Asif Iqbal: Tez qadmon aur dilkash cover drive wala balla baaz

1960 aur 1970 ki dahaiyon mein Pakistan ki batting mein jo khilari apne andaaz ki wajah se sab se numayan the, un mein Asif Iqbal (Asif Iqbal) ka naam numayan hai. ESPNcricinfo ke mutabiq woh Pakistan aur English county Kent ke liye khelne wale ek banke aur dilair cricketer the, jin ki batting halke qadmon aur bekhauf cover drive se bhari hoti thi². 58 Test matchon mein unhon ne 38.85 ki average se 3575 runs aur 11 centuries banayin¹.

Ibtidai zindagi aur Cricket ka aaghaz

Asif Iqbal Rizvi 6 June 1943 ko Hyderabad (Deccan), Bharat mein paida hue. Cricket ki duniya mein unhein "Jimmy" ke naam se bhi pukara jata tha. ESPNcricinfo ke mutabiq unhon ne cricket Hyderabad mein seekhi aur phir Pakistan aa gaye. First-class cricket mein unhon ne Hyderabad (Bharat), Karachi, Kent, National Bank aur PIA ki numainda gi ki².

Shuru mein woh batting se ziyada bowling ke liye jaane jate the. ESPNcricinfo ke mutabiq woh Pakistan ke liye outswing ke saath bowling ka aaghaz karte the, aur baad mein unhon ne apni tawajjoh batting par markooz kar di². Un ka Test career 24 October 1964 ko Karachi mein Australia ke khilaf shuru hua, jahan unhon ne nayi ball sambhali aur 68 runs de kar 2 wickets lein. Isi match mein woh pehli innings mein daswen number par 41 runs bana kar out hue¹.

Chand hafton baad New Zealand ke daure par un ki bowling urooj par thi. 22 January 1965 ko Wellington mein unhon ne 48 runs ke awaz 5 wickets lein, jo un ki behtareen Test bowling hai, aur isi match mein 52 runs not out bhi banaye. Is ke baad Auckland mein 52 runs de kar 5 aur Christchurch mein 46 runs de kar 4 wickets un ke hisse mein ayin. New Zealand mein khele gaye 8 Test matchon mein un ki 19 wickets sirf 14.89 ki average se thin¹.

Oval ki century aur batting ka urooj

Asif Iqbal ki batting ka asal taaruf 1967 ke England ke daure mein hua. 27 July 1967 ko Lord’s mein nawen number par 76 runs ke baad, 24 August 1967 ko Oval mein shuru hone wale Test ki doosri innings mein woh phir nawen number par aaye aur 200 minute mein 21 chaukon aur 2 chhakkon ki madad se 146 runs banaye. Isi innings mein daswen number par Intikhab Alam ne 51 runs banaye³. Yeh un ki pehli Test century thi¹.

Is ke baad woh batting order mein upar aa gaye aur bari innings ka silsila shuru hua. 3 June 1971 ko Birmingham mein 104 not out, aur 7 February 1973 ko Dunedin mein New Zealand ke khilaf 275 minute ki innings mein 175 runs, jo un ka sab se bara Test score hai. Pakistan ne Dunedin ka woh Test jeeta. Chand hafte baad 2 March 1973 ko Lahore mein England ke khilaf unhon ne 102 runs banaye¹.

1976-77 ke Mausam mein un ka balla khoob chala. 9 October 1976 ko Lahore mein New Zealand ke khilaf 334 minute ki innings mein 166 runs ke baad, Australia ke daure par 24 December 1976 ko Adelaide mein 152 not out aur 14 January 1977 ko Sydney mein 120 runs bane. Phir West Indies ke daure par 15 April 1977 ko Kingston mein chauthi innings mein 20 chaukon ke saath 135 runs un ke balle se nikle. Australia ki sarzameen par unhon ne 9 Test matchon mein 45.4 ki average se 681 runs aur 3 centuries banayin¹.

Baad ke barson mein bhi centuries aati rahin: 16 October 1978 ko Faisalabad mein Bharat ke khilaf 104, 16 February 1979 ko Napier mein New Zealand ke khilaf 104, aur 24 March 1979 ko Perth ke WACA ground mein Australia ke khilaf 134 not out¹.

Captaini aur ODI Cricket

ODI Cricket ke ibtidai daur mein Asif Iqbal ne 10 matchon mein 55 ki average aur 70.81 ke strike rate se 330 runs banaye, jin mein 5 half centuries shamil hain. In mein se 6 matchon mein, 1975 se 1979 ke dauran, woh Pakistan ke captain the. 13 June 1979 ko Nottingham mein Australia ke khilaf unhon ne 57 ballon par 61 runs banaye. 20 June 1979 ko Oval mein West Indies ke khilaf khela gaya match un ka aakhri ODI tha, jis mein unhon ne 56 runs ke awaz 4 wickets lein, jo un ki behtareen ODI bowling hai¹.

Test Cricket mein unhon ne 1979-80 mein Bharat ke daure par 6 Test matchon mein Pakistan ki qiyadat ki. Is daure mein Bangalore mein 55 aur Delhi mein 64 runs un ki numayan innings thin. Un ka aakhri Test 29 January 1980 ko Calcutta ke Eden Gardens mein shuru hua¹.

Aadaad o shumar

Maakhaz: ESPNcricinfo Statsguru¹, aadaad International career ke hain.

Asar aur yaadgaar

Asif Iqbal ke aadaad ek aise khilari ki kahani sunate hain jo nayi ball ke bowler ke taur par aaya aur ek bara balla baaz ban kar rukhsat hua. Jeete gaye 10 Test matchon mein un ki batting average 58.38 rahi aur un mein 3 centuries shamil thin. Bowling mein bhi woh kaar aamad rahe: New Zealand ke khilaf 17 Test matchon mein 19.42 ki average se 26 wickets un ke hisse mein ayin¹.

Khel chhodne ke baad unhon ne ICC match referee ke taur par bhi kaam kiya, aur March 1993 mein Bharat aur Zimbabwe ke darmiyan ek Test aur 3 ODI matchon mein yeh zimmedari nibhai². Un ki Cricket ko aaj bhi un ke tez qadmon, cover drive ki khoobsurti aur bairoon-e-mulk banai gayi bari centuries ke hawale se yaad kiya jata hai.