Zulqarnain Haider (cricketer)
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Full name | Zulqarnain Haider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Wicket-keeper-batter | 23 April 1986|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Only Test (cap 201) | 6 August 2010 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 179) | 29 October 2010 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 5 November 2010 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 15) | 3 February 2007 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 27 October 2010 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 12 December 2013 |
Zulqarnain Haider (
Having played for
A right-handed batsman, Zulqarnain, has represented both
Early and personal life
Haider was born in the Pakistani city of
International career
With regular wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal suffering from a prolonged period of poor form in both his roles as wicketkeeper and batsman, Pakistan were searching for a backup. Zulqarnain was drafted into Pakistan's 17-man squad for the tour to South Africa in January 2007.[3] He made his Twenty20 International debut on the tour, assuming wicketkeeping duties from Akmal who acted as a specialist batsman. South Africa won by ten wickets, and Zulqarnain contributed just five runs to Pakistan's total of 129 all out.[4]
Zulqarnain had to wait more than three years for his next international match. In July 2010, Pakistan
Threats and international retirement
On the morning of 8 November, before the fifth ODI against South Africa started, Zulqarnain left the team without permission. Later that day, he arrived in London. Zulqarnain decided to seek asylum in the United Kingdom,[11] a move which was not supported by Pakistan's government which insisted Zulqarnain should have turned to them first. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) suspended Haider's contract. On 10 November, Haider announced his retirement from international cricket.[12] He explained that he had been asked to lose the fourth ODI on 4 November and that after hitting the winning runs he had received threats against his life and family.[13] In April 2011, Zulqarnain withdrew his application for asylum and returned to Pakistan after receiving assurances from Rehman Malik, Pakistan's interior minister, about his safety. Malik stated that Zulqarnain Haider would be given "full security".[14]
Return to cricket
On 12 May 2011, Haider announced that he was withdrawing his retirement from international cricket.[15] The PCB set up a disciplinary committee, which imposed a fine of 500,000 rupees on Haider for breaching the team's code of conduct by going to London without permission. According to the PCB, Haider "had no proof of any wrongdoing against any player or official of the board, and withdrew all his allegations".[16]
He was passed over for selection during
See also
- One Test Wonder
References
- ^ "Haider donate's have his match fee for his mother". 12 August 2010. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
- ^ Hoult, Nick (8 August 2010). "England v Pakistan: Zulqarnain Haider keeps his emotions in check to halt onslaught". The Telegraph. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- ^ Samiuddin, Osman (29 December 2006), Shoaib left out for South Africa tour, ESPNcricinfo, retrieved 18 October 2011
- ^ itt14 tt515 South Africa v Pakistan: Pakistan in South Africa 2006/07 (Twenty20), CricketArchive, retrieved 18 October 2011
- ^ Gollapudi, Nagraj (5 August 2010), Kamran dropped for second Test, ESPNcricinfo, retrieved 18 October 2011
- ^ Miller, Andrew; Gollapudi, Nagraj (8 August 2010), Haider's fine review and Broad's brattish streak, ESPNcricinfo, retrieved 18 October 2011
- ^ Gollapudi, Nagraj (14 August 2010), Zulqarnain Haider suffers fractured finger, ESPNcricinfo, retrieved 18 October 2011
- ^ "The Greatest: One Test Wonders". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ Samiuddin, Osman (7 October 2010), Misbah returns, no captain named, ESPNcricinfo, retrieved 18 October 2011
- ^ Records / Pakistan v South Africa ODI Series, 2010/11 / Most runs, ESPNcricinfo, retrieved 18 October 2011
- ^ "Greenidge's final frenzy". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ Zulqarnain Haider says he wants to 'live in peace', BBC Sport, 10 November 2010, retrieved 20 October 2011
- ^ Pakistan cricketer arrives in UK after Dubai no-show, BBC News, 8 November 2010, retrieved 20 October 2011
- ^ Pakistan's Haider returns home after ending asylum bid, BBC Sport, 25 April 2011, retrieved 20 October 2011
- ^ Zulqarnain Haider makes Pakistan retirement U-turn, BBC Sport, 12 May 2011, retrieved 20 October 2011
- ^ Pakistan board fines Zulqarnain Haider, ESPNcricinfo, 17 June 2011, retrieved 20 October 2011
- ^ Zulqarnain Haider returns to first-class cricket, ESPNcricinfo, 7 October 2011, retrieved 20 October 2011