Manzoor Akhtar
Pakistan
Personal Information
BornApril 16, 1968 (56 years)
Birth PlaceKarachi, Sind
Height-
RoleBatsman
Batting StyleRight Handed Bat
Bowling StyleRight-arm legbreak
ICC Rankings
Batting
Bowling
All-Rounder
| Format | Current Rank | Best Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Test | -- | -- |
| ODI | -- | -- |
| T20I | -- | -- |
Batting Career Summary
| Format | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100 | 200 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ODI | 7 | 4 | - | 97 | 44 | 24.25 | 147 | 65.99 | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| T20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| IPL | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bowling Career Summary
| Format | M | Inn | B | Runs | Wickets | BBI | BBM | Econ | Avg | SR | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | - | - | - | - | - | -/- | -/- | - | - | - | - | - |
| ODI | 7 | 6 | 199 | 184 | 5 | 4/50 | 4/50 | 5.55 | 36.8 | 39.8 | - | - |
| T20 | - | - | - | - | - | -/- | -/- | - | - | - | - | - |
| IPL | - | - | - | - | - | -/- | -/- | - | - | - | - | - |
Profile Summary
A spin bowling all-rounder, Manzoor wasn't quite an impersonation of Mushtaq Ahmed. Pint-sized Akhtar could be equally effective in the lower middle order as a batsman and as a tweaker, his leg-breaks did turn in favorable conditions. Such was the case at Sharjah on a humid day in Dec 1997, when Manzoor picked up 4 of his 5 ODI wickets against England and also managed his top score in ODIs - 44. But despite his all-round efforts, England sneaked in a win by 8 runs and went on to win the tournament which also featured West Indies and India.
Manzoor played only 7 ODIs as other all-rounders like Shahid Afridi, Azhar Mahmood and Abdur Razzaq were preferred over him. Manzoor's 1st wicket in ODIs was Sachin Tendulkar and his last ODI was a historic clash as well - third final of the Silver Jubilee Independence Cup, which India won off the penultimate ball at Dhaka. Akhtar did tally more than a hundred games at the domestic level but would have been very disappointed with a such a short stay at the international level.
Manzoor played only 7 ODIs as other all-rounders like Shahid Afridi, Azhar Mahmood and Abdur Razzaq were preferred over him. Manzoor's 1st wicket in ODIs was Sachin Tendulkar and his last ODI was a historic clash as well - third final of the Silver Jubilee Independence Cup, which India won off the penultimate ball at Dhaka. Akhtar did tally more than a hundred games at the domestic level but would have been very disappointed with a such a short stay at the international level.