icl game - imran nazir messing about and entertaining with his little show Imran Nazir (Urdu: ????? ????) (born December 31, 1981 in Lahore) is a Pakistani cricketer who represents his country at international level as an attacking right-handed opening batsman. International career Nazir played his 8 Test matches between 1999 and 2002 during which time he was a regular in the ODI side. Since 2002 he played the occasional one day game for Pakistan but could never cement his spot in the side. The emergence of opening batsman such as Mohammad Hafeez, Yasir Hameed, Taufeeq Umar and Salman Butt has kept him out of the national side but with consistent performances in domestic cricket he has remained on the fringes. Nazir made his return to the side in the 2nd ODI against South Africa in February 2007 during Pakistan's tour of South Africa. He impressed with 57 off just 39 deliveries and despite struggling for the rest of the series. Nazir was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2007 World Cup. He smashed 160 against Zimbabwe in Pakistan's last match for the 2007 World cup after being knocked out by Ireland. It was the highest ever score by a Pakistani batsman and the eighth-highest by any batsman in World Cup history and his 8 sixes equalled the World Cup record of Ricky Ponting.[1] It was also the highest List A score ever made in the West Indies. [2] In the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 2007 held in South Africa, Nazir played for Pakistan in the final. Indian Cricket League In 2008, Nazir signed for the unofficial Indian Cricket League and has played for the Lahore Badshahs. [edit] Style Nazir is an aggressive batsman though his technique has been found wanting on several occasions, putting unnecessary pressure on Pakistan's enviable middle order to rescue the team out of a crisis. An accurate timer of the ball, he has the ability to carry out his natural game regardless of the match situation but is quite liable to get out quicker as the pressure builds upon him. A meagre average of 25 in one day cricket suggests that Imran has been unable to make the step up to international, despite being given numerous chances by the Pakistani selectors. He is also an orthodox leg spinner but very rarely does he have the opportunity to bowl, or maybe he is not tempted by the prospect of bowling. Imran Nazir is included in Pakistan's squad for the Scotland tour. The Teams Stanford Superstars: Chris Gayle (c), Andre Fletcher(w), Ramnaresh Sarwan, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Sylvester Joseph, Keiron Pollard, Darren Sammy, Sulieman Benn, Dave Mohammed, Jerome Taylor, Daren Powell, Lennox Cush(sub), Rayad Emrit(sub), Chad Hampson(sub), Dwayne Bravo(sub), Lionel Baker(sub), Lyndon James(sub), Travis Dowlin(sub), Xavier Marshall(sub) England: Ian Bell, Matthew Prior(w), Kevin Pietersen (c), Owais Shah, Andrew Flintoff, Paul Collingwood, Samit Patel, Luke Wright, Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, Stephen Harmison, James Anderson(sub), Ravinder Bopara(sub), Alastair Cook(sub), Ryan Sidebottom(sub) india v australia v bangladesh v new zealand v pakistan v england v sri lanka v south africa v west indies v scotland v zimbabwe v ireland odi test t20 twenty20 day 1 2 3 4 5 premiership league champions league fa cup 2008 arsenal manchester united man u liverpool man city walcott henry