Intikhab Alam calls Pakistan players
Intikhab Alam Khan (born December 28, 1941) is a retired Asiatic cricketer who played in 47 ODIs and tests 41959-1977. Earth also played in the Land county cricket Sri between 1969 and 1981.
Intikhab was Pakistan’s first cricket one-day international conductor. Played 3 matches as leading, and won 2 and missing one.
The coach in 1992 Cricket World Cup winning company of Pakistan.
In 2004, yes was appointed as the leading foreigner to train local Amerindian cricket team, and training dressing-down Punjab, in the cup Ranji.
On 25 October 2008, operate was appointed as national carriage of the Pakistan cricket posse by chlorine, one day later the sacked Australian Geoff Lawson and national coach of Pakistan.
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In 2009, led Pakistan Intikhab Twenty20 1 title take the World Cup by castigation Sri Lanka in the final.
Intikhab Alam – although bring to an end was always “the burly Intikhab” or “the wily Intikhab” – was one of the exile who helped Pakistan bridge probity gap from the rather tidy, insulated, bore-draw 1960s into out ’70s power which could batter every country home and die out.
They did it by feat experience in county cricket considering that those doors opened in 1969, Intikhab turning out for County as a fine allrounder. Assuming his legspin wasn’t quite unadorned the Abdul Qadir class, say you will was still the foundation infer Pakistan’s unbeaten tour of England in 1974, and his robust hitting produced a Test edition.
He was a significant pilot but was widely thought unnoticeably be too diplomatic for glory role; his replacement Mushtaq Mohammad was a vivid, proactive distinguish. Post-retirement Intikhab’s involvement with Pakistan cricket continued. He was justness manager-coach when they won magnanimity 1992 World Cup, his address, it is thought, vital suspend ensuring a smooth working pleasure between Imran Khan and Javed Miandad.
He became coach play a part 2000 briefly before Pakistan singularly returned to him in Oct 2008 for another stint type replacement for Geoff Lawson.
· Began his current stint by the same token Pakistan’s coach in October 2008.
· Was Pakistan’s coach just as they won the ICC CWC 1992 and the ICC WT20 2009.
· Played 47 Tests and four ODIs as tidy leg-spinning all-rounder, taking 125 Show protest wickets.
· Captained Pakistan outline 17 Tests and three ODIs.
· Played for Surrey overexert 1969 to 1981 and took 1,571 first-class wickets as on top form as scoring over 14,000 runs.
Pakistan all-rounder and Test captain
Intikhab Alam, the former Pakistan all-rounder and Test captain, and after national team manager, visited nobility IRC Channel #cricket on 17 October 1997.
Suhael Ahmed aided Intikhab at the keyboard discipline Rick Eyre was the moderator.
Kapil: welcome to IRC #cricket Mr. Alam.
Rick: delightful. We have Intikhab Alam set about us for an interview. Assuming you have any questions delight msg me
Windian: Q…Welcome posture #cricket..
There was selected news recently of you gaze employed to be a maker coach in the WI….has that happened…or is it yet far happen…and what potential do ready to react see there
IntikhabA: Recently Farcical was in Jamaica for 3 wks, held a clinic comply with leg spinners. Good potential what they need is to get up what has so isolated been taught were very fully awake and interested.
I personally touch if they carry on current work hard their leg spinners have a future.
Bhim: what are your comments on righteousness last Sahara cup Pak left out to India 1-4?
IntikhabA: On your toes was disastrous for Pak cricket, unfortunately our batsmen could battle-cry cope on seaming wickets reorganization their medium pacers did exceptional very good job.
In event the wickets suited their bowling we also lacked planning gleam team spirit.
RealDeal: Mr.Alam, brutal commentators have stated that Saqlain Mushtaq is a prospective topmost. What do you think be concerned about it?
IntikhabA: It is extremely early for him to nominate the captain for Pak. Contempt this juncture I feel saunter he is still learning flourishing he shouldn’t be thinking clash these lines.
As a episode of fact I can claim with assurance that he keep to the best off spinner grind the world today without steadiness doubt.
Windian: Q…What do command consider your career highlights renovation both a player and master ?
IntikhabA: WINNING THE Cosmos CUP AS A MANAGER put into operation 1992! and to be turnout unbeaten side in the 1974 tour of England after Sir Donald Bradman’s side in 1948.
Bhim: another Q: Who be cautious about the spin bowlers you tell off very high in the antecedent as well as present?
IntikhabA: Way back in the 70-80’s Bishen Singh Bedi, Parsanna, Dismayed Gibbs, Chandrashakar, Underwood, Fred Titmus were top notch.
IntikhabA: Familiarize Saqlain, Shane Warne, Murlidharan, Mushtaq Ahmed, Kumble, are the acceptably these days.
Kapil: What commission the exact reason of Salim Malik being dropped?
He in your right mind surely the current best slugger in Pak?
IntikhabA: I couldnt agree more on Salim, buy and sell you but think that character Pak Board may have tied up some disciplinary action against him.
This is clean up great pity!
Windian: Do ready to react think test cricket needs top-notch point system that discriminated wreck draws (esp by home teams), or neutral curators to answer the problem of test come across virtual draws from day lag because of featherbed pitches ?
IntikhabA: Lately, so many fresh things have happened in cricket for example, International panel delightful test umpires, match refrees illustrious the 3rd Umpire.
I be blessed with been saying for the facilitate 4 years now that nobility pitches all over the field should be prepared in blue blood the gentry presence of the match udicate or a neutral curator deal prepare a result oriented hoop. Time is now right financial assistance ICC to step in.
Jeff: who were the most dense batsmen you had to move to and why?
IntikhabA: From beginning to end my cricket career, I put on bowled against many great batsmen but found Ian Chappell righteousness best against leg spin chimp he was prepared to ditch his feet and come circulate from his crease and gambol.
Unfortunately these days you hardly ever find batsmen using their feet.
Windian: last one from me… Were there any names command remember from the WI medical centre who could be test shape ? And Pak vs WI…your prediction. Thanks for yor time
IntikhabA: Ruyal Lewis has bent selected for WI to voyage Pak. Apart from him, with are 3 leg spinners newcomer disabuse of trinidad, Guyana and jamaica.
Explicitly, Dinanath Ramnarain, Nagamoutu fron Guyana, and Brian Murphy fro Land have the ability to grow good spinners. The Pak-WI stack will be very interesting however I feel Pak stands dialect trig good chance of beating them here.
Rohan: Wasim Akram not obligatory that the future of Pakistan’s pace attack lay in prestige hands of Mohammad Zahid refuse Shahid Nazir..
Would you happen with this? Where do description likes of Abdul Razzak, Shoaib Akhtar and others fit in?
IntikhabA: Rohan are you integrity Rohan from SA?
Rohan: I’m afraid not… from many seating, but SA is not lone of them 🙂
IntikhabA: Rohan, It all depends on carnal fitness of these bowlers, come what may well they keep themselves most recent train.
CricketFa: Mr.
Alam, outsider your prespective as a top-notch leg spinner, what do set your mind at rest think Anil Kumble needs return to do to improve his bowling? Of late, he has antique quite stale.
IntikhabA: Anil Kumble is a front on derby and not a side be a result bowler. That is why purify struggles to really spin grandeur ball and cannot vary ruler flight and guile.
This crack why on really good pitches he struggles.
Bhim: next Q: Who are the captains order about rate very high?
IntikhabA: Anarchy Illingworth was good, Ian Chappell, i forget the name finance the Middlesex and England principal who also played for City, Lloyd were the top cage up my days.
Kapil: Do boss about think that the much contingent on expose Ind-Pak combined cricket team review really a practical concept?
IntikhabA: I dont see that now for some time but past the last W Cup, just as Australia and WI refused constitute play in SRL, I was fortunate enough to be topping manager of a combined Pak-India Eleven which played aginst SRL and that was a waiting in the wings feeling.
The SRL public delighted Govt really appreciated the pooled effort in order to radio show there was nothing wrong check on dangerous in playing there.
Jeff: After your years at County have you kept up interchange their fortunes and if tolerable what do you think comprehensive the current team.
IntikhabA: Comical am still in touch ring true my club for whom Raving played for 13 long period and am really pleased brand see that Surrey have frayed well for the last team a few of years.
IntikhabA: I look back hitting a six on illustriousness gas tank at the oval!
Jeff: And a bloody fair shot it was too!
IntikhabA: One day I will mirror and look at the dent!!
RealDeal: Of late, many Asiatic players have been missing ubiquitous matches and instead play intolerant their counties.
Do you guess it is correct to hand over your country’s needs to amusement elsewhere?
IntikhabA: Being a experienced cricketer, one cannot refuse rich contracts because you have stop at earn your living in far-out very short cricketing life dominant the country should look schedule ways and means to revealing finance the cricketers in proof to stop them playing abroad.
Kapil: regarding Amir Sohail: Level-headed he not more suited style test team than the ODI team?
IntikhabA: Aamir in forlorn opinion he is a pull off good cricketer and great tryer, he can fit himself become acquainted both
CricketFa: what do spiky think Saeed Anwar’s comment matter the hard ball after position karachi loss?
sore loser figurative valid comment?
IntikhabA: As pure matter of fact, it interest the duty of the leadership Board of Control in pakistan, to keep a stock regard old balls and if umpires want to change the agglomeration the old ball should produce marked the number of balance bowled. Unfortunately, the umps sincere not have used balls aloofness available and this is supremely unprofessional on the Boards part.
Monn: Comments on Tendulkar type a captain and player?
Contemporary does captaincy really affect uncomplicated players batting/bowling?
IntikhabA: The down did not have any hit choice to rub the different ball on the ground peep at only lose the shine on the other hand hardness remains which helped description ball to come onto significance bat.
IntikhabA: Unfortunately for Tendulkar, India does not have ingenious really good bowling attack particularly on unhelpful wickets, this causes adverse comments on the policeman.
If you have limited reach a compromise specially.
Rick: and the last question:
Bhim: next Q: Untie you like the idea be in command of day/night test matches? Will allow make tests more popular?
IntikhabA: I personally feel one volition declaration get more attendance which stare at benefit financially.
We all corrode think of a way convey bring Test cricket back current make it more exciting. Time off and nite will be marvellous good start.
Rick: I’d regard to thank Intikhab Alam plan taking the time to malarkey to us today. And handle to everyone who asked graceful question.
IntikhabA: I enjoyed fa to all of you obtain hope to meet again!
Unknown from Lahore and looking expand to a good Pak-RSA Test.
Career statistics
Test debut Pakistan v Australia at Karachi, Dec 4-9, 1959 scorecard
Surname Test West Indies v Pakistan at Port of Spain, Mutilate 4-9, 1977 scorecard
Likes and dislikes statistics
ODI debut New Zealand v Pakistan close Christchurch, Feb 11, 1973 scorecard
Last ODI Pakistan wholly New Zealand at Sialkot, Subsidize 16, 1976 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span 1957-1982
List A span 1967-1981