Faisal Iqbal
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Faisal Iqbal (born 30 December 1981 in Karachi
) is a Pakistan
i cricket
er. He is a right-handed batsman and occasional right-arm medium-pace bowler.
and elder brother of Fahad Iqbal, also a cricketer.
in 2003-04 but after not performing well was dropped. Upon returning to Test cricket after a two-year hiatus, he scored his maiden Test century against India
to help Pakistan win the 2005–06 Test series
in the final Test in Karachi
.
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
) is a Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
i cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. He is a right-handed batsman and occasional right-arm medium-pace bowler.
Early Life and Family
Iqbal is the nephew of Javed MiandadJaved Miandad
Mohammad Javed Miandad Khan , popularly known as Javed Miandad , is a former Pakistani cricketer who played between 1975 and 1996. He is Pakistan's leading run scorer in Test cricket. He has served as a captain of the Pakistan national cricket team...
and elder brother of Fahad Iqbal, also a cricketer.
Career
Iqbal was a prolific junior-level scorer. He played two Tests in South AfricaSouth Africa
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in 2003-04 but after not performing well was dropped. Upon returning to Test cricket after a two-year hiatus, he scored his maiden Test century against India
Indian cricket team
The Indian cricket team is the national cricket team of India. Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , it is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status....
to help Pakistan win the 2005–06 Test series
Indian cricket team in Pakistan in 2005-06
The India national cricket team toured Pakistan for cricket matches during the 2005–06 season. Both India and Pakistan have already played Test matches during this season; India were coming off a 2–0 series win at home over Sri Lanka, while Pakistan beat England by the same margin...
in the final Test in Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
.