lol i vividly remember Micheal Holding calling him INziMAN ul Haq and Imran correcting him saying his names INZAMAM michy! he micheal like a true westindian said but imran fer me "hes the man inziman ul haq" witha reply laughter from imran durin a comentary! Tony Greig used to call him Ul Haq like wise Barry Richards! those were days of intense less endorsement hyped cricket!
that Manjrekar did not have any say in this. I guess he is also kicked out from Pakistan and has now taken shelter in SL. Looking at his comments about lankans, I guess it will be time he needs to run to Oz.
Inzy was a true MATCH WINNER...he could win matches single handedly...like the wc semifinal in 1992...never played for records as our heroes like sachin do...
He arrived with a bang in the 1992 world cup as a strong dashing stroke maker who could decimate even the best bowling attack. Those days Pakistan team was very different. To a then young and ignorant Indian Boy like me, the names Imran Khan, Javed Miandad, Wasim Akram were similar to Amjad Khan,Amrish Puri,M.N.Nambiar and other baddies of filmdom. During that time for me Inzamam was also another Pakistani to be added to the list.In fact then i thought Pakistan was from another planet.Age, maturity, exposure and technology enabled me to change my opinion. Actually this opinion took a while to change. Till then i thought Inzi or the evil inzi was a big mean demon from another planet(Pakistan). This changed after listening to one of his interviews. BTW my perceptions came crashing down. It was shocking to hear him be so simple, down to earth and soft spoken. In fact it made me realize he was no mean demon but just a nice human being.It took me days to even digest that interview.The whole world knows his cricketing skills so am not even gonna talk about it. But it is his on the field persona. He was gentle yet tough but not threatening. He like many great players had an aura around him. His presence in the crease was majestic.Entering the 30' saw a transformation with Inzamam playing mentor to the young members and becoming the rock solid anchor of the Pakistan Team along with the Charismatic Younis and the gifted Yousuf.I would say IT IS END OF AN ERA. Thank you Inzamam
RE:Inzamam
by Bon Jovi on Oct 13, 2007 02:38 PM
u summed up everything thing perfect!being a pakistani i feel proud to be ur neighbourer! no doubt his humble charisma exuded and aura of defaince courage and a killer instinct to play for his country!even when he wasnt a devout muslim he was humble! when he transformed a kept a beard,i lissen one of his lecture ina local mosque in faisalabad along with saeed anwar mushtaq ahmed!and i was stunned!i knew from that day that takin decsions takes a cool mind a strong character!the same happened with yousaf! he transformed and came out well.i am not saying conversion or islam made it for them!they were better players before that but a faith of any kind sparkled them! it made them more strong! faith of any kind judaism chirstianity hinduism sikhism makes u more focused!his last words today in postmatch increased his respect!he will surely be missed!
cud not perform to his potentials except for the period, efficiently taken out by imran khan. he was touted as a threat to sachin lara, but cud not live up to the expectations.
RE:inzi
by Bon Jovi on Oct 13, 2007 04:59 AM
yea true but the sort of performances he gave he still stands top among the leading cricketers of the time.His timing and how late he used to play is even admired by Tendu. In pakistan in 2005 during one dinner i saw Inzi telling something to tendu,it was an intense chat. Later when tendu was asked what was that all about,he said i asked and got some tips how to play the ball late and he said coz of his height he wont be able to do what inzi can do. Inzi said that it was great that the Maestro had asked him something and he felt great of telling him and got some tips from tendu! such is the level of respect these greats have for each other.I saw all with my own eyes since i was there in the dinner. In an interview ganguly said that he like saeed anwar and his best pals with inzi,like shoaib akhtar is a best pal of Yuvi! Inzimam when was selected,it was said by imran that i have found a Viv Richards fro pakistan! no doubt he proved that.But subsequent politics in cricket did not utilise his best talent! But anyhow he was and i guess still his one of the best timers and hitters of the cricket ball! he will be missed and remembered for his runouts and humble yet killer instincts!never ever played for personal glory but just for the country he played for. Likes of Tendu,Dravid Ganguly Inzi, saeed , jayasuria,lara in recent modern cricket will never be forgotten! they are masters with each having their wn trade mark and unique abilities,all uncomparable! I am so luc
RE:inzi
by Bon Jovi on Oct 13, 2007 05:11 AM
im so lucky to see the likes of greenidge viv haynes imran miandad kapil gavaskar srikanth shashtri culminating their cric in 1992 and the azhars,wasims waqar ganguly tendu dravid kumble saleem malik moinkhan lara walsh ambrose rischardson wessels boon mcgrath waughs warnes makin their way in! 90 saw a great cric which i saw the likes of jayasuria silva ranatunga takin srilanka to 1996 wc and now the new buds like younis khan mahela dhoni uthappa irfan asif umar tanvir shoiab yuvi bhajji afridi ponting gilchrists rp singh will amuse us with their great talents this is all the beauty of cricket!a game so unpredictable! I thanks Inzi for representing pakistan cric and playing some great knocks!his humble nature killer instincts and playing for countries glory than personal records!hats of to u ull be remmebered liek the other great that played before u!
RE:inzi
by Raman on Oct 13, 2007 05:22 AM
how do u say that,did Sachin or Lara help win the WCUP for their teams.
Inzi has scored over 11000 runs in ODIs and 8830 runs in tests and most innings are match winning inngs,still he hasnt lived up to expectations?how does that apply?
RE:RE:inzi
by Raman on Oct 13, 2007 05:23 AM
Inzi atleast won the WCUP for PAK in 1992(yea yea its team effort but without his innings in Semis we all know Pak wouldve lost)what about Sachin or Lara
RE:inzi
by Bon Jovi on Oct 13, 2007 06:04 AM
Raman yea Inzi's winning ratio is 78% in matches he scored! hes in all time greats list among top 5! Tendu on lesser accounts but Lara on more accounts played more for records!they have records but they werent able to clinch the WC for their teams! not everyone gets the glory!see he fell 2 runs short of miandads tally! Tendu has highest score but no WC win same with Lara and here inzi falls behind them in runs! but as imran puts in "what matters is to win,and who makes it happen are greats" some stats Highest averages in matches won(Min 3000 runs) Player Matches Runs Average 100s 50s Don Bradman 30 4813 130.08 23 4 Kumar Sangakkara 31 3166 87.94 11 9 Inzamam-ul-Haq 49 4690 78.16 17 20 Garry Sobers 31 3097 77.42 12 11 Rahul Dravid 36 3674 76.54 10 18
Most hundreds in matches won Player Matches 100s 50s Ricky Ponting 78 26 25 Steve Waugh 86 25 25 Don Bradman 30 23 4 Matthew Hayden 64 21 19 Inzamam-ul-Haq 49 17 20
I like imran rate him above tendu in pressure situations but since i am a pakistani some bias may come but his records speak volume about his ability! he was a true match winner!
RE:inzi
by Raman on Oct 13, 2007 12:18 PM
Well not only that,these people here mention as if Inzi is a underachiever,he is not,how can 11000 ODI runs be underachievement,he is not like Graeme Hick or Carl Hooper to have talent and not perform,Inzi is one who never played for himself,he came so late down the order but scored so many runs compared to Sachin Or Lara who always batted up the order and played in like 5 WCUPS but never won it for their teams.. Inzi is just too polite,laid back and not someone to appear in millions of ads or pose in dinners with Bradman and all that to be hailed as a great despite not being one.... I wish we had players like Inzi,he is the gentle giant of Indian cricket..never sledged nor put up with sledging...
11000 ODI RUNS 8830 Test RUNS,WCUP win in 1992,numerous match winning innings in ODIS and tests,a decent record as captain with a mediocre team,a respected and liked player world wide,a god fearing man,a down to earth human being...too bad his english was bad otherwise he would be more accepted worldwide..
RE:inzi
by anil babladi on Oct 13, 2007 01:02 PM
HE DID NOT LIVE UPTO EXPECTATIONS. Because he failed more often than clicked during crucial matches. Where as for Sachin, every match is crucial. From 1989 till today, every match is crucial. Yet he scored some 15000 odd runs of which close to half runs came in victories alone. Hence Inzi did not live upto expectations.
RE:inzi
by Bon Jovi on Oct 13, 2007 02:45 PM
anil get out od ur pseudonationalism! above are stats! look at them! embrace the sport! not the nationality! they are all uncomparable!but he stands out just becoz he won so much for pakistan!no doubt tendu has records but what abt a WC?takin to finals then inzi too took pak to 1999 finals! tenu has a glory of 400 matches and 15000 runs most hundreds inzi has a glory for 17 match winning hundreds outta 25 test 100's a 78% WON RATIO FOR MATCHES HE SCORED and one WC won and one he took team to finals!when one will open archives of cric people will see inzi in 1992 wc winning team and in 1999 finals team! and for tendu 16000 runs and most matches played with highest hundreds! they are comparable both are legends! in their own ways!
RE:inzi
by Bon Jovi on Oct 13, 2007 02:49 PM
and Anil thanks to God LOL that he didnt perform to his abilities that the situation was this if he had imagine he wud have 18000 runs! and then u wud have abused him by calling allu or a mullah! u wont let any one pass either from the right side nor the left! The wrold knows what he was!u blabbering that he wasnt doesnt make a difference!
RE:inzi
by Raman on Oct 13, 2007 11:04 PM
the whole cricketing world including India is complaining that it was Sachin who flopped in big matches and never won wcup or major ODI tournament and ur the only one who says the opposite that Inzi flopped and sachin didnt..this is the best joke in a long long time... check the facts,even our former greats have always felt Inzi is a better match winner than sachin and he played way below the order and scored more than 11000 runs unlike sachin who came up the order to score his first century and never won matches like Inzi did,no matter how much u brag about the 2003 finals we still lost,it will always be a black mark in sachins carrier that he never won a wcup... no matter how many times u deny Inzis contribution in WCUP 1992 everyone knows how he became famous after that alltime great innings in semis of 92 wcup... Inzi has not failed,only u think so,but i wont blame u,Pak is our enemy in politics so its not easy to admit the truth,i too had problems admitting some players greatness,but after a while u do need to accept it..Inzi Wasim Waqar were alltime greats,its a shame our people will call Steve Waugh or even Ponting greater than inzi but the truth is he is far better than them...
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I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, THAT INZI WAS A MATCH WINNER AND DEDICATED CRICKETER FOR HIS CONTREY,HE NEVER PUT HIS PERSNOL RECORDS AGAINST THE CONTREY (LIKE OUR INDIAN GREAT PLAYERS DO),HE WAS A JOY TO WATCH,I WILL MISS HIM A LOT .HE PLAYED GREAT CRICKET,AND HE IS TRUELY A GREAT GUY,VERY HUMBLE AND DOWN TO EARTH,SO ON HIS FINAL DAY OF INT.CRICKET I WOULD LIKE TO THANK HIM FOR WHAT HE DID TO ENTERTAIN US CRICKET FANS AND WISH HIM ALL THE BEST IN FUTURE.ONE MORE GREAT THING HE DID WAS HE TRIED TO MAKE PEACE BETWEEN INDIA AND PAKISTAN.THANKS INZI ONE MORE TIME.
RE:INZI A REAL HERO
by guddu on Oct 13, 2007 10:46 PM
he was a real sports person , i admire him more then anyone else for his generosity,sportsmanship , his cool nature , his religious belief , his friendly talks , his presentation in urdu everything ... we will miss you inzi ...we love you !!
RE:RE:INZI A REAL HERO
by guddu on Oct 13, 2007 10:52 PM
baki sare players apne liye hi khelte hain , lekin inzi ne kabhi apne liye nahi khela ...inzi bhai ne hamesha team ke liye khela ...unke jaisa insaan bhi shayad hi cricket jagat mein koi aur ho ..haan sachin ko kaha ja sakta hai k thoda kareeb hai inzi ke .... are yaar ye players kyun ja rahe hain ??? hum log inke liye bahut senti hain ..ye players agar chale jayenge to kya hoga is cricket ka ... sachin tendulkar brian lara inzamam-ul-haq sanath jayasuriya sourav ganguly rahul dravid chaminda vaas
inke bina cricket jagat adhura hai ...we will miss these greats...
