PLAYER BIO

Saleem Altaf

Matches
170
Runs
3367
Wickets
419

Role	Bowler
Batting Style	Right-hand bat
Bowling Style	Right-arm fast-medium
Nationality	Pakistan

Nickname	Saleem Altaf
DOB	19 April 1944

Saleem Altaf was a lively fast-medium swing bowler who played 21 Tests for Pakistan between 1967 and 1978, taking 46 wickets. He was heralded as the fastest bowler in the team for the 1967 tour of England, but tore a muscle in the first Test, which hampered his progress. He was also an handy batsman down the order who managed one hard-hit half-century in Tests. Later he became a Test selector, and early in 2005 was appointed as the Pakistan Cricket Board's director of cricket. He is the chief executive officer of the organising committee of the 2011 World Cup which will be held in Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan.

BATTING AVERAGES

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	6s
Test	21	31	12	276	53**	14.52	0		0	1	1
ODI	6	2	1	25	21*	25	53	47.16	0	0	1
F-C	143	185	50	3066	111*	22.71	0		1	11	0

BOWLING AVERAGES

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Test	21	39	4001	1710	46	4/11	7/131	37.17	2.56	86.9	87	2	0
ODI	6	6	285	151	5	2/7	2/7	30.20	3.17	57	57	0	0
F-C	143	0	0	9578	336	7/69	-	28.50			0	0	8
List A	20	0	1069	539	32	5/67	5/67	16.84	3.02	33.4	33	1	1

CAREER STATISTICS

Test debut	England v Pakistan at Lord's, Jul 27-Aug 1, 1967
Last Test	Pakistan v India at Lahore, Oct 27-Nov 1, 1978
ODI debut	New Zealand v Pakistan at Christchurch, Feb 11, 1973
Last ODI	Pakistan v India at Sahiwal, Nov 3, 1978
T20I debut	-
First-Class debut	1963/64
Last First-Class	1978/79
List A debut	1967
Last List A	1981/82