Brief profile of Wasim Bari by Ateeq Abdul Rauf

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Player:

Wasim Bari

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DateLine: 21st February 2005

 

Wasim Bari must stand out as Pakistan cricket’s best gloveman. His record of 201 catches and 27 stumpings as keeper of a side that included the pace of Imran Khan and Sarfraz Nawaz pushes him far ahead of any Pakistani wicketkeeper in any era to date.

 

Bari could hold the bat when he wanted to. He compiled six fifties in his 81 Test match career. Add this to the fact that he sometimes came in at number 10 shows how formidable Pakistan’s batting line-up was during the 1970s.

 

Bari was awarded by the Pakistan Cricket Board’s Life Achievement Award during the country’s celebration of 50 years in existence. Wasim Bari now finds himself as Chief Selector of the Pakistan national team.

 

(Article: The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author only.
Copyright © 2005 Ateeq Abdul Rauf email:ateeqar@gmail.com)