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Saleem Altaf

Pakistan

Personal Information
Born
Apr 19, 1944 (55 years)
Birth Place
Lahore, Punjab
Height
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Role
Batsman
Batting Style
Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style
Right-arm fast-medium
ICC Rankings
 
Test
ODI
T20
Batting
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Bowling
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Career Information
Teams
Pakistan
Saleem Altaf could swing the ball at high speeds and this made him a priceless commodity to have, particularly on pitches that didn't offer much for the pacers. Although his brief career did...
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Batting Career Summary
M Inn Runs BF HS Avg SR NO 4s 6s 50 100 200
Test 21 31 276 546 53 14.53 50.55 12 16 1 1 0 0
ODI 6 2 25 53 21 25 47.17 1 0 1 0 0 0
T20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
IPL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bowling Career Summary
M Inn B Runs Wkts Avg Econ SR BBI BBM 5w 10w
Test 21 39 3637 1710 46 37.17 2.82 79.07 4/11 7/131 0 0
ODI 6 6 247 151 5 30.2 3.67 49.4 2/7 2/7 0 0
T20 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -/- -/- 0 0
IPL 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -/- -/- 0 0
Career Information
Test debut
vs England, Jul 27 at 1967 at Lord's
Last Test
vs India, Oct 27 at 1978 at Gaddafi Stadium
Odi debut
vs New Zealand, Feb 11 at 1973 at AMI Stadium
Last Odi
vs India, Nov 03 at 1978 at Zafar Ali Stadium
Profile
Saleem Altaf could swing the ball at high speeds and this made him a priceless commodity to have, particularly on pitches that didn't offer much for the pacers. Although his brief career didn't produce numbers to write home about, Altaf was a utility product for Pakistan during the era in which he played. Renowned for his genuine pace, his career started with a jolt during the 1967 tour of England where he tore a muscle and the injury recurred throughout his career. The fitness issues meant that he was never really at full throttle and had to bowl within himself. Altaf was a useful lower order batsman too, more than capable of using the long handle. After retirement, he was involved in administration, firstly as a national selector before becoming PCB's Director of Cricket at one point in the 2000s.

Written by Hariprasad Sadanandan
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