Intikhab Alam: Leg spin, jarehana batting aur captaini

Intikhab Alam (Intikhab Alam) un khilariyon mein se the jinhon ne Pakistan ki Cricket ko 1960 ki dahai ke be-rang, draw hone wale matchon se nikal kar 1970 ki dahai ki us team tak pahunchaya jo ESPN Cricinfo ke mutabiq har mulk ko uske ghar mein bhi hara sakti thi². Woh leg spinner the, nichle numberon par zordar batting karte the aur kai baras Pakistan ke captain rahe. 47 Test matchon mein unhon ne 125 wickets lein aur ek century samet 1493 runs banaye¹.

Ibtidai zindagi aur Cricket ka aghaz

Intikhab Alam Khan 28 December 1941 ko Hoshiarpur, Punjab (Bharat) mein paida hue. Woh dayen hath se batting karte aur leg break googly bowling karte the, aur unke bhai Aftab Alam (Aftab Alam) bhi cricketer the. Unka first class career 1957-58 ke season se 1982 tak phaila raha, jis mein unhon ne Karachi, PIA, Public Works Department, Punjab, Sindh aur English county Surrey ki numainda-gi ki².

Unka Test career 4 December 1959 ko Karachi mein Australia ke khilaf shuru hua. Athwein number par batting karte hue woh pehli innings mein zero par run out hue, jabke bowling mein unhon ne 49 runs ke awaz 2 wickets lein. 30 December 1960 ko Kolkata ke Eden Gardens mein Bharat ke khilaf 56 runs unki pehli Test half century thi¹.

ESPN Cricinfo ke mutabiq 1969 mein jab English county Cricket ke darwaze ghair mulki khilariyon ke liye khule to Pakistani khilariyon ne wahan tajurba hasil kiya, aur Intikhab Alam Surrey ki taraf se ek umda all-rounder ke taur par khele². Yehi tajurba baad mein Pakistan ki team ke kaam aaya.

New Zealand ke khilaf yadgar bowling

Intikhab Alam ki bowling ka sab se roshan baab New Zealand ke khilaf likha gaya. Is team ke khilaf 15 Test matchon mein unhon ne 24.38 ki average se 54 wickets lein, aur unki 5 mein se 4 innings mein paanch wickets isi harif ke khilaf aayin¹.

8 November 1969 ko Dhaka mein shuru hone wale Test mein unhon ne pehli innings mein 56 overs mein 26 maiden kara ke 91 runs ke awaz 5 wickets lein, aur doosri innings mein bhi 91 runs de kar 5 khilari out kiye. Yun match mein unki 10 wickets 182 runs ke awaz rahin¹.

Is se bhi badi karkardagi February 1973 mein New Zealand ke daure par aayi. 7 February 1973 ko Dunedin mein shuru hone wale Test ki pehli innings mein unhon ne aath gendon ke overs wale is daur mein 21 overs mein 52 runs de kar 7 wickets lein, jo unki behtareen Test bowling hai. Doosri innings mein 78 runs ke awaz 4 wickets ke sath match mein unki wickets 11 ho gayin aur Pakistan ne yeh Test jeet liya. Isi daure ke agle Test mein, 16 February 1973 ko Auckland mein, unhon ne 127 runs ke awaz 6 wickets lein¹.

Balle se taqat aur captain ki zimmedari

Intikhab Alam sirf bowler nahin the. ESPN Cricinfo ke mutabiq unki taqatwar hitting ne unhein ek Test century bhi dilayi². Yeh century 16 March 1973 ko Hyderabad (Sindh) mein England ke khilaf bani, jab satwein number par aa kar unhon ne 261 minute ki innings mein 15 chaukon aur 4 chhakkon ki madad se 138 runs banaye. Isi match mein unhon ne 65 overs mein 137 runs de kar 4 wickets bhi lein. Is se chand hafte pehle Australia ke daure par Adelaide mein 64 aur Melbourne mein 68 runs unke balle ki quwwat ka saboot the¹.

Unhon ne 1969 se 1975 ke dauran 17 Test matchon mein Pakistan ki captaini ki. Captain ke taur par unhon ne 31.74 ki average se 54 wickets lein, aur unki tamam 5 innings mein paanch wickets aur donon matchon mein das wickets inhi barson mein aayin. ESPN Cricinfo ke mutabiq 1974 mein Pakistan ka England ka daura, jis mein team koi Test nahin hari, badi had tak unki leg spin ke sahare khara tha². Is daure mein 22 August 1974 ko Oval mein shuru hone wale Test mein unhon ne 51.4 overs mein 116 runs de kar 5 wickets lein¹.

ESPN Cricinfo ke mutabiq woh ek aham captain the, agarche bahut se log unhein is mansab ke liye zaroorat se zyada narm mizaj samajhte the, aur unke baad Mushtaq Mohammad ki jarehana captaini un se bilkul mukhtalif thi². ODI Cricket ke ibtidai barson mein unhon ne 4 match khele, jin mein se 3 mein woh captain the. Unka pehla ODI 11 February 1973 ko Christchurch mein New Zealand ke khilaf tha¹.

Unka aakhri Test 4 March 1977 ko Port of Spain mein West Indies ke khilaf shuru hua, jis mein unhon ne 90 runs ke awaz 2 wickets lein¹.

Aadad o shumar

Makhaz: ESPN Cricinfo Statsguru¹, aadad International career ke hain.

Asar aur yadgar

ESPN Cricinfo ke mutabiq unka naam hamesha "the burly Intikhab" ya "the wily Intikhab" ke andaz mein liya jata tha, yani mazboot jism wala aur chalak Intikhab². Yeh donon sifatein unke khel par sadiq aati thin: balle se taqat aur gend se chalaki.

Khel chhorne ke baad bhi unka taluq Pakistan ki Cricket se qaim raha. ESPN Cricinfo ke mutabiq 1992 mein jab Pakistan ne alami cup jeeta to woh team ke manager aur coach the. 2000 mein woh kuch arse ke liye qaumi team ke coach bane, aur October 2008 mein ek bar phir unhein yeh zimmedari saunpi gayi².

Pakistan ki Cricket tareekh mein Intikhab Alam ko ek aise all-rounder aur captain ke taur par yaad kiya jata hai jis ne team ko ek daur se doosre daur tak pahunchane mein hissa dala, aur jis ki leg spin ne New Zealand aur England ki wicketon par Pakistan ko kai yadgar din diye.