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Imran Farhat |
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Profile:
A gifted young left-handed opener who is finally coming to grips with international cricket, Imran Farhat had a brief spell in the Pakistan side after success with the national under-19 and A sides. Farhat bears more than a passing resemblance to Saeed Anwar but is more of a bludgeoner than a sweet timer. He was rather too cavalier in his early appearances in the Test arena, and was promptly discarded after the tour to New Zealand in 2000-01. However, he tightened his game and achieved much more success in the 2003-04 season. Tempering his impressive array of shots with better defensive technique, Farhat scored a deluge of runs in the home series against South Africa and New Zealand, being involved in a record four successive hundred partnerships with Yasir Hameed in the one-day internationals against New Zealand. He also notched up his first century in both Tests and ODIs during this season, and then went on to score a vital 101 in Pakistan's victory against India in the Lahore Test. |
