Full name : Ijaz Ahmed
Born : September 20, 1968, Sialkot, Punjab
Current age : 40 years 192 days
Major teams : Pakistan, Durham, Gujranwala Cricket Association, Habib Bank Limited, Islamabad Cricket Association, Lahore, Pakistan Automobiles Corporation, Rawalpindi
Batting style : Right-hand bat
Bowling style :Left-arm medium
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
60
92
4
3315
211
37.67
12
12
417
23
45
0
ODIs
250
232
29
6564
139*
32.33
8174
80.30
10
37
90
0
First-class
169
271
14
9889
211
38.47
26
41
123
0
List A
371
341
37
10037
139*
33.01
16
59
135
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
60
6
180
77
2
1/9
1/9
38.50
2.56
90.0
0
0
0
ODIs
250
28
637
476
5
2/31
2/31
95.20
4.48
127.4
0
0
0
First-class
169
2048
1098
34
5/95
32.29
3.21
60.2
1
0
List A
371
1853
1451
31
3/46
3/46
46.80
4.69
59.7
0
0
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
First-class debut
1983/84
Last First-class
Karachi Urban v Sialkot at Multan, Feb 19-22, 2007
List A span
1983/84 - 2001/02
Profile
Wisden overview
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. Kamran Abbasi
