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| 1976-1983 |
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| Right Arm Fast-medium, Right Hand Bat |
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| Sunday, 25th August 1957. Karachi,
Pakistan |
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| Saturday, 30th October 1976 3rd v. New
Zealand at Karachi (Aged: 19) |
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Matches: 26
Runs: 146 Ave: 6.34
Wkts: 67 Ave: 36.00
Catches: 7
Last Test: 1983 3rd v. India at Faisalabad |
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Sikhander Bakht, a fast medium bowler so
thin commentators nicknamed him 'The Matchstick Man', was one of the
young Pakistanis who was thrust into Test cricket early because of
defections to World Series cricket. Making his debut in 1976-77 against
New Zealand in Karachi, it was not until the tour of India in 1979-80
that he began to live up to his name, Sikhander being the near-Eastern
version of Alexander the Great. In that series he took 8-69 in New Delhi
as India were bowled out for 126, then 5-55 at Bombay and 5-56 in Kanpur.
Sikhander toured Australia in 1976-77 without playing in a Test and
played in the fifth Test in Jamaica on the West Indies tour that
followed, taking five wickets in the match. He opened the bowling in the
second Test against Mike Brearley's England side in 1977-78. He was
expensive in his three Tests on the 1978 England tour, when he shared
the new ball with Sarfraz Nawaz. He played two Tests against India in
1978-79 before he was dropped. In New Zealand in 1978-79 he took 3-88 in
Christchurch and 4-68 in Napier, and four wickets in the Perth Test of
1981-82. In England in 1982 he played in two tests, losing his place
after the Faisalabad Test against India in 1982-83. In the 1979 World
Cup Sikhander bowled 12 overs for just 18 runs against Canada, and took
3-34 against Australia at Trent Bridge and 3-32 against England at
Headingley. He played for 14 years for United Bank in Pakistans internal
competitions and also for Pakistan International Airlines. |
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