Intikhab Alam
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28 December 1941 Hoshiarpur, Punjab, British Raj (now in India) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-hand bat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Legbreak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 11 June 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Intikhab Alam Khan (Urdu:انتخاب عالم خان) (born 28 December 1941) is a retired Pakistani cricketer who played in 47 Tests and 4 ODIs from 1959 to 1977. He captained Pakistan in 17 Tests between 1969 and 1975. He also played in English county cricket for Surrey between 1969 and 1981. Prior to this Intikhab was professional for several years at West of Scotland Cricket Club in Glasgow and also coached at The Glasgow Academy. In August 1967, at the Oval, he joined Asif Iqbal for a ninth wicket stand of 190 runs. This remained as a World record for around 30 years.[1]
Intikhab was Pakistan's first One Day International cricket captain. He played 3 matches as captain, winning two and losing one. He was the manager of the team in 1992 Cricket World Cup winning Pakistani team.
In 2004, he was appointed as the first foreigner to coach a domestic Indian cricket team, coaching Punjab in the Ranji Trophy.
On 25 October 2008, he was once again named manager of the Pakistan cricket team by PCB, a day after Australian Geoff Lawson was sacked as the national coach of Pakistan.[2]
In 2009, Intikhab was the manager of the team when Pakistan had their first Twenty20 World Cup title by defeating Sri Lanka in the final.
References
- ↑ "Intikhab Alam's record 9th wicket partnership". ESPNCricinfo. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ↑ "Intikhab Alam offered coach's role". Cricinfo. 25 October 2008. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
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| Preceded by Saeed Ahmed |
Pakistan Cricket Captain 1969–1973 |
Succeeded by Majid Khan |
| Preceded by Majid Khan |
Pakistan Cricket Captain 1974–1976 |
Succeeded by Mushtaq Mohammad |
| Preceded by Geoff Lawson |
Pakistani national cricket coach 2008–2010 |
Succeeded by Waqar Younis |
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Shoaib Akhtar and Yasir Arafat were named in the original squad but injuries led to them being withdrawn. Abdul Razzaq was sent as a replacement for Yasir Arafat. | ||
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