Saeed Anwar

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Saeed Anwar (born 6 September 1968) is a Pakistani former cricketer and former captain for Tests and ODIs.

Anwar was an opening batsman and occasionally left arm orthodox bowler, and he played international cricket between 1989 and 2003.

Anwar has scored 20 centuries in ODIs, more than any other Pakistani batsmen in this form.

He appeared in 54 Test matches, scoring 4052 runs in averaging 45.52.

He made 8824 runs at an average of 39.21 in 247 One Day International (ODI). In his third Test against New Zealand in February 1994, Anwar scored 169 runs on his debut against the West Indies in 1990.

In 1998–99, he was the third Pakistani to carry his bat through a Test innings, and he had his highest Test score of 188 not out.

He had four ODI centuries at Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, three of which were consecutive from 1993 to 1994.

On three separate occasions in his career, Anwar earned his first hundreds.

He is best known for his 194 runs against India in Chennai in 1997, the highest score for that time, and now the tenth highest individual score in an ODI.

Anwar was involved in three Cricket World Cups and captained Pakistan in seven Tests and 11 ODIs.

He announced his retirement from International cricket in August 2003. In the 2003 World Cup, Saeed Anwar was Pakistan's highest runs scoring batsman.

Personal life

Saeed Anwar was born in Karachi on September 6, 1968. In 1973, he and his family migrated to Canada and returned to Karachi. Anwar attended high school at Government Degree Science College in Malir Cantt and then transferred to university at NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi. In 1989, he graduated from NED majoring in Computer System Engineering. He was planning to go to the United States for his Master's studies before becoming a professional Test cricketer. His father, a businessman by trade, played cricket at club level, but his brother, Jawed Anwar, represented Lahore Under-19 cricket team.

In March 1996, Anwar married Lubna, a medically trained doctor, by a cousin. In 2001, he suffered a personal tragedy when his daughter, Bismah, died as a result of a long illness. As a result, he became a Muslim scholar and began preaching Islam throughout Pakistan, including the Tablighi Jamaat. He returned to cricket after a long absence and was one of Pakistan's most consistent batsmen in the 2003 World Cup. However, on his return to work, he shed his old touch and was unable to perform as well as he did before. He was chastised for his lack of form that resulted in his retirement from cricket soon. "I resigned because I felt dissatisfied," he said. During his career, he was an elegant batsman and was particularly strong on the offside, with his trademark flick being a sure shot feature in almost all of his innings. Huma Akram, his ex teammate Wasim Akram's wife, was killed in Lahore, and he led the funeral service.

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International career

Anwar was an excellent opener in Test cricket. He appeared in 55 Test matches for Pakistan and averaged 4052 at 45.52. He is Pakistan's seventh-highest run scorer, and he has scored 11 centuries and 25 half-centuries during his international career. The bulk of his centuries as an aggressive opening batsman, he has a few major hits. He played many of his centuries against virtually every squad he played, and he averaged more than 40 against three of the four nations – South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and England – which have been the most difficult for Asian batsmen. He has the highest Test batting average (59.06) against Australia, and has scored two centuries against them. Ramiz Raja, the former Pakistan captain, said, "Anwar] took an eclectic approach to batting – classically betrothed to unorthodox, footwork against spin as fast as a hiccup supple yet strong to brush the field like a Picasso."

In a match that Pakistan lost at Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad, Faisalabad, in 1990, he made his Test debut against the West Indies. He had a pair in the game. In the first and second innings respectively, Curtly Ambrose and Ian Bishop dismissed him. In Pakistan's solitary innings against New Zealand in February 1994, Anwar scored 169 runs in his third Test of his career; Pakistan won the match by an innings and 12 runs. During Pakistan's tour to Sri Lanka earlier this year, his 94 and 136 runs in the first match at Colombo earned him a man of the match award and ensured Pakistan's victory by 301 runs. In both the innings of the first Test against Australia at Karachi in September 1994, Anwar helped Pakistan lead the three match series 1–0. He was unstoppable with bat in the away series; he only scored 45 runs in four innings of two Tests in the same season. In the 1995 home series, Anwar scored three fifties against Sri Lanka in a row. He had three innings totaling 154 runs for an average of 50.05.50 in the series.

A three-Test match match series was played between the teams during 1996 Pakistan's tour of England. Pakistan won the series by 2–0 for their fifth straight series victory over England. With a total of 60.33, Anwar became the second best run scorer with 362 runs, only behind Alec Stewart's 396. In the first Test at Lord's, he scored 88 and 74 runs, as well as 176 and one runs in the third match at The Oval. He appeared in two Tests against the touring Zimbabwe in 1996–97 season, the second highest after Wasim Akram's 292 runs. Anwar has been named captain of the home series against New Zealand during the same season as a rookie. He was the second best run-scoer in three innings at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, taking 157 runs in three innings, including 149 in the second Test at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. He only scored 40 runs in four innings against South Africa in 1997–98, at an average of 8. In the away series against the same team, he collected 236 runs, only behind Azhar Mahmood's 327 runs. In the second Test at Kingsmead Cricket Ground, he scored 118 runs, allowing Pakistan to win a Test match in South Africa for the first time in South Africa. During Pakistan's tour to Zimbabwe, Anwar scored 150 runs at an average of 37.50.

Anwar conducted two Tests against Australia in 1998–99 and produced 290 at an average of 96.66, including two centuries. Pakistan's stumbling in the first innings of the first Test at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium was prevented by his collaboration with Mushtaq Ahmed for the ninth wicket. He scored 145 runs in the match, but Pakistan lost the match by an innings and 99 runs. Anwar played two matches against Zimbabwe in the new home series, totaling 142 runs at 47.33. During Pakistan's tour to India, he was ineffective against India, scoring 101 runs in two games.

Anwar became the third Pakistani to carry his bat through a Test innings in the first Test of the 1998–99 Asian Test Championship, following his father and son Nazar Mohammed and Mudassar Nazar. In the second innings at the Eden Gardens, Anwar's career best 188 not out—beating the team's total figure of 316, where he made a duck—was 60 percent of the total, 316. It was also the highest Test score on Indian soil that had been defeated by Younus Khan; Younus Khan was surpassed by 267 runs at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in the third Test of the 2004–05 series between the two teams; With 290 runs from five innings and an average of 72.50, he was the fourth best run-scorer of the tournament.

During Pakistan's tour of Australia in 1999-2000, Anwar played three Tests, scoring 282 runs at a rate of 47.00. He had a century and two fifties but it did not put an end to Pakistan's defeat of 3–0. During the Sri Lanka tour to Pakistan, Anwar captained Pakistan in the first two Tests, scoring 217 runs at an average of 54.25. Pakistan and Sri Lanka played three matches and then lost the series 2–0 in the respondent series in 2000. Anwar had 185 runs, including a century and a fifty. He appeared in five games against England, three at home and two at away; in both the series, he averaged less than 32 and 16 respectively. During the 2001–02 Asian Test Championship, Anwar's last Test was against Bangladesh; he scored 101 runs in Pakistan's solitary innings, securing an innings and 264 runs victory at the Multan Cricket Stadium. His daughter died on the same day.

Anwar was involved in 247 ODI matches for Pakistan and scored 8824 runs from 244 innings at an average of 39.21. He ranks third in the list of Pakistan's top run scorers after Inzamam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Yousuf. With 20 centuries, he is Pakistan's top century-maker in ODIs. In an ODI match against India, Anwar was the first Pakistani batsman to score a century against India on Indian soil.

Anwar began his international service in January 1989 with an ODI match played at WACA Ground, which Pakistan lost to the West Indies under Imran Khan's captaincy. In the game, he took only 3 runs. In December 1989 at Jinnah Stadium, Gujranwala, his first match-winning effort against India came against India. In the match, he scored unbeaten 42 runs off 32 balls. Anwar played nine matches and scored 293 runs, with the support of a century and an average of 32.55. At Adelaide Oval, he had his best appearance in the series, 126 runs against Sri Lanka. In 1990–91, he was the top-scoring of the series, with 203 runs against New Zealand. Pakistan won the three-match series 3–0. During 1993-1994, he scored four ODI centuries at Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, including three centuries against Sri Lanka, West Indies, and Sri Lanka. He was the second of the four players to do so. He scored three straight hundreds on three separate occasions in his career, and he was the first batsman to complete this feat in ODIs—in 1996, 1999, and 2000. He scored 202 runs in six matches of the 1994–95 Wills Trophy, the highest in the nation's history, including a century. When captaining the team, he scored a century against Sri Lanka at Gymkhana Club Ground in October 1996.

In an ODI match against India in 1997 Pepsi Independence Cup, Anwar scored 194 against India in Chennai. On August 16, 2009, Charles Coventry equaled the feat against Bangladesh. This was the highest individual score by any batsman in the world before Sachin Tendulkar scored an unbeaten 200 against South Africa on February 24, 2010. In the third final against India at Dhaka, he collected 315 runs from the five matches of the 1998 Silver Jubile Independence Cup, including 140 runs in the third final; India defeated the match by three wickets.

Anwar has competed in three Cricket World Cups for Pakistan: 1996, 1999, and 2003. He played 21 games and scored 915 runs at an average of 53.82, and his highest score in a world cup match was 113 not out. In the second quarter-finals at Bangalore, Anwar made 48 runs in the 1996 Cricket World Cup, defeating India in three fifties. Pakistan lost the match by 39 runs. In the tournament, he scored 329 points. He made two centuries in a row, 103 against Zimbabwe and 113 not out against New Zealand in the Semi-finals, and led Pakistan into the Final in 1999 Cricket World Cup. In the tournament, he scored 368 runs. During the 2003 World Cup in which he made unbeaten 40 runs, he played his last match against Zimbabwe. Due to rain, the match was postponed without success. He scored his fourth century against India in the previous match against Pakistan, which Pakistan lost by six wickets by six wickets, and 20th overall. Anwar dedicated the century to his mother, who died in 2001.

In seven Tests and 11 ODIs, Anwar defeated Pakistan, but his role as captain was average.

After being barred from the squad for the forthcoming One-Day International tournament in Sharjah, he declared his retirement from International cricket on August 15, 2003.

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