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In the News (Thu 31 Dec 09)

  
  saeed
Majestic timing and placement were Saeed Anwar’s hallmarks.
Anwar came into the limelight against the 1988 Australians by scoring 127 for NWFP Governor's XI at Peshawar -- his first appearance against an international team.
After the cup all the senior players were dropped including Saeed Anwar, then he declared retirement after playing 13 years plus of cricket.Now days he spends a quite life and wants to spread the message of God through Islam.
www.famousmuslims.com /saeed.htm   (451 words)

  
 Saeed Anwar
Saeed has recently retired from the game, but as he wished, he left on a high.
Saeed has given a lot to the game of cricket, but more importantly he has given his fans a long lasting impression of a top class player, a great human being, and a real Pakistani Role Model.
We wish Saeed Bhai all the best with whatever he does & Inshallah we will have an interview with Saeed Bhai about life after retirement in the very near future.
members.tripod.com /~AnwarClub   (137 words)

  
  CricInfo Interactive Interview: Saeed Anwar
Saeed Anwar is one of the leading batsmen in the world today.
Saeed Anwar: I think they are all good bowlers on their day, but i will rate Shane and Saqlain as the best.
Saeed Anwar: Yes but these days it is getting difficult for all the players to switch from ODIs to tests and you can see that you dont often see double centuries these days.
www.cricinfo.com /link_to_database/INTERACTIVE/INTERVIEWS/SAEED_ANWAR_05JAN1998   (1863 words)

  
  pakpassion.com - Story
Nevertheless, Saeed Anwar persisted and scored a ton of runs in the domestic competition and Imran finally decided to put him up against the West Indies of the late 80s.
It was not till the 1993-94 series against New Zealand that Saeed Anwar got another chance in the test arena, and he grabbed it with both hands by scoring a magnificent 169 in the first innings of the first test.
The era of Saeed Anwar had begun as he went on to score several big hundreds, the best being 188 against the Indians in 1998/99.
www.rivals.net /default.asp?sId=1218&StId=208810&p=2   (588 words)

  
 pak
Although Anwar managed to score a century and was Pakistan's highest scorer during their first-round exit from this year's World Cup in southern Africa, he was one of eight players dropped from the squad in a revamp of the team after the tournament.
Anwar said he was disappointed that he did not get the farewell he deserved after being dropped from the national squad over its abysmal showing in the World Cup, despite being the team's top run getter and scoring a century against India, the eventual runner-up.
Anwar said protesting Wasim Akram's captaincy in 1994, a fine imposed on him in a match-fixing case and losing the World Cup quarter-final against India in 1996 were the main regrets in his career.
www.dispatch.co.za /2003/08/16/sport/pak.htm   (471 words)

  
 India v Pakistan, Centurion, 1 March 2003
Saeed Anwar hit him over the top for a couple, but it was Taufiq Umar (22) who departed, clean bowled between bat and pad by Zaheer with the total on 58, the ball hitting the top of off stump.
Saeed Anwar, never the quickest of runners, was beginning to blow as he moved into the eighties, but it was Yousuf Youhana (25) who perished, lofting Sninath to Zaheer Khan at midwicket with the score on 171 at the start of the 37th over.
Anwar, meanwhile, moved into the nineties rather streakily when he edged Kumble for three to third man, but in general the Indians were still keeping a relatively tight rein on the scoring, restricting the flow of boundaries to a minimum.
homepage.ntlworld.com /j.eddie.sanders/Articles/article2.html   (3340 words)

  
 Cricket Web - Stat. Profile #3 : Saeed Anwar
Indeed Saeed Anwar is one of the best batsmen to play for his country at any number, ranking among the top 10 Pakistani Test runscorers.
Saeed Anwar registered his first Test match hundred (169 off 248 balls) against New Zealand and that started a run of 7 Test matches during which he averaged 67.75 and scored some 813 Test runs.
Saeed Anwar's career statistics vary in such a manner to suggest him as a 'streaky' player.
www.cricketweb.net /articles/EEpFkkVpAlWuEpbcos.shtml   (1076 words)

  
 Saeed Anwar Cricket Profile : Cricket Section : Muskurahat.com
Saeed, at his best, is simply unstoppable, he towers over all kinds of bowling, and becomes the very essence of classical batsmanship in the grand manner.
Saeed's mastery of the bowling and his calm demeanour also ease the pressure on his opening partner, whoever he may be, allowing him to gain in confidence and start to score runs at the other end.
No wonder, Anwar is being considered the key to Pakistan's success in England, for in the seaming conditions prevailing in May if he provides runs at the top of the order, it might ensure a respectable total.
www.muskurahat.com /cricket/saeedanwar.asp   (584 words)

  
 A special page on Saeed Anwar----www.cricketfundas.com
Saeed Anwar has the honour of playing one of the best One Day Innings ever, scoring a huge 194 against India on 21st May 1997 in the Pepsi Independence Cup league match at Chennai.
Saeed Anwar has a special fondness to the Indian Bowling taking 2002 runs (in 50 matches) out of the 8823 runs he scored in 247 O.D.Is.
Saeed Anwar got off to a horrendous start in his test career, getting out to a pair in his very 1st match.
www.geocities.com /bvswagath/saeedanwar.htm   (505 words)

  
 Saeed Anwar ready to take field   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
This correspondent has learnt that Saeed trained extensively with the Pakistan team in the national camp in Lahore until April 1 and conveyed to captain Waqar Younis and coach Mudassar Nazar that he would be available for the series against New Zealand.
Saeed after the tragic death of his daugher last year had become very devoted to religion and their was a feeling in the Pakistan cricket circles that his cricket career was over.
But the source said Saeed after resuming his training was still very religious but more moderate now in his views and also mixed easily with his teammates, who feel his presence in the team will not only solve the opening pair problem but also inculcate a good atmosphere in the team.
www.icricketer.com /news/apr03/news8.shtml   (287 words)

  
 The Tribune...Sports Tribune
Anwar is the joint third with Desmond Haynes in terms of reaching the milestone in the least number of innings.
Saeed Anwar who was born on September 6, 1968, at Karachi, and made his international debut against West Indies at Perth on January 1, 1989.
Saeed Anwar’s 5000 runs came in the 138 innings of his 140th match against England at Sharjah on December 15, 1997.
www.tribuneindia.com /1999/99mar30/spr-trib.htm   (3024 words)

  
 Saeed Anwar
Saeed Anwar is one of the leading batsmen in the world today.
Saeed Anwar: I think they are all good bowlers on their day, but i will rate Shane and Saqlain as the best.
Saeed Anwar: Yes but these days it is getting difficult for all the players to switch from ODIs to tests and you can see that you dont often see double centuries these days.
hjem.get2net.dk /BillalCricket/saeed.htm   (1855 words)

  
 The Telegraph - Calcutta
Anwar’s decision may have been prompted by the common feeling among fans and critics that the seniors in the team failed to fire putting pressure on the younger lot and resulting in Pakistan’s first round exit from the World Cup.
Anwar said he was honoured to have played under Imran Khan in the early part of his career and with one-day cricket’s two most successful bowlers, Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis, Pakistan’s current captain.
Anwar, who became deeply religious and sported a beard ever since his daughter died a couple of years ago, admitted that his priorities in life had changed over the last couple of years.
www.telegraphindia.com /1030312/asp/sports/story_1759417.asp   (496 words)

  
 Half-fit Tendulkar also a threat, says Saeed Anwar - Sify.com
Anwar also had some other valuable tips for the Pakistani's who he said must target India's top-order batting line-up as their middle-order was not capable of staging a recovery in case of a collapse.
The 37-year-old Anwar's world record of 194 had come against India in Chennai in 1997 while his Test best of 188 not out was also made against the same rivals at Kolkata in 1999.
Anwar, who made 4,052 runs at 45.52 in 55 Tests and 8,824 at 39.21 in 247 one-dayers in a career that spanned 15 years, said Pakistan did not require "rocket science" to trigger an Indian collapse.
sify.com /news/fullstory.php?id=13666271   (518 words)

  
 Myasia Cricket : Saeed Anwar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Anwar's fielding was weak, he was injury prone, and his footwork became less assured as his career drew to a close.
Opting to take a break from the game after the death of his daughter in August 2001, he was a lesser force when he came back, though he still managed a hundred against India in the 2003 World Cup.
The record for the highest score in one-day cricket still rests with him, and on his day he was one of the most gracefully compelling players on the international stage.
www.myasia.net /cricket/players/players_show.asp?xi=419&xp=246&xs=Pakistan   (217 words)

  
 PakPassion - Pakistan Cricket Forum - Happy Birthday Saeed Anwar!
Saeed Anwar is up there today - and he is there because he has a remarkable ability that negates the need to be physically strong.
Anwar was at the crease for 205 minutes and hammered 22 fours and five sixes to give Pakistan a huge total of 327 runs in 50 overs.
Saeed Anwar will, no doubt, live long in the memories of those who had the fortune to watch him.
www.pakpassion.net /ppforum/archive/index.php/t-8623.html   (1524 words)

  
 Rediff On The NeT: This is the best innings I have ever played: Saeed Anwar
It was ecstasy and agony for 29-year-old Saeed Anwar who sunk the more than a decade old world record for the highest individual score in one-day international cricket on Wednesday night against India.
Anwar's knock, which is the highest by a Pakistani against India (the previous best being Javed Miandad 119 at Lahore in 1985-86), also helped his team to record the highest total of 327 for five as against the previous highest of 286 for four (44 overs) at Sharjah in 1986-87.
Anwar is the 11th Pakistani player to score a century against India.
www.rediff.com /sports/may/22a.htm   (602 words)

  
 Who is Saeed Anwar? : HTTabloid.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Former Pakistan cricket captain Saeed Anwar, who is a popular face in his country, faced an awkward situation on Wednesday when he was stopped by security guards from entering the dressing room of the Pakistan cricket team.
Anwar, who lately took to practicing Islam seriously and has just returned from Saudi Arabia after performing Haj, is a regular visitor to the Pakistan dressing room where he delivers sermons to the players and encourages them to practice Islam.
Saeed was reportedly stopped at the side entrance in the main pavilion building leading to the Pakistan dressing room as he didn’t have the required visitor’s card with him, reported The News.
www.htcareers.com /news/7242_1615224,00180009.htm   (305 words)

  
 Saeed Anwar to be considered after recovery: PCB
"Suffice to say that Saeed Anwar, as and when he regains his full fitness, would definitely be under active consideration for selection and would be provided with every opportunity to reclaim his place in the side," the spokesman said.
Saeed few days back after the One-day squad was announced claimed he had regained fitness but the Board had not considered him for selection or spoken to him on this issue.
Saeed has been out of cricket since January this year after a stress fracture was discovered in his wrist that he sustained during the tournament in Sharjah last October and November.
www.icricketer.com /news/apr24/news10.shtml   (235 words)

  
 Cricket World Forums: Jasuria or Saeed Anwar????????????
Saeed Anwar and Jasuri both get fame on the base of their batting.
anwar isn't a bowler but even though he was a great bats man and for me better then jasuria.
Saeed and Jasuria both get fame on the base of their batting,not on bowling.Jasuria is not as good to compare with Warne,Kumble,Kaneria etc but Saeed Anwar is good enough to compare with Lara or Tendulkar.
www.cricketworld.com /forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1271&PN=0&TPN=1   (1408 words)

  
 SAEED ANWAR   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Saeed Anwar's ideas began to change when he analyzed life." I felt money was the root of all evil.
Saeed Anwar has always maintained that he is not a fanatic but just a normal Muslim, striving to
Anwar said that sometime he had second thoughts about cricket." Like a person who has bought a new car and is eager to show it off, I was very keen to preach what I had learned about Islam.
www.lenzinfo.org.za /religion/saeed_anwar.htm   (1190 words)

  
 Cricinfo - Photo Index - Saeed Anwar
Saeed Anwar takes rest on the field after his team-mate Yousuf Youhana was dismissed
Saeed Anwar plays a shot on his way to yet another century
Saeed Anwar sweeps on his way to his 20th ODI ton
www.icc-cricket.com /engvpak/content/image?object=42605&set=42605   (131 words)

  
 Saeed Anwar stopped from entering Pak dressing room : Cricket News : IndiaExpress.Com
Saeed Anwar got a first hand experience of the security arrangements in Karachi when the swashbuckling southpaw, the mainstay of Pakistani batting line-up till a few years ago, was stopped from entering their dressing room by security personnel for not having a visitor’s card.
According to a report in 'The News', Anwar was stopped at the entrance of the Pakistani dressing room by security guards who refused to entertain his request for contacting someone in the dressing room.
Anwar, who holds the world record for having the highest individual score in ODIs, regularly visits the Pakistani dressing room to counsel the players and give advice.
www.indiaexpress.com /news/sports/cricket/20060202-0.html   (249 words)

  
 sport.iafrica.com | today's news Former greats laud Saeed Anwar
"Anwar was a terrific player and to me he was the most naturally gifted player of our era and came a long way after scoring two noughts in his first Test," said Raja, also chief executive of Pakistan Cricket Board.
Anwar was one of eight players axed after Pakistan's first round exit from the World Cup earlier this year, and with selectors opting for young talent, Anwar chose to hang up his boots.
"Anwar was a wonderful player and deserved a better farewell, and not the way he was forced to call it a day," said Alam.
sport.iafrica.com /news/263226.htm   (560 words)

  
 Religious Anwar seeks balance - theage.com.au
Pakistani opener Saeed Anwar yesterday dismissed fears that his new commitment to religion after the death of his daughter last year would affect his cricket.
Anwar is likely to open the batting in the Karachi Test against New Zealand starting today after almost six months out of the game as he recovered from a wrist injury and the death of his three-year-old daughter.
A veteran of 55 Tests with 4025 runs and 230 one-day internationals with 8348 runs, Anwar holds the record for the highest one-day score of 194 made against India at Madras in 1997-98.
www.theage.com.au /articles/2002/05/07/1019441498770.html   (181 words)

  
 Saeed Anwar at Cricket Information
Saeed Anwar has many hallmarks to his name: his majestic timing and exact placement.
His success is shown by the batting statistics he produced: He made a huge score of 194 runs in an ODI.Saeed Anwar was declared the Wisden Cricketer of the year in the year 1997.Anwar was injury prone and his fielding was weak.
His footwork became less assured as his career drew to a close causing the freezing of statistics towards his retirement.
www.gii.in /cricket/saeed-anwar   (336 words)

  
 Anwar will be missed by all - Sify.com
Saeed Anwar earned himself the sobriquet of Desert Fox for his prolific run-scoring in Sharjah - he made three hundreds in a Champions Trophy series in 1993 and scored as many as 11 of his 20 one-day international centuries at cricket`s off-shore outpost.
Of course, Saeed Anwar fans will be quick to point out that just as his last Test innings against India was this classic century, his final knock in a one-day international against India was the superbly crafted hundred in the World Cup game in Centurion earlier this year.
For close to a decade, the sight of Anwar walking in to take strike at the start of a Pakistan innings would have had the new-ball bowlers thinking about the very challenge of bowling to a technically sound batsman.
sify.com /news/fullstory.php?id=13226452   (820 words)

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