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Imran Nazir (cricketer)

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Nazir suffered a joint problem which had him bedridden for four and a half years. "I couldn’t use my hands. I was unable to fully bend my fingers, there was stiffness. If I was to bend my arm, there was a locking of the elbow joint Every joint in my body ached. I couldn’t get up, I couldn’t lie down,
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He was given another chance against New Zealand int two T20I's held in Dubai which Pakistan won 2–0. Next time, he was given a chance against Australia in only T20I in Australia but could not bat much. He showed the same form against England in February 2010 in two T2OI's and was consequently dropped
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Since then, he has played two National T20 cups. He was selected for the Hong Kong Sixes tournament 2010 in Hong Kong as a member of the Pakistani squad. The final match, which was in Pakistan's favour, was lost due to Imran Nazir's bowling. 46 runs were required from the last 8-ball over but Imran
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and played for the Lahore Badshahs. He scored 111 runs not out, off just 44 deliveries, against the Hyderabad Heroes in the third of the best of three finals of the tournament and helped his team achieve victory. After signing up for the Indian Cricket League, his chances of ever playing again for
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which was held in Sri Lanka. He scored 153 runs in 6 matches with a reasonable average of 25.50 and with a marvelous strike rate of 150.00 which included a match winning innings of 72 against Bangladesh. Nazir has not played international cricket since October 2012.
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in India. He played in 8 Test matches between 1999–2002 and secured a spot in the Pakistan squad since 2002. He also played in One Day International arena, but he could never cement his place in the squad. The emergence of several Pakistan opening batsmen such as
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Pakistan looked slim. However, on 2 February 2009, a Pakistani court suspended the ban on Indian Cricket League players, which paved the way for Nazir to make a return to the One Day International and Twenty20 squad during their tour of Sri Lanka in August 2009.
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Imran Nazir has one brother (Mushtaq Nazir) . He is married to Amber Hafeez. His wedding was held in 2009. Imran Nazir has said that his elder brother was his cricketing idol during his childhood.
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It was the second highest score by a Pakistani batter and the eighth highest score by any batter in World Cup history and his 8 sixes equalled the World Cup record of
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between a football legends team and Luton Pakistanis CC. The event was staged to promote community cohesion in the town, as well as raise money for a cancer charity.
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of 150. His highest score is 58 and he has scored 2 half centuries in this tournament and has hit twenty one 4s and nine 6s. He has played for
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Nazir was recalled to the Pakistan team in September 2012 for the Twenty20 series against Australia and the following
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kept him out of the national side. However, he displayed excellent cricketing performances in
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I couldn’t sleep", said Nazir. He was able to resume playing cricket in 2018 after receiving
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In May 2011, Nazir made a surprise guest appearance at a charity cricket match at
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between 1999 and 2012 and was widely known to be a hard hitting
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Nazir made his return to the national team in the second
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Index

Imran Nazir

Gujranwala
Opening batter
Pakistan
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Sri Lanka
Australia
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Sri Lanka
New Zealand
13
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Water and Power Authority
National Bank of Pakistan
Sheikhupura
Sialkot
Sialkot Stallions
Punjab
Zarai
Dhaka Division
Dhaka Gladiators
Nagenahira Nagas
Lahore Qalandars
Test
ODI
T20I
FC
Batting average

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