Captain deserts the ship

A huge man with soft hands. Fine slip catcher. The only weakness, arguably, is his laid-back attitude

8226; A huge man with soft hands. Fine slip catcher. The only weakness, arguably, is his laid-back attitude, suspect fitness and erratic running between the wickets, which delights his fans and frustrates his teammates. But it8217;s his 8216;impact8217; batting that make him one of the best of his generation and arguably the greatest ever from Pakistan

8226; Nicknamed 8216;The Sleeping Giant8217; and 8216;aloo8217; potato. At a one-day international in Toronto he once marched into the crowd wielding his bat after a spectator shouted through a loudhailer that he was too fat

8226; Rated as the best batsman in the world against pace by former Pakistan captain Imran Khan

8226; Part of the team in 1992, which secured the World Cup in Australia, beating England in the final under Imran8217;s captaincy. Inzmam shot to fame after a mesmerising knock of 60 of 37 balls, which knocked out overwhelming favourites and hosts New Zealand in the semi-final

8226; Inzamam belted 329 in probably his most memorable innings in the first Test against New Zealand in 2002. It was the second-highest Test score by a Pakistani

8226; Was dogged by poor form during the 2003 World Cup campaign as he scored just 19 runs from six innings

8226; In the fourth Test against England at The Oval last August, he refused to lead his men out following the tea interval on the fourth day after his team were docked five runs by the umpires who decided they had tampered with the ball. They were later cleared of that charge but Inzamam8217;s action led to the only match forfeiture in the history of Test cricket

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8226; At the 2007 World Cup, his team become the first country to be eliminated from the tournament following defeats by hosts West Indies and a shock upset by debutants Ireland

Age: 37 born March 3, 1970 in Multan Punjab

Test debut: v England, Birmingham, 1992. 119 Tests, 8,813 runs at 50.07, 25 centuries, 46 fifties.

Captaincy: Matches 31, Won 11, Lost 11 Draw 9

One-day Internationals: Debut v West Indies, Lahore 1991

377 matches, 11,702 runs at 39.53

10 centuries, 83 fifties

Captaincy: Matches 88, Won 51, Lost 33

No result: 4

Compiled by Aditya Kumar