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Full name Rao Iftikhar Anjum
Born December 1, 1980, Khanewal, Punjab
Current age 27 years 169 days
Major teams Pakistan, Agriculture Development Bank of Pakistan, Islamabad Cricket Association
Also known as Rao Iftikhar
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium

Batting and fielding averages
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct
Tests	1	1	1	9	9*	-	39	23.07	0	0	2	0	0
ODIs	44	24	16	174	32	21.75	290	60.00	0	0	9	2	8
T20Is	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
First-class	83	127	27	1660	78	16.60			0	5			49
List A	82	47	22	362	39	14.48			0	0			23
Twenty20	9	7	2	80	24	16.00	82	97.56	0	0	4	0	0

Bowling averages
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	1	2	84	62	0	-	-	-	4.42	-	0	0	0
ODIs	44	42	2057	1651	50	3/33	3/33	33.02	4.81	41.1	0	0	0
T20Is	1	1	24	33	0	-	-	-	8.25	-	0	0	0
First-class	83		15103	8047	344	7/59		23.39	3.19	43.9		21	3
List A	82		3969	3058	102	4/44	4/44	29.98	4.62	38.9	1	0	0
Twenty20	9	9	200	249	9	2/27	2/27	27.66	7.47	22.2	0	0	0

Career statistics
Only Test	Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Kandy, Apr 3-5, 2006 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut	Pakistan v Zimbabwe at Multan, Sep 30, 2004 scorecard
Last ODI	Pakistan v Bangladesh at Lahore, Apr 13, 2008 scorecard
ODI statistics
Only T20I	Bangladesh v Pakistan at Nairobi (Gym), Sep 2, 2007 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut	1999/00
Last First-class	Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited v Rawalpindi at Mirpur, Dec 1-4, 2007 scorecard
List A debut	1998/99
Last List A	Pakistan v Bangladesh at Lahore, Apr 13, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut	Australia A v Pakistanis at Adelaide, Jan 13, 2005 scorecard
Last Twenty20	Bangladesh v Pakistan at Nairobi (Gym), Sep 2, 2007 scorecard

Profile

Rao Iftikhar Anjum is another addition to Pakistan's seemingly endless production line of pace bowlers. Iftikhar, however, is more Aaqib Javed than Wasim Akram or Waqar Younis, and his outswinger is considered by many to be as effective as Aaqib's. He can bowl reverse-swing - a prerequisite for Pakistani bowlers, when the ball gets a bit rougher, with good control over his yorkers. Iftikhar has performed consistently well in the domestic circuit since making his debut three years ago, taking over 200 wickets on the generally lifeless pitches of Pakistan. It was his stellar performances in the current domestic season that brought him to national attention. Iftikhar led his team - the Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited - to victory in the Patron's Trophy final against WAPDA, taking seven wickets in the first innings and ending with ten in the match. Not surprisingly, he was included in Pakistan's one-day squad for the series against India in 2004, before making his debut in the Paktel Cup seven moths later. He has since played 19 ODIs and has proved himself adept as a back-up bowler. But continuing injuries to Pakistan's frontline pacers means he remains perenially in the picture and he was rewarded with a Test debut against Sri Lanka in April 2006. Though he was expensive and wicketless, he would have been satisfied with a winning debut. With three of Pakistan's leading fast bowlers missing from the England series that summer, he was called up for the Tests but the unfortunate death of his father meant a return home and missing out on the Test series. And due to the regular injuries suffered by Pakistan's plethora of fast bowlers, he remains a permanent part of Pakistan's wider plans. He was part of the squad for the ICC World Twenty20 as well as the home series against South Africa that followed.
Osman Samiuddin October 2007

Apr 11, 2008

Rao Iftikhar Anjum and the rest celebrate the dismissal of Mohammad Ashraful
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Apr 8, 2008

Rao Iftikhar Anjum celebrates the wicket of Mohammad Ashraful
© AFP

Jan 24, 2008

Rao Iftikhar Anjum cleaned up Stuart Matsikenyeri
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