Pakistan’s middle-order. From the time he announced himself globally at the 1992 World Cup, where he excelled in the semifinal and final when Pakistan won the tournament, up through the nineties and into the new millennium, Inzamam has been the mainstay of Pakistan’s batting. He linked the Miandad and Imran Khan generation to the current Mohammed Yousuf and Younis Khan era. His 2003 World Cup performance, when he made 19 runs in six innings, stands as his greatest failure but such non-achievement is supplemented by more magical feats like his 329 against New Zealand in 2002, his 184 in his 100th Test to help Pakistan win in Bangalore to draw the series, and a crucial unbeaten 138 in Multan in 2003 in his first game back after being dropped. That latter effort prevented a major embarrassment and Bangladesh’s maiden Test win. A laid-back character by nature, this can sometimes be interpreted as lethargy, though his success indicates there is a more underlying determination than meets the eye.
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Shoaib Malik
Profile: Shoaib is one of the most exhilarating batsmen in world cricket, with his expansive range of strokes, best illustrated during his innings of 82 from 41 deliveries in a one-day international against a strong South Africa team in Lahore in 2003. He struck six fours and as many sixes during that match-winning stay. He gives Pakistan versatility in that he has batted all through the middle and lower-order as well as opening in a Test match in the Caribbean, scoring 64. Since the legality of his bowling action was cleared by the ICC in May 2005, Shoaib’s off-spin provides another crucial option to his captain in both forms of the game.
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Harbhajan Singh
Profile: The third-most successful off-spinner in Test history, behind Muttiah Muralitharan and Lance Gibbs, Harbhajan Singh matured very quickly in the top flight, enjoying his best moments to date against the world champions Australia prior to his 21st birthday. He claimed 32 wickets in the three-match series, including India’s first-ever Test hat-trick at Calcutta, which led to an incredible and unlikely victory after India had followed on. ‘Bhajji’ soon put minor disciplinary problems from his academy days behind him to become one of the most respected bowlers in the world. His cunning use of flight and variety of pace is complimented by a vicious off-spinner and his doosra, which he developed later into his career. One of cricket’s great competitors and entertainers who always wants to be involved in the game.
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Shaun Tait
Profile: Shaun Tait had the most challenging of Test debuts, coming in to the Australia team for the out-of-form but distinguished Jason Gillespie during what many observers regard as the most competitively-fought Ashes series of all time. The young fast bowler, though, did not suffer through nerves and was able to return the impressive figures of 3-97 in his first Test innings. Moreover, those here wickets were not cheap, as he bowled Marcus Trescothick, had Ian Bell caught behind and trapped Andrew Flintoff lbw after he had scored a match-winning 102. Has suffered through a couple of injuries since but his express pace provides hope that Brett Lee will not be the only speed merchant amongst Australia’s ranks for the foreseeable future.
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Danish Kaneria
Profile: Danish Kaneria has matured into one of world cricket’s leading bowlers and is already emulating Pakistani leg-spinning predecessors Abdul Qadir and Mushtaq Ahmed as one of the most potent bowlers of his era, among the twirlers. Although he initially made his mark by destroying Bangladesh (12 for 94 at Multan in 2001), he has also led victories against South Africa, India and the West Indies. He especially came of age with 19 wickets in the drawn three-match series in India in 2005; impressing with his stamina to bowl long spells in draining conditions and also with his variety – his googly regularly deceived Indian batsmen accustomed to hitting spinners out of the attack.
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Ramnaresh Sarwan
Profile: Ramnaresh Sarwan began his international career with an unbeaten 84 in a Test against Pakistan at Barbados and his stroke-play, confidence and temperament were so impressive that former West Indies batting great Lawrence Rowe suggested he had the ability to emulate the feats of Brian Lara. Although difficult praise to live up to, the Guyanese right-hand middle-order batsman has developed into a reliable bat for West Indies and should play an important role in the eventual post-Lara era. His greatest highlight was scoring a century when West Indies recorded the highest-ever fourth innings total to win a Test, against Australia in 2003 at Antigua.
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Shoaib Akhtar
Profile: Shoaib Akhtar proved from just his third Test at Durban in 1998 that he had raw, explosive pace, when he claimed five for 43 with the wickets of Kallis, Hudson, Boucher, Klusener and de Villiers. Although once guilty of focusing too much on the speedometer (he became the first man to officially clock a delivery of more than 100 miles-per-hour), he has since matured into another skilled exponent of reverse swing, emulating countrymen such as Sarfraz Nawaz, Imran Khan, Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis. He proved his resilience in 2005 when, after receiving criticism from all quarters about his fitness and attitude, he claimed 17 wickets on slow pitches to help beat England 2-0 in the Test series. His use of the yorker and slower ball showed a man who had mastered his craft, while his stamina was unquestionable.
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Chris Gayle
Profile: Laid back in nature yet forthright with a bat in-hand, Chris Gayle has become one of the most destructive West Indies batsmen in recent years. Along with Ramnaresh Sarwan and Shivnarine Chanderpaul, he has helped relieve the mercurial Brian Lara of responsibility to be the team’s chief run-scorer. His 317 against South Africa at Antigua in 2005 showed him capable of playing durable innings’ as well as sparkling cameos, of which there are plenty. During his 105 against England at The Oval in 2004, he bludgeoned Matthew Hoggard for six fours in an over, becoming the first to do so in a Test from a six-ball over, scoring that century in just 79 balls - the same amount needed for his hundred against South Africa at Cape Town in 2004. He’s also become a reliable off-spinner.
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Herschelle Gibbs
Profile: Herschelle came into international cricket in 1996 with a reputation as being ‘the next Jonty Rhodes’ because of his athleticism, agility and speed in the field. Subsequently, he has since made his own name not only as an expert fielder but as one of the best attacking batsmen in world cricket; first as an opener, when he teamed up with his good friend Gary Kirstsen and then with another fellow Western Province team-mate Graeme Smith. His jovial and fun-loving character is reflected in his batting, though in his transition the middle-order he has demonstrated a new maturity in his batting as his patient 94 in Melbourne showed in December 2005.
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Muttiah Muralitharan
Profile: Muttiah Muralitharan has endured more scrutiny and pressure than almost any other elite international cricketer because of his unorthodox action; but he has shown admirable courage, determination and skill to continue as one of the world’s premier bowlers. Never could there have been another to have spun his off-break as prodigiously as this man, who has mesmerized batsmen for more than a decade. His 16 wickets in the one-off Test at The Oval in 1998, when he bowled Sri Lanka to victory over England, was one of his most memorable of career highs. Only Shane Warne has taken more Test wickets than him.
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Younis Khan
Profile: The bustling and energetic Younis Khan has often been shunted up and down the Pakistan batting order - occasionally omitted - but this strengthened his resolve. Returning to the side against Sri Lanka in October 2004, he hit 124 at Karachi that helped towards victory and a drawn series. His back-to-back centuries (147 & 267) in India in 2005 after being elevated to vice-captain before the tour would be his greatest highlight yet, cementing his place in the team.
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