Iftikhar Anjum

Infobox Cricketer


nationality = Pakistani
country = Pakistan
country abbrev = PAK
name = Iftikhar Anjum
picture = Cricket_no_pic.pngbatting style = Right-hand bat
bowling style = Right-arm medium
balls = true
tests = 1
test runs = 9
test bat avg = -
test 100s/50s = -/-
test top score = 9*
test overs = 84
test wickets = 0
test bowl avg = -
test 5s =
test 10s =
test best bowling =
test catches/stumpings = -/-
ODIs = 51
ODI runs = 200
ODI bat avg = 22.22
ODI 100s/50s = -/-
ODI top score = 32
ODI overs = 2439
ODI wickets = 61
ODI bowl avg = 32.49
ODI 5s = -
ODI 10s = -
ODI best bowling = 3/33
ODI catches/stumpings = 10/-
date = July 15
year = 2008
source = http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/player/40591.html Cricinfo

Rao Iftikhar Anjum (born 1 December, 1980 in Khanewal) is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. Rao can be recognised by his unnaturally slim build and his "puffing" bowling action.

With a bowling action similar to that of Glenn McGrath, he took more than 200 wickets in Pakistani cricketing competition, before being added to the Pakistani national team, having taken ten wickets in the Patron's Trophy Final in 2004.

Iftikhar was included in the Pakistani team for the one-day series against India and made his Paktel Cup debut seven months later. He was included in the Pakistani squad to the 2007 Cricket World Cup. He played three games, and took 5 wickets, despite a decent haul, his inability to bowl at the death stood out. With the re-emergence of Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammed Asif, chances for Iftikhar Anjum seemed to be few and far between from now on barring injury to any of the other major players.

However, with Shoiab and Asif falling foul of doping controversies, injuries, and disciplinary problems, Iftikhar was again called on and found himself as one of the more senior bowlers as Pakistan won the Kitply Cup in Bangladesh but failed to reach the final of the 2008 Asia Cup which they hosted.

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* [http://www.cricinfo.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/66100/66174.1.jpgImage of Anjum]