Basit Ali Biography
Name: Basit Ali
Nationality: Pakistani
Birthday: 13 December 1970 (age 51)
Born City: Karachi, Sindh
Religion: Islam
Bowling: Right-arm offbreak
Batting: Right-hand bat
Who is Basit Ali?
- Basit Ali born was 13 December 1970 in Karachi, Sindh.
- He was a successful junior cricketer, at one time holding the record for most hundreds in a Karachi zonal league season.
- He debuted for Pakistan aged 22 in March 1993, playing both ODI and Test cricket in a tour of the Caribbean.
- He went on to play in 19 Tests but made just the one Test century, against New Zealand in 1993-94.
- In November 1993 he scored the then second-fastest One Day International century in history, with a 67 ball effort against the West Indies at Sharjah.
- Basit Ali finished on 127 not out. Waqar Younis was acting captain in that match.
- He played 9 Tests and 58 ODIs, hitting 858 and 1265 runs respectively before being forced into premature retirement.
- Basit Ali is a Pakistani cricket coach and former cricketer who played in 19 Tests and 50 ODIs from 1993 to 1996.
( Last updated: 31 May 2021 )