Wasim Bari
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Born | Federal Capital Territory, Pakistan | 23 March 1948|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 54) | 27 July 1967 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 2 January 1984 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 10) | 11 February 1973 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 30 January 1984 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNCricinfo, 4 February 2017 |
Wasim Bari (
In June 2009, Bari was named as the interim chief selector of Pakistan national cricket team.[1]
Career
His talent was first recognised in 1967 with members of the England under-25 team stating that he was the best keeper to come out of South Asia. It was in England where he made his Test match debut, with Colin Milburn being his first dismissal. With the bat he managed 15.88 per innings in his career, including an innings of 60 not out at number 11, in which he helped score a last wicket partnership of 133 with Wasim Raja.
According to Tony Greig, commentator and former England captain, most people believe Alan Knott was the best wicket-keeper to have played the game in that era but Knott himself believed Bari was better than him[citation needed]. Imran Khan, who persuaded Wasim Bari from retiring earlier, believed he was as good as Knott.[2]
In 1971 at
Wasim Bari captained Pakistan in 6 Test matches and five one-day internationals, all of them against England home and away, at a time when Pakistan was deprived of some of its best and most recognisable players, such as
Education
He was educated at the Cantonment Public School, Karachi.[4]
References
- ^ "PCB appoint Wasim Bari as interim chief selector". DAWN.COM. 16 June 2009.
- ^ "Wasim Bari profile and biography". Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "The end of innocence". Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ISBN 9781471156434.