Afzaal Haider

Afzaal Haider (born 12 December 1971) is a Pakistani-born Hong Kong cricketer.

Afzaal Haider

Personal information
Full name	Mohammad Afzaal Haider
Born	(1971-12-12) 12 December 1971 (age 53) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Nickname	Afi, Coach
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Hong Kong
ODI debut (cap 1)	16 July 2004 v Bangladesh
Last ODI	25 June 2008 v India
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1991/92	Pakistan University Grants Commission
1993/94–1994/95	Lahore City
	Kowloon Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA Matches 4 7 10 Runs scored 22 107 44 Batting average 7.33 10.70 7.33 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 22 21 22 Balls bowled 180 762 384 Wickets 4 16 12 Bowling average 56.75 29.00 34.00 5 wickets in innings 0 1 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 1/31 5/23 3/29 Catches/stumpings 1/– 0/– 1/–
Source: CricketArchive, 30 November 2009

Career

Haider has played two One Day Internationals for Hong Kong in addition to two first-class games for the team and several games for Lahore City in Pakistani domestic cricket. Haider is a specialist fast pace bowler, whose highest score with the bat is 22, coming in a 47-run eighth-wicket partnership with Manoj Cheruparambil against Pakistan at the 2004 Asia Cup. With the ball, his best figures are five for 23 against Nepal in the first-class 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup tournament.

Haider began his career in Pakistan in 1991–92, playing three first-class games and three List A games for Pakistan University Grants Commission. He took five List A wickets, but was expensive, conceding runs at 5.5 an over - and was subsequently dropped. He then played five games for Lahore City, before moving to Hong Kong, who he has played four games for since making his debut in 2004.

Coaching career

Haider was appointed interim coach of Hong Kong in October 2009 following the resignation of Aftab Habib.^[1]