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Personal Information

Full name	Misbah-ul-Haq Khan Niazi
Born	28 May 1974 (1974-05-28) (age 36) Mianwali, Pakistan
Batting style	Right-hand batsman
Bowling style	Right arm leg break
Role	Batsman

Career statistics
Competition	Test	ODI	FC	LA
Matches	18	56	152	158
Runs scored	997	1,523	11,042	5,218
Batting average	35.60	39.05	50.65	45.77
100s/50s	2/4	0/9	32/51	8/31
Top score	161**	79**	284*	129**
Balls bowled	–	24	318	144
Wickets	–	0	3	1
Bowling average	–	–	80.66	179.00
5 wickets in innings	–	0	0	0
10 wickets in match	–	n/a	0	n/a
Best bowling	–	0/30	1/2	1/10
Catches/stumpings	21/–	32/–	152/–	81/–

Misbah was initially noticed for his technique and his temperament in the Tri-nation tournament in Nairobi, Kenya in 2002, as he scored two fifties in the three innings in which he played, however, over the next three Tests he played against Australia, he failed to score more than twenty runs and was soon dumped from the team. Having witnessed Pakistan being eliminated in the opening phase of the 2003 Cricket World Cup, Misbah was part of the changes made to the team in the aftermath of these results, but failed to make much of an impact and was soon dropped again.