Former Pakistan cricketer Inzamam-ul-Haq was a legend. His game-changing batting strategy has impressed his Indian rival, Virender Sehwag. Virender Sehwag praised Inzamam-ul-Haq in an interview. He said that Inzamam, not Sachin Tendulkar, is Asia’s “greatest middle-order” batsman.
“Inzi was very sweet. Everyone talks about Sachin Tendulkar, but I believe Inzamam was Asia’s greatest middle-order batter,” he said. “Tendulkar’s league is beyond the batter’s category now; he’s high above all. But amongst all batters of India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka – I haven’t seen a better batsman than Inzamam.
“In 2003 or 2004, teams used to panic when they had to score 80 runs in 10 overs, but he never really worried about it and used to play at eight runs per over on average.”
#OnThisDay in 1995 – Pakistan won in Harare and become the first team to come from behind and win a three-Test series overseas.
For his 367 runs in the series, @Inzamam08 was given the Man of the Series award. pic.twitter.com/Pey2Jxwckz— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) February 19, 2021
Throughout his career, Inzamam-ul-Haq delivered match-winning innings. The previous captain’s serenity and poise were his greatest assets. He used to keep his team going even when the batting lineup struggled with generating runs.
Inzamam, not Sachin Tendulkar, is Asia’s “greatest middle-order” batsman, according to Sehwag. Watch the full interview here:
He played a crucial role in Pakistan’s 1992 World Cup. Moreover, his stellar 138-run knock against Bangladesh in the third Test at Multan in 2003 is one of his most memorable ones.
Inzamam-ul-Haq played 499 international matches across all three formats (Test, ODI, and T20I). He scored 21,079 runs with 35 centuries and 129 fifties in his career.
Virender Sehwag is a former Indian cricketer who represented India from 1999 to 2013. Widely regarded as one of the most destructive openers, he played for Delhi Capitals in IPL and Delhi and Haryana in Indian domestic cricket. He played his first One Day International in 1999 and joined the Indian test side in 2001.
He worked as stand-in captain occasionally during absence of main captain of India, also worked as Vice-Captain for Indian squad. He is former captain of Delhi Daredevils and Delhi Ranji Team.
