Saeed Anwar
March 12, 2007
Saeed Anwar - Well, the name says it all. Born on Septmber 6th 1968 in Karachi, Pakistan grew up being inspired and having a fell for the game. Thatss why he is known as a natural! He made his test debut in a game between Pakistan and West Indies at Faisalabad in 1990 and made his ODI debut also against West Indies at Perth in 1989.He was a left handed batsman and he followed the Slow left arm orthodox style of bowling. He is now retired and is recognized as one of the best players in Pakistan Cricket Team.
Saeed Anwar has many hallmarks to his name: his majestic timing and exact placement. He was an opener capable of electrifying starts in cricket.His playing strategy involved graceful stroke play rather than brutal force. He loved driving through the off side with minimal footwork. He annihilated any bowler offering width outside off stump. The only thing which did not favour him was that he too regularly smudged the ball straight into the hands of fourth slip or gully leading to his wicket falling.
He first came to prominence as a one-day player but soon achieved equal success in Test cricket. His success is shown by the batting statistics he produced: He made a huge score of 194 runs in an ODI.Saeed Anwar was declared the Wisden Cricketer of the year in the year 1997.Anwar was injury prone and his fielding was weak. His footwork became less assured as his career drew to a close causing the freezing of statistics towards his retirement. Opting to take a break from the game after the death of his daughter in August 2001, he was a lesser force when he came back, though he still managed a hundred against India in the 2003 World Cup. This clearly indicated his will to achieve and his want for the team win.
His batting prowess on the brink of imperfectness due to reduced footwork and certain other technical reasons, Anwar finally announced his retirement just before Pakistan’s home series against Bangladesh.His last ODI was against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo in 2003.The record for the highest score in one-day cricket still rests with him, remaining an inspiration for all the newcomers to come and try out their talent to break the record set by the genious batsman!
Read More under Pakistan
Comments
One Response to “Saeed Anwar”
Got something to say?
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
He is my favorite player. He is very sound in playing.