Iqbal Sikander Explained

Iqbal Sikander
Country:Pakistan
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Legbreak, googly
Columns:1
Matches1:4
Runs1:1
Bat Avg1:
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:1*
Deliveries1:210
Wickets1:3
Bowl Avg1:49.00
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:1/30
Catches/Stumpings1:0/–
Date:3 May
Year:2006
Source:http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/40574.html ESPNcricinfo

Mohammad Iqbal Sikander (born December 19, 1958, in Karachi, Sindh), is a former Pakistani cricketer who played four One Day Internationals (ODI), all of them in the 1992 Cricket World Cup and was part of the Pakistan squad that won it, but he was never selected again for Pakistan in either Tests or ODIs.

In January 1991, playing for Karachi Whites against Peshawar in a one-day match, he recorded the extraordinary bowling analysis of 6.2–3–7–7; no other cricketer has ever taken seven wickets in a List A game for the cost of fewer runs.[1]

Iqbal spent a lot of time in English league cricket, this included several seasons playing for Tonge Cricket Club in the Bolton Cricket League where he took a competition record 133 wickets in 1995.[2] In 2001, he took 101 league wickets for Leigh Cricket Club in the Liverpool Competition.[3]

Following his playing career, Iqbal worked as the Asian Cricket Council's development officer.[4] This role included helping to establish cricket in Afghanistan,[5] He had spells as coach of the Afghanistan national cricket team and Oman national cricket team.[6]

Education

He was educated at the St. Patrick's High School, Karachi.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: List A Records - Best figures in an innings . ESPNcricinfo . 2 October 2023.
  2. Web site: Players taking 100 wickets in a season . Bolton Cricket . 2 October 2023.
  3. Web site: Williamson . Richard . Leigh are loving Angel instead . Daily Post (Liverpool) . Newsbank . 2 October 2023 . 13 April 2022.
  4. Web site: Help at hand for Afghan cricket . ESPNcricinfo . 2 October 2023 . 12 August 2003.
  5. Web site: Richardson . Andy . Afghan coach keeps eye on the prize . Al Jazeera . Newsbank . 2 October 2023 . 7 April 2009.
  6. Web site: Sikander likely to be back as national coach . Muscat Daily (Oman) . Newsbank . 2 October 2023 . 9 January 2012.
  7. Web site: Notable Alumni – St. Patrick's High School . stpats.edu.pk . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180802102839/http://stpats.edu.pk/about/notable-alumni/ . 2018-08-02.