Sikander Bakht (cricketer)

For the politician, see Sikander Bakht.

Sikander Bakht (born 25 August 1957) is a Pakistani former international cricketer who played in 26 Test matches and 27 One Day Internationals (ODIs) for Pakistan from 1976 to 1989.^[1][2] He was included in the team in place of Ehteshamuddin and took 11 wickets in that Test and 24 wickets in the series.^[3]

Sikander Bakht

Personal information
Born	(1957-08-25) 25 August 1957 (age 68) Karachi, Pakistan
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium-fast
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Pakistan (1976–1989)
Test debut (cap 74)	30 October 1976 v New Zealand
Last Test	3 January 1983 v India
ODI debut (cap 25)	30 December 1977 v England
Last ODI	6 February 1989 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
Years	Team
	PIA cricket team
	United Bank Ltd
	Sindh Cricket Association
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 26 27 186 100 Runs scored 146 31 1,944 187 Batting average 6.34 7.75 14.18 8.90 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/3 -0/0 Top score 22* 16* 67 28 Balls bowled 4,870 1,277 25,305 4,490 Wickets 67 33 553 119 Bowling average 36.00 26.06 25.61 22.74 5 wickets in innings 3 0 29 0 10 wickets in match 1 0 3 0 Best bowling 8/69 4/34 8/69 4/15 Catches/stumpings 7/– 4/– 82/– 23/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 23 January 2015

During an match in Karachi, one of his deliveries broke the left arm of English captain Mike Brearley.^[4] His finest hour came against India in Delhi in 1979/80 when he demolished them on a placid wicket by taking 8/69 with devastating penetration.^[1]

Bakht was part of the support staff for the Pakistan team in the 2003 Cricket World Cup as an assistant coach and team analyst. He has been working with Geo News as a sports analyst since 2011. His reviews are often controversial due to his outspoken nature.^[5] He has also worked with PTV, Indus TV, ESPN, Star Sports Express News, Indus and Samaa Television as a sports analyst.^[1]