Basit Ali

Basit Ali

Pakistan Right Handed Bat
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Personal Information

Date of Birth December 13, 1970
Nationality Pakistan
Role Right-arm offbreak Bowler, Right-handed Batsman
Past Team(s)

Most Recent Matches

Match R BF 4s 6s S/R O R W E/R
AJK vs MUL 5 12 1 0 41.66 0 0 0 0
MUL vs PHR 54 & 46 110 & 92 4 & 3 0 & 2 49.09 & 50.00 0 0 0 0
BWR vs MUL 1 & 16 7 & 61 0 & 2 0 & 0 14.28 & 26.22 0 0 0 0
MUL vs KRW 60 & 36 75 & 121 10 & 3 0 & 0 80.00 & 29.75 0 0 0 0
SIN-2 vs BLO-2 3 8 0 0 37.50 0 0 0 0

Batting Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn R BF NO Avg S/R 100s 50s H 4s 6s Ct St
FIRSTCLASS 7 10 506 914 1 56.22 55.36 2 2 150 59 5 2 0

Bowling Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn O R W Avg E/R Best 5w 10w
FIRSTCLASS 7 2 1.1 1 0 0 0.85 0 0 0

Basit Ali News

"Because South Africa isn’t an easy place" - Former Pakistan cricketer’s subtle dig after Jason Gillespie steps down as head coach "Because South Africa isn’t an easy place" - Former Pakistan cricketer’s subtle dig after Jason Gillespie steps down as head coach
"Because South Africa isn’t an easy place" - Former Pakistan cricketer’s subtle dig after Jason Gillespie steps down as head coach
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“India are now bearing the consequences of losing that series” - Former Pakistan cricketer analyses India’s chances of making WTC 2025 final “India are now bearing the consequences of losing that series” - Former Pakistan cricketer analyses India’s chances of making WTC 2025 final
“India are now bearing the consequences of losing that series” - Former Pakistan cricketer analyses India’s chances of making WTC 2025 final
"How many domestic matches Babar has played since being removed?" - Basit Ali questions Pakistan's batter comeback for South Africa Tests "How many domestic matches Babar has played since being removed?" - Basit Ali questions Pakistan's batter comeback for South Africa Tests
"How many domestic matches Babar has played since being removed?" - Basit Ali questions Pakistan's batter comeback for South Africa Tests
"I will tell you why Shaheen was removed" - Former Pakistan cricketer makes shocking claim over Afridi's exclusion for South Africa Tests "I will tell you why Shaheen was removed" - Former Pakistan cricketer makes shocking claim over Afridi's exclusion for South Africa Tests
"I will tell you why Shaheen was removed" - Former Pakistan cricketer makes shocking claim over Afridi's exclusion for South Africa Tests
"The atmosphere has changed" - Basit Ali feels Australia won't sledge India in 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy due to IPL "The atmosphere has changed" - Basit Ali feels Australia won't sledge India in 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy due to IPL
"The atmosphere has changed" - Basit Ali feels Australia won't sledge India in 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy due to IPL

Basit Ali: A Brief Biography

Basit Ali Biography

Basit Ali is a former Pakistani cricketer whose promising career was ruined by the dark clouds of the match-fixing scandal that also took away the careers of Rashid Latif and Saleem Malik.

He was born on 13 December 1970 in Karachi, Sindh.

He was a right-handed batsman who had a batting stance similar to Javed Miandad. He was a naturally aggressive batsman who wasn’t scared to hook the fast bowlers.

His batting was tailor-made for the shorter format of the game.

Background

Basit Ali got into first-class cricket at a very young age of 15. He made his debut for Karachi against Zone-A where he scored 41 runs.

Things got better in the next match against House Building Finance Corporation where he scored his first century.

After three years of good performances, he found a place in the Pakistan Under-19 team.

His debut in the Under-19 team is one to remember. He smoked 189 runs against the arch-rivals India at Gujranwala.

In the 1992-93 season, he scored 865 runs at an average of 50.88 which includes 4 hundreds.

He found himself a place in the national team after that.

Debut

Basit scored 17 runs in his ODI debut against West Indies on 22 March 1993 at Sabina Park.

He got into limelight in the fourth ODI of the series where he scored 60 runs off 86 balls against a bowling attack which had the likes of Curtley Ambrose and Courtney Walsh in it.

In the test series that followed, Basit made his Test debut. He got out on 0 in the first innings and scored 37 runs in the second innings.

Rise to Glory

The 1993 Pepsi Champions Trophy final at Sharjah witnessed one of the greatest ODI innings ever. Basit came out to bat when Pakistan were struggling for 3/87. In those conditions against the likes of Walsh and Ambrose, he amassed a total of 127 runs off just 79 balls which was decorated with 12 fours and 5 massive sixes.

He completed his hundred in 67 balls which was the second fastest at that time.

Basit’s innings of 85 runs in the second test at Wellington in 1994 helped Pakistan secure an innings victory against New Zealand.

He continued his good form to the Austral-Asia Cup that followed. He scored 75 and 57 runs against India in the first and the final match respectively. Pakistan ended up beating India in the final to clinch the title.

Low Points

Basit’s form soon dipped but the worse followed when he was charged with match-fixing. Rashid Latif exposed that he was offered PKR 1,000,000 to throw up the Christchurch match along with Inzamam, Raza and Basit.

The then manager of the Pakistan team, Intekhab Alam told that Basit confessed to the match-fixing in the secret trial which forced him to retire. The Commision did not take any strong action against him.

Retirement

Basit retired from international cricket after his name was tossed around in the match-fixing scandal. He played his last ODI against South Africa on 16 April 1996 at Sharjah.

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