| ||
---|---|---|
Post-premiership
Elections
Politics
Related
|
||
Imran Khan, a retired Pakistani cricketer and former Prime Minister of Pakistan, took 24 five-wicket hauls during his career in international cricket. In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer") [1] refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement, [2] and as of 2014 fewer than 45 bowlers have taken more than 15 five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers. [3] [4] [5] A right-arm fast bowler who represented his country between 1971 and 1992, Khan was described by the BBC as "one of the finest fast bowlers cricket has ever seen", [6] while ESPNcricinfo declared him as "the greatest cricketer to emerge from Pakistan, and arguably the world's second-best allrounder after Garry Sobers". [7] [8] [9] In 1983 he was named as one of the five Cricketers of the Year by the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, [10] and was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in January 2009. [11] [12]
Khan made his Test debut in 1971 against England at Edgbaston Cricket Ground. [13] His first Test five-wicket haul came in 1977 against Australia in a match at Melbourne Cricket Ground which Pakistan lost. [14] In the same year, he took his first pair of five-wicket hauls in a single match against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground. [15] By the end of his career, he had claimed five-wickets hauls in both innings of a match on three occasions. [15] [16] [17] His career-best figures for an innings were 8 wickets for 58 runs against Sri Lanka at Gaddafi Stadium, in March 1982. [16] He took ten or more wickets in a match on six occasions. [18]
Having made his One Day International (ODI) debut in August 1974 [19] against England at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, [20] Khan's solitary ODI five-wicket haul came in 1985 against India in a match at the Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium which Pakistan lost. [21] He took 6 wickets for 14 runs in the match, which was his career-best bowling in ODI cricket. [21] By the time he retired from international cricket in 1992 after nearly 21 years, [19] Khan had taken 23 five-wicket hauls in Test cricket [4] and one in ODIs. [21] As of 2017 [update], he is fifteenth overall among all-time combined five-wicket haul takers, a position which he shares with Sydney Barnes, Kapil Dev and Dennis Lillee. [note 1] [3]
Symbol | Meaning |
---|---|
Date | Date the match was held, or starting date of the match for Test matches |
Overs | Number of overs bowled in that innings |
Runs | Runs conceded |
Wkts | Number of wickets taken |
Batsmen | The batsmen whose wickets were taken in the five-wicket haul |
Econ | Bowling economy rate (average runs per over) |
Inn | The innings of the match in which the five-wicket haul was taken |
Result | The result for the Pakistan team in that match |
† | Khan selected as " Man of the match" |
‡ | 10 wickets or more taken in the match |
* | One of two five-wicket hauls by Khan in a match |
No. | Date | Ground | Against | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Batsmen | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 January 1977 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Australia | 3 | 25.5 [note 2] | 122 | 5 | 3.57 | Lost [14] | |
2 | 14 January 1977*‡ | Sydney Cricket Ground | Australia | 1 | 26 [note 2] | 102 | 6 | 2.94 | Won [15] | |
3 | 14 January 1977*‡ | Sydney Cricket Ground | Australia | 3 | 19.7 [note 2] | 63 | 6 | 2.37 | Won [15] | |
4 | 15 April 1977 | Sabina Park, Kingston | West Indies | 1 | 18 | 90 | 6 | 5.00 | Lost [24] | |
5 | 16 February 1979 | McLean Park, Napier | New Zealand | 2 | 33 [note 2] | 106 | 5 | 2.40 | Drawn [23] | |
6 | 15 January 1980 | Madras Cricket Club Ground, Chennai | India | 2 | 38.2 | 114 | 5 | 2.97 | Lost [25] | |
7 | 29 January 1980 | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | India | 3 | 23.5 | 63 | 5 | 2.64 | Drawn [26] | |
8 | 30 December 1980 | Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium, Multan | West Indies | 1 | 22 | 62 | 5 | 2.81 | Drawn [27] | |
9 | 22 March 1982*‡ | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Sri Lanka | 1 | 29.3 | 58 | 8 | 1.96 | Won [16] | |
10 | 22 March 1982*‡ | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Sri Lanka | 3 | 22.5 | 58 | 6 | 2.54 | Won [16] | |
11 | 29 July 1982 † | Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham | England | 1 | 25.3 | 52 | 7 | 2.03 | Lost [28] | |
12 | 26 August 1982 † | Headingley, Leeds | England | 2 | 25.2 | 49 | 5 | 1.93 | Lost [29] | |
13 | 23 December 1982 ‡† | National Stadium, Karachi | India | 4 | 20.1 | 60 | 8 | 2.97 | Won [30] | |
14 | 3 January 1983*‡† | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | India | 1 | 25 | 98 | 6 | 3.92 | Won [17] | |
15 | 3 January 1983*‡† | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | India | 3 | 30.5 | 82 | 5 | 2.65 | Won [17] | |
16 | 14 January 1983 | Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad | India | 2 | 17.2 | 35 | 6 | 2.01 | Won [31] | |
17 | 27 October 1985 | Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot | Sri Lanka | 3 | 18.3 | 40 | 5 | 2.16 | Won [32] | |
18 | 20 November 1986 | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | West Indies | 2 | 30.5 | 59 | 5 | 1.91 | Lost [33] | |
19 | 7 November 1986 | National Stadium, Karachi | West Indies | 3 | 22.3 | 46 | 6 | 2.04 | Drawn [34] | |
20 | 4 July 1987 ‡† | Headingley, Leeds | England | 3 | 19.1 | 40 | 7 | 2.08 | Won [35] | |
21 | 23 July 1987 | Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham | England | 2 | 41.5 | 129 | 6 | 3.08 | Drawn [36] | |
22 | 2 April 1988 ‡† | Bourda, Georgetown | West Indies | 1 | 22.4 | 80 | 7 | 3.52 | Won [37] | |
23 | 17 April 1988 | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | West Indies | 3 | 45 | 115 | 5 | 2.55 | Drawn [38] |
No. | Date | Ground | Against | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Batsmen | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 22 March 1985 † | Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium | India | 1 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 1.40 | Lost [21] |
... I'd rather take fifers (five wickets) for England ...
| ||
---|---|---|
Post-premiership
Elections
Politics
Related
|
||
Imran Khan, a retired Pakistani cricketer and former Prime Minister of Pakistan, took 24 five-wicket hauls during his career in international cricket. In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer") [1] refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement, [2] and as of 2014 fewer than 45 bowlers have taken more than 15 five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers. [3] [4] [5] A right-arm fast bowler who represented his country between 1971 and 1992, Khan was described by the BBC as "one of the finest fast bowlers cricket has ever seen", [6] while ESPNcricinfo declared him as "the greatest cricketer to emerge from Pakistan, and arguably the world's second-best allrounder after Garry Sobers". [7] [8] [9] In 1983 he was named as one of the five Cricketers of the Year by the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, [10] and was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in January 2009. [11] [12]
Khan made his Test debut in 1971 against England at Edgbaston Cricket Ground. [13] His first Test five-wicket haul came in 1977 against Australia in a match at Melbourne Cricket Ground which Pakistan lost. [14] In the same year, he took his first pair of five-wicket hauls in a single match against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground. [15] By the end of his career, he had claimed five-wickets hauls in both innings of a match on three occasions. [15] [16] [17] His career-best figures for an innings were 8 wickets for 58 runs against Sri Lanka at Gaddafi Stadium, in March 1982. [16] He took ten or more wickets in a match on six occasions. [18]
Having made his One Day International (ODI) debut in August 1974 [19] against England at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, [20] Khan's solitary ODI five-wicket haul came in 1985 against India in a match at the Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium which Pakistan lost. [21] He took 6 wickets for 14 runs in the match, which was his career-best bowling in ODI cricket. [21] By the time he retired from international cricket in 1992 after nearly 21 years, [19] Khan had taken 23 five-wicket hauls in Test cricket [4] and one in ODIs. [21] As of 2017 [update], he is fifteenth overall among all-time combined five-wicket haul takers, a position which he shares with Sydney Barnes, Kapil Dev and Dennis Lillee. [note 1] [3]
Symbol | Meaning |
---|---|
Date | Date the match was held, or starting date of the match for Test matches |
Overs | Number of overs bowled in that innings |
Runs | Runs conceded |
Wkts | Number of wickets taken |
Batsmen | The batsmen whose wickets were taken in the five-wicket haul |
Econ | Bowling economy rate (average runs per over) |
Inn | The innings of the match in which the five-wicket haul was taken |
Result | The result for the Pakistan team in that match |
† | Khan selected as " Man of the match" |
‡ | 10 wickets or more taken in the match |
* | One of two five-wicket hauls by Khan in a match |
No. | Date | Ground | Against | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Batsmen | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 January 1977 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Australia | 3 | 25.5 [note 2] | 122 | 5 | 3.57 | Lost [14] | |
2 | 14 January 1977*‡ | Sydney Cricket Ground | Australia | 1 | 26 [note 2] | 102 | 6 | 2.94 | Won [15] | |
3 | 14 January 1977*‡ | Sydney Cricket Ground | Australia | 3 | 19.7 [note 2] | 63 | 6 | 2.37 | Won [15] | |
4 | 15 April 1977 | Sabina Park, Kingston | West Indies | 1 | 18 | 90 | 6 | 5.00 | Lost [24] | |
5 | 16 February 1979 | McLean Park, Napier | New Zealand | 2 | 33 [note 2] | 106 | 5 | 2.40 | Drawn [23] | |
6 | 15 January 1980 | Madras Cricket Club Ground, Chennai | India | 2 | 38.2 | 114 | 5 | 2.97 | Lost [25] | |
7 | 29 January 1980 | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | India | 3 | 23.5 | 63 | 5 | 2.64 | Drawn [26] | |
8 | 30 December 1980 | Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium, Multan | West Indies | 1 | 22 | 62 | 5 | 2.81 | Drawn [27] | |
9 | 22 March 1982*‡ | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Sri Lanka | 1 | 29.3 | 58 | 8 | 1.96 | Won [16] | |
10 | 22 March 1982*‡ | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Sri Lanka | 3 | 22.5 | 58 | 6 | 2.54 | Won [16] | |
11 | 29 July 1982 † | Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham | England | 1 | 25.3 | 52 | 7 | 2.03 | Lost [28] | |
12 | 26 August 1982 † | Headingley, Leeds | England | 2 | 25.2 | 49 | 5 | 1.93 | Lost [29] | |
13 | 23 December 1982 ‡† | National Stadium, Karachi | India | 4 | 20.1 | 60 | 8 | 2.97 | Won [30] | |
14 | 3 January 1983*‡† | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | India | 1 | 25 | 98 | 6 | 3.92 | Won [17] | |
15 | 3 January 1983*‡† | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | India | 3 | 30.5 | 82 | 5 | 2.65 | Won [17] | |
16 | 14 January 1983 | Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad | India | 2 | 17.2 | 35 | 6 | 2.01 | Won [31] | |
17 | 27 October 1985 | Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot | Sri Lanka | 3 | 18.3 | 40 | 5 | 2.16 | Won [32] | |
18 | 20 November 1986 | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | West Indies | 2 | 30.5 | 59 | 5 | 1.91 | Lost [33] | |
19 | 7 November 1986 | National Stadium, Karachi | West Indies | 3 | 22.3 | 46 | 6 | 2.04 | Drawn [34] | |
20 | 4 July 1987 ‡† | Headingley, Leeds | England | 3 | 19.1 | 40 | 7 | 2.08 | Won [35] | |
21 | 23 July 1987 | Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham | England | 2 | 41.5 | 129 | 6 | 3.08 | Drawn [36] | |
22 | 2 April 1988 ‡† | Bourda, Georgetown | West Indies | 1 | 22.4 | 80 | 7 | 3.52 | Won [37] | |
23 | 17 April 1988 | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | West Indies | 3 | 45 | 115 | 5 | 2.55 | Drawn [38] |
No. | Date | Ground | Against | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Batsmen | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 22 March 1985 † | Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium | India | 1 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 1.40 | Lost [21] |
... I'd rather take fifers (five wickets) for England ...