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Pakistani cricketer (born 1977)

Syed Ali Urooj Naqvi

Personal information
Born (1977-03-19) 19 March 1977 (age 47)Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Batting Right-handed
Bowling Right-arm offbreak
International information
National side Pakistan (1997–1998)
Test debut (cap 145) 6 October 1997 v South Africa
Last Test 21 March 1998 v Zimbabwe
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class Matches 5 116 Runs scored 242 5,898 Batting average 30.20 34.90 100s/50s 1/0 14/24 Top score 115 180 Balls bowled 11 6,484 Wickets 0 102 Bowling average – 28.50 5 wickets in innings – 1 10 wickets in match – 0 Best bowling – 5/65 Catches/stumpings 1/– 50/–
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 11 June 2017

Syed Ali Urooj Naqvi (Urdu: سید علی عروج نقوی) (born 19 March 1977) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played five Tests from 1997 to 1998.[1] A right-handed batsman, who scored his only century in Tests on his debut Test itself, 115 against South Africa at Rawalpindi in 1997 in which another debutant Azhar Mahmood also scored a century, thus this two became the only debutant pair to score a century in the same test.[2] He was a regular part-time off spin bowler at first-class level.[3]

  1. ^ "Cricket: The League of Discarded Gentlemen". 29 October 2017.
  2. ^ "The elegance of youth". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Ali Naqvi". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 November 2014.