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Sikander Bakht (cricketer)

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Sikander Bakht
Personal information
Born (1957-08-25) 25 August 1957 (age 67)
Karachi, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 74)30 October 1976 v New Zealand
Last Test3 January 1983 v India
ODI debut (cap 25)30 December 1977 v England
Last ODI6 February 1989 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
PIA cricket team
United Bank Ltd
Sindh Cricket Association
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 26 27 186 100
Runs scored 146 31 1,944 187
Batting average 6.34 7.75 14.18 8.90
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/3 -0/0
Top score 22* 16* 67 28
Balls bowled 4,870 1,277 25,305 4,490
Wickets 67 33 553 119
Bowling average 36.00 26.06 25.61 22.74
5 wickets in innings 3 0 29 0
10 wickets in match 1 0 3 0
Best bowling 8/69 4/34 8/69 4/15
Catches/stumpings 7/– 4/– 82/– 23/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 23 January 2015

Sikander Bakht (born 25 August 1957) is a Pakistani cricket analyst and former international cricketer who played in 26 Test matches and 27 One Day Internationals for Pakistan from 1976 to 1989.[1][2] He was included in the team in place of Ehteshamuddin and took 11 wickets in that Test and 24 wickets in the series.

Sikander Bakht was part of the support staff for Pakistan Cricket Team in 2003 Cricket World Cup as an assistant coach and team analyst.[citation needed]

Bakht has been working with Geo News as a sports analyst since 2011. His reviews are often controversial due to the outspoken nature.[3] He also worked with PTV, Indus TV, ESPN, Star Sports Express News, Indus and Samaa Television as a sports analyst.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Sikander Bakht". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Pakistan tour of India, 1979/80 – 2nd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Cricket Analysis with Danish Anis and Sikandar Bakht". Geo.tv. Retrieved 15 April 2018.