published on April 08, 2024 in News

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Religion: Islam

Hometown: Multan, Pakistan

Age: 27 Years

Some Lesser Known Facts About Imam-ul-Haq

Imam-ul-Haq is a Pakistani cricketer who scored a century on his ODI debut. He is one of the few cricketers who has made centuries in both innings of a test match. He is the nephew of Pakistani cricket legend Inzamam-ul-Haq.

His family moved to Multan, Pakistan from present-day Hansi in Haryana, India during the Partition of India in 1947.

He got interested in cricket after watching his uncle Inzamam play cricket. He did not want to become a professional cricketer; however, his school had a good sports culture, and his coach Saud Khan noticed his talent and encouraged him to become a cricketer.

In the final of the 2016-17 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, he scored 200 runs not out for Habib Bank Limited.

In the final of the 2017 National T20 Cup, he scored 59 runs not out to help his team Lahore Region Blues win the tournament. He was awarded Man of the Match for his stellar performance.

In his debut test match against Ireland, he scored 74 runs not out in the second innings to help Pakistan win the match.
Imam-ul-Haq during his debut test match against Ireland

He scored 76 runs in the first innings of his first test against Australia.

He scored 57 runs in the second innings of his first test against England.

In a test match against Australia in 2022, he scored 157 runs in the first innings and 111 runs not out in the second innings. He put up a partnership of 252 runs with Abdullah Shafique for the first wicket, which became Pakistan’s highest partnership against Australia for any wicket. He won the Man of the Match award for his performance.

He scored 100 runs in his debut ODI match against Sri Lanka and became the second Pakistani batsman to achieve this feat.

He scored 113 runs in the ODI match against Zimbabwe on 20 July 2018 and put up a partnership of 304 runs with Fakhar Zaman for the first wicket, which is the highest Pakistani partnership for any wicket.

He put up a partnership of 154 runs with Babar Azam against Afghanistan on 21 September 2018, which became the highest Pakistani partnership against Afghanistan for the 2nd wicket in ODIs.

He put up a partnership of 125 runs with Asif Ali against England on 14 May 2019, which became the highest Pakistani partnership against England for the 5th wicket.

In the 3-ODI match series against West Indies in June 2022, he won the Player of the Series award by scoring 199 runs. He scored 298 runs in the 3-ODI match series against Australia, which became the record of maximum runs against Australia in a 3-match series.

In June 2022, he rose to number 2 in the ICC ODI rankings.

Pakistan’s left-handed opener Imam-ul-Haq got the reward of his sublime run in the ODI cricket as he surpassed India’s top-batter Virat Kohli in the latest ICC ODI Batting Rankings to claim his career-best second rank.

— ARY NEWS (@ARYNEWSOFFICIAL) June 15, 2022

He played for Somerset in England’s County Championship in 2022.

Imam-ul-Haq all set to play for Somerset County Cricket Club for the final four County Championship matches of this season 🙌#countycricket2022 #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/nTffpqXUVZ

— Cricket Pakistan (@cricketpakcompk) August 31, 2022

PCB Executive Chef Kazim Hussain revealed during an interview that Imam is very strict about his diet and likes to have fruit and yoghurt during lunch.

During a physical fitness test for selection to the Pakistan team, he did 61 pushups in one minute.

He is managed by Agent Haq Management and Lifestyle agency.

He injured the fifth finger of his hand while fielding in a test match against Australia and underwent surgery in Dubai. He posted an update about his surgery on Twitter and recovered from the injury in three weeks.

Alhamdulliah my surgery went good have to rest for 3 weeks now and Thankyou for all the msgs and love really appreciate and please pray for my quick recovery 🇵🇰🇵🇰 pic.twitter.com/53ZAq9Uyry

— Imam Ul Haq (@ImamUlHaq12) October 13, 2018

He was hit on the left elbow by England pacer Mark Wood with a 143 kph delivery in a test match in 2019. He fell to the ground and was taken to a hospital for X-ray tests. The medical tests did not reveal any serious injury, and he returned to batting later in the innings.

Imam injury update

Imam taken to hospital for precautionary Xray. Further update will be provided later.#ENGvPAK

— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) May 17, 2019

He collided with the boundary boards while fielding for his team Balochistan in a match against Southern Punjab in the National T20 Cup 2021. He fell on the ground, was treated by the physiotherapist, and later carried off the field on a stretcher. He was taken to a hospital for medical tests which did not reveal any major injury.

Update – Captain of Balochistan Imam-Ul-Haq has been taken on stretcher after colliding with the boundary boards. Let's hope injury is not serious and Imam recovers quickly. #NationalT20Cup pic.twitter.com/kyBFIk0M0S

— Arfa Feroz Zake (@ArfaSays_) October 1, 2021