Saeed Anwar is regarded as one of the greatest left handed opening batsman of all time. Anwar made his debut in 1st Jan 1989 against westindies. In 1993 he equalled the world record of zaheer abbas by making 3 consecutive centuries at Sharjah.[1] in 1997 he made 194 vs India at Madrass, this was the highest odi score for 12 years.He holds the highest Test batting average (59.06) of any Pakistani against Australia in Test matches,He scored two successive hundreds on three other occasions in his career, and was the first batsman to complete this feat in ODIs. some of his shorts were effortless[2]. he is the most stylish ever[3]. Justin Langer said 'he is my favourite'[4].
World Record/s
1. Fastest to reach 13th, 14th 15th odi 100.
2. Most Bat carry by any left handed batsman
Achievements:
1. he ranked among top 10 greatest odi batsman of all time by Wisden [5]
2. his 194 is regarded as one of the top 5 greatest odi inning of all time [6]
3. Wisden Cricketer of the year (1997)
1. he ranked among top 10 greatest odi batsman of all time by Wisden [5]
2. his 194 is regarded as one of the top 5 greatest odi inning of all time [6]
3. Wisden Cricketer of the year (1997)
[1]http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/282969.html
[2]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJg1b41cQVI
[3]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wTZCLSV9gw
[4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QgVUmOSX90
[5]http:/www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/128517.html
[6]http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2002/feb/15bat100.htm