Imam ul Haq

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Hello friends today post is about imam ul haq who is the great opener of Pakistani cricket team.

Imam ul Haq

Personal Information

imam ul haq was born on 12 December 1995 in Lahore,Punjab,Pakistan.He is a Pakistani International cricketer.On his ODI debut against Sri Lanka,HE became the second batsman for Pakistan, and thirteenth overall, to score a century on debut.In August 2018, he was one of 33 players to be awarded a central contract for the 2018-19 season by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).He is a left handed batsman.He is a nephew of Inzamam ul Haq, a former Pakistani Cricket star who also served as the national teams captain.The Haq family originates from Multan.Their ancestors migrated to Pakistan from the city of Hansi in the present day Indians state of Haryana, in 1947.

International Career

In October 2017, he was named in Pakistan ODI squad for their series against Sri lanka.He made his ODI debut for Pakistan against Sri lanka on 18 October 2017,scored a maiden ODI century and was named man of the match.He became the second Pakistan batsman after Saleem Elahi to score in ODI 100 on debut.

In April 2018,he was named in Pakistan's test squad for their tours to Ireland and England.In May 2018.He made his test debut for Pakistan,against Ireland,on 11 May 2018.He scored a half century in the final innings of the match which was instrumental in the teams win.

On 20 July 2018,in the fourth ODI against Zimbabwe,he and Fakhar zaman the Highest opening partnership in ODIs,with 304 runs.Pakistan finished their innings at 399 for the loss of one wicket,their hishest score in ODIs.Zaman and Imam had scored 705 runs together across the series,the most by a pair in a bilateral ODI series.

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 In January 2019, during the third ODI against South Africa, Imam became the second fastest batsman to score 1000 runs in ODIs, Doing so in his 19th Innings.

In April 2019, he was named in Pakistan squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.He made his T20I debut for Pakistan against england on 5 May 2019.

Ahead of the Cricket World Cup, in the ODI series against England,imam scored 151 runs in the third ODI match.This was the highest individual total for a Pakistan batsman against England in a one day International.