5 Reasons why Misbah-ul-Haq is the best thing that happened to Pakistan cricket in the last decade

5. Dependable Batsman

Though he made his Test debut in 2001, Misbah was out of the national team for most of the time till 2007 due to his inconsistency. But since then, he has set a benchmark for the other batsmen when it comes to being consistent.

Whether you need to defend all day to save the Test or push for a win on the last day, Misbah-ul-Haq is your go-to man in every situation. He can block all day, manipulate the field and smash the bowlers out of the park at will and has been the linchpin of Pakistan batting lineup as it was evident when he rose to the occasion and scored a solid hundred in his first Test in England.

He is the top scorer in ODI cricket among those players who haven’t scored a century in ODIs and holds the record of the fastest Test half-century. Misbah also scored the fastest Test century, equalling the record of Sir Vivian Richards, which was later broken by Brendon McCullum.

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