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Watch: 52-year-old Inzamam Ul Haq rolls back years; plays exquisite drive, cut, and pull shots
Legendary Pakistan skipper, Inzamam Ul Haq has been making his presence felt on a cricket field 14 years after he announced his international retirement. The Pakistan cricketer is playing for Karachi Kings alongside Shahid Afridi in the ongoing Mega Stars League, which is the first-ever T10 cricket competition in Pakistan.
Inzamam Ul Haq looked looked exquisite touch in the two games he has played so far. Lately, a video has been going viral on the internet, which features some of the shots played by Inzamam.
Coming in at number three, the 52-year-old scored only 3 runs in his first four deliveries. However, he switched gears, thereafter, and took everyone in awe by bringing out different shots in his arsenal.
In the video clip, Inzamam Ul Haq could be seen playing cut, pull and sweep. To one of the deliveries, he danced down the track and smacked a big six over deep mid-wicket region. He score 29 runs in just 16 deliveries before getting retired hurt.
He was equally brilliant in his previous innings as well where he scored 31 off just 14 balls against Lahore Maharajas.
Watch the video clip here:
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Inzamam Ul Haq is regarded as one of the greatest cricketers ever to play the game for Pakistan. He took Pakistan cricket to great heights after taking over the leadership duties. Inzamam Ul Haq has a plethora of records to his name. He has scored the most runs by any Pakistan batter in one-day international cricket.
In 375 one-day international matches, Inzamam Ul Haq racked up 11,701 runs at an average of 39.53. Besides, he has 10 hundreds and 85 half-centuries in his ODI career.
As far as Tests are concerned, Inzamam Ul Haq is the third-highest run-getter for Pakistan, amassing 8829 runs at an average of 50.16. Inzamam was one of the most successful captains in Pakistan’s history in ODIs, leading the side to 51 wins in 87 matches;