Key Facts

Published August 2, 2011

Major teams Pakistan, Habib Bank Limited, Nottinghamshire, Peshawar Cricket Association, Rajasthan Royals, Surrey, Warwickshire and Yorkshire

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm medium, Legbreak

Test career

Played: 67

Runs scored: 5617

Wickets: 7

Batting average: 50.60

Bowling average: 58.14

Highest score: 313

Hundreds: 17

Fifties: 23

Best innings bowling: 2/23

Best match bowling: 4/50

Batting strike rate: 53.56

Bowling strike rate: 94.2

ODI career

Played: 221

Runs scored: 6213

Wickets: 2

Batting average: 32.19

Bowling average: 119.50

Highest score: 144

Hundreds: 6

Fifties: 41

Best innings/match bowling: 1/3

Batting strike rate: 74.91

Bowling strike rate: 118.0

Twenty20 career

Played: 53

Runs scored: 1025

Wickets: 6

Batting average: 24.40

Bowling average: 20.66

Highest score: 70

Hundreds: 0

Fifties: 4

Best innings/match bowling: 3/18

Batting strike rate: 118.77

Bowling strike rate: 16.3H

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