PLAYER BIO

Ijaz Ahmed

Matches
314
Runs
9931
Wickets
7

Role	Batsman
Batting Style	Right-hand bat
Bowling Style	Left-arm medium
Nationality	Pakistan

Nickname	Ijaz Ahmed
DOB	20 September 1968

Pakistan's No. 3 for many years when Inzamam-ul-Haq and Salim Malik chose to languish further down the order, Ijaz Ahmed is an ungainly but effective player. It looks all wrong even as he takes guard with a stance so closed that BBW (buttock before wicket) is a likely dismissal. Dubbed The Axeman for the way he chops down at the ball outside off stump, Ijaz's technique is dominated by the bottom hand. He is an exceptionally powerful square-cutter and good off his legs forcing through midwicket. He can also up the tempo to suit the occasion. Ijaz is quick in the covers and once bowled medium-pacers with a round-arm action. His calibre can be judged by the number of hundreds he's made against Australia - six

BATTING AVERAGES

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s
Test	60	92	4	3315	211*	37.67	0		12	12	417	23
ODI	250	232	29	6564	139**	32.33	8174	80.3	10	37	0	0
F-C	3	5	2	46	22**	15.33	0		0	0	0	0
List A	1	1	1	6	6**		9	66.66	0	0	0	0

BOWLING AVERAGES

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w
Test	60	6	180	77	2	1/9	1/9	38.50	2.56	90	90
ODI	250	28	637	476	5	2/31	2/31	95.20	4.48	127.4	127
F-C	3	4	234	221	0	-	-	0.00	5.66		0
List A	1	0	42	41	0	-	-	0.00	5.85		0

CAREER STATISTICS

Test debut	India v Pakistan at Chennai, Feb 3-8, 1987
Last Test	New Zealand v Pakistan at Hamilton, Mar 27-30, 2001
ODI debut	Pakistan v West Indies at Sialkot, Nov 14, 1986
Last ODI	New Zealand v Pakistan at Nairobi (Gym), Oct 11, 2000
T20I debut	-
First-Class debut	1983/84
Last First-Class	Karachi Urban v Sialkot at Multan, Feb 19-22, 2007
List A debut	1983/84
Last List A	36923