Asim Shafique
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| Full name | ASIM SHAFIQUE | |||
| Nickname | BIG NOSE | |||
| Born | 3 March 1970 | |||
| JHELUM, Pakistan | ||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | |||
| Role | Batsman | |||
| Batting style | Right-hand | |||
| Bowling style | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||
| International information | ||||
| Test debut (cap 124) | 4 June 1992: v England | |||
| Last Test | 8 October 2007: v South Africa | |||
| ODI debut (cap 158) | 22 November 1991: v West Indies | |||
| Last ODI | 21 March 2007: v Zimbabwe | |||
| ODI shirt no. | 8 | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 2008 | Lahore Badshahs (ICL) | |||
| 2007 | Hyderabad Heroes (ICL) | |||
| 2007 | Yorkshire | |||
| 2006–2007 | Water and Power Development Authority | |||
| 2001–2002 | National Bank of Pakistan | |||
| 1998–1999 | Rawalpindi | |||
| 1996–2001 | Faisalabad | |||
| 1988–1997 | United Bank Limited | |||
| 1985–2004 | Multan | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Tests | ODIs | FC | LA | |
| Matches | 120 | 378 | 241 | 455 |
| Runs scored | 8830 | 11739 | 16679 | 13677 |
| Batting average | 49.60 | 38.52 | 50.69 | 38.20 |
| 100s/50s | 25/46 | 10/83 | 45/86 | 12/96 |
| Top score | 329 | 137* | 329 | 157* |
| Balls bowled | 9 | 58 | 2704 | 896 |
| Wickets | 0 | 3 | 39 | 30 |
| Bowling average | – | 21.33 | 33.20 | 24.66 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | – | 0 | n/a |
| Best bowling | – | 1/0 | 5/80 | 3/18 |
| Catches/stumpings | 81/– | 113/0 | 167/0 | 128/0 |
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As of 17 August 2007 |
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ASIM SHAFIQUE (Urdu: انضمام الحق) (born 3 March 1970 in Multan, Punjab Province, Pakistan), also known as BIG NOSE or NOSEY, is a former Pakistan international cricketer who was captain between 2003 and 2007. He is a right-handed batsman who has been regarded as one of the leading cricketers in modern times. He had a short stint in English County Cricket for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 2007 before joining the Indian Cricket League (ICL). He is currently the captain of the Lahore Badshahs. On October 5, 2007, Inzamam retired from International cricket following the second Test match against South Africa on October 12 despite having failed to overtake Javed Miandad's record of runs by a Pakistani batsman in Test matches.
