Zulqarnain Haider
Pakistan
Full name Zulqarnain Haider
Born April 23, 1986, Lahore
Current age 25 years
Major teams Pakistan, Lahore Blues, Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited, Pakistan Under-19s, Rawalpindi
Batting style Right-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
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| Zulqarnain Haider |
| | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
| Tests | 1 | 2 | 0 | 88 | 88 | 44.00 | 43.78 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| ODIs | 4 | 4 | 2 | 48 | 19* | 24.00 | 70.58 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| T20Is | 3 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 17 | 7.66 | 76.66 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| First-class | 71 | 109 | 18 | 3166 | 161 | 34.79 | 75.12 | 3 | 18 | | | 217 | 8 |
| List A | 65 | 48 | 6 | 676 | 90 | 16.09 | 62.07 | 0 | 2 | | | 71 | 18 |
| Twenty20 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 78 | 35 | 11.14 | 125.80 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 |
| Tests | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ODIs | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T20Is | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-class | 71 | | 24 | 26 | 0 | - | - | - | 6.50 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 65 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Twenty20 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Only Test | England v Pakistan at Birmingham, Aug 6-9, 2010 |
| ODI debut | Pakistan v South Africa at Abu Dhabi, Oct 29, 2010 |
| Last ODI | Pakistan v South Africa at Dubai (DSC), Nov 5, 2010 |
| T20I debut | South Africa v Pakistan at Johannesburg, Feb 2, 2007 |
| Last T20I | Pakistan v South Africa at Abu Dhabi, Oct 27, 2010 |
| First-class debut | 2003/04 |
| Last First-class | England v Pakistan at Birmingham, Aug 6-9, 2010 |
| List A debut | 2001/02 |
| Last List A | Pakistan v South Africa at Dubai (DSC), Nov 5, 2010 |
| Twenty20 debut | Lahore Lions v Karachi Dolphins at Karachi, Feb 24, 2006 |
| Last Twenty20 | Pakistan v South Africa at Abu Dhabi, Oct 27, 2010 |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 0c/0s, 19* | Pakistan | v South Africa | Dubai (DSC) | 5 Nov 2010 |
| 1c/1s, 11 | Pakistan | v South Africa | Dubai (DSC) | 2 Nov 2010 |
| 0c/0s, 6 | Pakistan | v South Africa | Abu Dhabi | 31 Oct 2010 |
| 12*, 0c/0s | Pakistan | v South Africa | Abu Dhabi | 29 Oct 2010 |
| 17, 0c/1s | Pakistan | v South Africa | Abu Dhabi | 27 Oct 2010 |
| 1, 0c/0s | Pakistan | v South Africa | Abu Dhabi | 26 Oct 2010 |
| 0c/0s, 2 | L Eagles | v K Dolphins | Lahore | 14 Oct 2010 |
| 0c/0s | L Eagles | v Hawks | Lahore | 12 Oct 2010 |
| 0, 2c/0s, 88, 0c/0s | Pakistan | v England | Birmingham | 6 Aug 2010 |
| 0c/0s, 15 | Pakistanis | v Leics | Leicester | 8 Jul 2010 |
There was a time when it was not at all certain that Zulqarnain Haider, a tall and lanky wicketkeeper from Lahore, would ever build on his debut, which came in a heavy loss in a Twenty20 against South Africa in February 2007. But after some good domestic results he found a place on the 2010 England tour as Kamran Akmal's understudy, and when the senior keeper's lapses became too frequent, Haider was given a Test debut at Edgbaston. He was out to his first ball feathering a catch behind, but his characterful and determined 88 in the second innings formed the basis of a fightback.
That innings was testament to his character as his road to the top has been made in difficult personal circumstances. He took part in the Under-15 World Cup in England in the summer of 2000 at the age of 13. Four years later, at the Under-19 World Cup in Dhaka, he scored a vital 23 not out from 18 balls, and claimed three catches, as Pakistan took the title in the final against West Indies.
A broken finger after his Test debut ruled him out for the remainder of the tour and then his career appeared to come to an extraordinary, and worrying, end when he fled the one-day series against South Africa in UAE for London claiming he had received death threats following the fourth ODI. He sought asylum in London fearing for his safety, but returned to Pakistan eventually in 2011.
