Imam-Ul-Haq was born in Multan, Punjab, Pakistan on 22 December 1995. Imam-Ul-Haq is a Pakistani left-hand batter who has been a part of Pakistan squad from past 3-4 years and has is seen as the future of Pakistan cricket. He is one the most promising youngster in the Pakistan team. Imam-Ul-Haq made his debut back in 2017 in the ODIs and smashed his maiden century on the debut. Since then, he has been a consistent member of the squad. With his remarkable performances in first few matches, he was awarded with the national contract in 2018 by Pakistan Cricket Board.

Imam-Ul-Haq Early Life and Education

Imam-Ul-Haq started off playing cricket at the age of just 5 years. Imam-Ul-Haq is the nephew of former Pakistani captain and legendary batter Inzmam-Ul-Haq. His uncle guided him in getting trained for cricket and also helped him in developing his skills for the big level. He made his name playing club level matches and also won many matches for his school team. Imam-Ul-Haq attended Beaconhouse School System in Multan and also went to Punjab College for the gradation.

Imam-Ul-Haq International Debut

Imam-Ul-Haq Test Debut – 11 May 2018 against Ireland

Imam-Ul-Haq ODI Debut – 18 October 2017 against Sri Lanka

Imam-Ul-Haq T20I Debut –5 May 2019 against England

Imam-Ul-Haq Career

· Imam-Ul-Haq Domestic Career

Imam-Ul-Haq started off his domestic career back in 2012, when he was picked In the squad of Lahore Shalimar and played for 2 seasons. He ended up as the highest run-scorer for the team.

In 2014-15, Imam-Ul-Haq started playing for Khan Research Laboratories till 2017.

Imam-Ul-Haq was then roped in by Peshawar Zalmi for the 2019 PSL season. He did well in the season and then was retained by the franchise for the next season. Imam-Ul-Haq has been with Peshawar Zalmi since then.

Recently in June 2022, Imam-Ul-Haq was roped in by Somerset County Club to play in the English County Championship for 4 matches in the season.

· Imam-Ul-Haq International Career

Imam-Ul-Haq made his International debut on 18 October 2017 in an ODI match against Sri Lanka and smashed his maiden century on the debut and was also awarded with Player of the Match award. Imam-Ul-Haq became only 2nd Pakistani batter to score a ODI century on the debut.

Imam-Ul-Haq was picked up in the squad of Pakistan for the series against Ireland and England in 2018. Imam-Ul-Haq made his Test debut on the same tour against Ireland and smashed his maiden Test half century on the debut. His innings helped his team in winning the match and was awarded with Player of the Match award for the decisive innings.

In July 2018, Imam-Ul-Haq made a partnership of 304 runs for the opening wicket and helped Pakistan in scoring their highest ever ODI score. Pakistan scored 399 runs in the match and the partnership of 304 runs for opening stand was the highest partnership ever in the history of One day Internationals.

In 2019, Imam-Ul-Haq scored his 1000th run in the ODI and became 2nd fastest player in the world to score 1000 runs. Imam-Ul-Haq just took 19 innings to reach to the target.

Imam-Ul-Haq was also picked up in the squad of Pakistan for the World Cup. However, World Cup didn’t go down so well for Imam-Ul-Haq as well as for Pakistan.

In the ODI series against England after the World cup, Imam-Ul-Haq smashed 151 runs which was the highest individual score against England in ODIs by a Pakistani batter.

Imam-Ul-Haq was also picked up in the ODI squad for the series against England in 2020 and scored his 2000th run in the series.

Imam-Ul-Haq smashed his maiden Test century in the test against Australia in March, 2022. Imam-Ul-Haq scored centuries in both the innings of the test and helped his team in securing the test from lost position.

Imam-Ul-Haq Stats

In Tests, Imam-Ul-Haq has played 15 matches and scored 892 runs including 2 centuries and 4 half centuries with the highest score of 157 runs in an innings.

In ODIs, Imam-Ul-Haq has played 52 matches and scored 2520 runs including 9 centuries and 14 half centuries with the highest score of 151 runs in a match.

In T20Is, Imam-Ul-Haq has played 2 matches and scored 21 runs.

Imam-Ul-Haq Records

· Highest individual score in ODIs against England by Pakistani Player.

· 2nd fastest player to score 1000 ODI runs.

· Highest opening wicket partnership with Fakhar Zaman (304 runs).

Imam-Ul-Haq Family

Imam-Ul-Haq was born to Insaram-Ul-Haq and Farah Insaram in 1995. Imam-Ul-Haq uncle Inzamam-Ul-Haq was the former captain of the Pakistan team and helped his nephew in developing his skills.

Imam-Ul-Haq Personal Information

Imam-Ul-Haq Full Name: Imam-Ul-Haq

Imam-Ul-Haq Nick Name: Imam

Imam-Ul-Haq Nationality: Pakistani

Imam-Ul-Haq Religion: Islam

Imam-Ul-Haq Age: 26

Imam-Ul-Haq Date of Birth: 12 December 1995

Imam-Ul-Haq Birth Place: Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

Imam-Ul-Haq Hobbies: Listening Music

Imam-Ul-Haq Batting Style: Left-hand bat

Imam-Ul-Haq Jersey Number: 8

Imam-Ul-Haq School Name: Beaconhouse School System

Imam-Ul-Haq College Name: Punjab College

FAQs

1. When Imam-Ul-Haq made his International Debut for Pakistan?

Imam-Ul-Haq made his International debut on 18 October 2017 in an ODI match against Sri Lanka and smashed his maiden century on the debut.

2. Which record Imam-Ul-Haq made while scoring 1000th ODI run?

In 2019, Imam-Ul-Haq scored his 1000th run in the ODI and became 2nd fastest player in the world to score 1000 ODI runs.

3. How many runs Imam-Ul-Haq has scored in ODIs?