Born in Karachi on September 6th 1968, the former Pakistan Captain Saeed Anwar became one of the best batsmen in the world through hard work, dedication combined with his exceptional talent. He had a tremendous eye, excellent timing, and made use of his wrists better that any other batsmen in the game. He found the gaps at will, and more often that not, a little push from Saeed simply raced away to the boundry. Strong on all sides of the wicket, Saeed's favorite shot was the cut shot, which he played better than any other Pakistani batsmen.Very strong on the off side, Saeed had the ability to play some glorious cover drives that were an absolute delight to watch. His off side shots were so good, that he was considered to be the best off side player, among left handed batsmen in the world. The reason for his immaculate off side play was because of his sound technique. He was solid in defence, yet could destroy any bowling attack in the world in a matter of minutes. His strength in timing and the ability to play on the rise, combined with excellent execution, made him the best opener to ever come from Pakistan...far ahead of the likes of Sohail,Raja,and the Mohammad brothers. As a first class cricketer, Saeed used to bat in the middle order however once he made his ODI debut in Australia, he was thrust into the opener's role. He began opening the innings in domestic cricket, and made his way back into the ODI side as a specialist opener. Despite, having lost out on precious years due to politics in the PCB, Saeed never lost hope. He made most of the limited opportunity's that Imran Khan gave him, yet he was over looked for the likes of Shoaib Mohammad and Ramiz Raja...players who never performed outside of Pakistan. In 1993, Saeed created a new world record..he hit three back to back ODI hundreds in Sharjah, a feat never before achieved by any Pakistani player. He was now finally a permanant member of the ODI side, under Wasim Akram. However, he was still not considered for a test spot..once again a huge error by the selectors. In 1994 however, Saeed finally got a chance to show his worth as a test match player. He hit a mammoth 169 in New Zealand and combined it with some important half centuries in the rest of the series. He had now proven his credentials as a solid test match player with the temperment and ability to succeed at the level. Since 1994, Saeed played another 40 odd test matches, scored over 3500 runs and averaged 47.20. simply a brilliant player. He is also Captained the Pakistan team. He had the ability to lead from the front and become an excellent Captain Saeed was an excellent team man and got along extremely well with his team mates, who had nothing but praise for him..as well as fans and press alike. Saeed is also a Computer Engineer, and his wife Lubna, is a doctor who takes care of him when he gets his regular

Career An opening batsman capable of dismantling even the best bowling attacks, Anwar was an attacking player in one-day matches and once settled in Test matches, scored quickly and all over the field. His success came from goodtiming and wristy flicks rather than physical power, being famous for his trademark flick, and he could lift a ball that had pitched outside off stump for six over midwicket. His timing and ability to score quick runs made him a crowd favourite. He was named as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1997. He was the first Pakistani batsman to score a century against India on Indian soil in a One-day match. He has the highest Test batting average (59.06) of any Pakistani against Australia, and once scored three consecutive centuries against them. He scored a classic century against South Africa in Durban, which allowed Pakistan to win a Test match for the first time in South Africa. On May 21, 1997 in Chennai, he scored 194 against India in an ODI match. This is the highest individual score by any batsman in the world and his record stands, almost a decade after he achieved it, although batsmen have come close to his score in recent years (most recently, Matthew Hayden of Australia made 181 not out against New Zealand). He is a member of the exclusive club of batsmen who have scored three successive hundreds in ODIs, with hundreds against Sri Lanka, West Indies and Sri Lanka during the 1993–94 Champions Trophy in Sharjah. He scored 2 successive hundreds on three other occasions in his career, and was the first batsman to complete this feat in ODIs. Career Best Moments 1. A world record inings played by him against india in chennai "highest indvidual score by a batsmen in an inings in one day cricket history" one of the memorable inings of his life.he scored 194 and smashes all good bowlers of indian line up such as kumble and parsad. 2. Saeed anwar vs Austraila played some superb shots against the one of the quality bowler of austraila gelen Macgrath. 3. A fantastic catch by him against england in a one day match played at edgabaston, 2001. 4. Another one of the superb inings against england 61 vs England in an odi match. 5. Some of the great shots against New Zeland in the semi-final of 1999 cricket world cup. 6. Saeed anwar's match wining 104 runs inings in 1997. 7. Saeed anwar 131 not out against west indies at sharjah nov 1993. Former Players Says About Him "Anwar is the best batsman in this team right now. He's a class player and he has all the shots in the book. I rate him right up with Brian Lara. Both are tremendous talents". Imran Khan. ( Former Pakistan Captain ) "Saeed is the best batsman in the Pakistan team. I rate him as the best batsman in the world. He's scored runs against everybody and more importantly - he has scored them when it mattered the most." -- Wasim Akram ( Former Pakistan Captain ) "Saeed Anwar is a class player. It's wonderful watching him bat. He's got such a tremendous eye and is strong on all sides of the wicket. A nightmare for the bowlers." Geoff Boycott ( Former England opener ) " Saeed Anwar is a class act. One of the best players in the world. He can destroy any bowling attack in the world. It's a joy watching him bat". Sunil Gavaskar ( Former Indian Captain ) "Saeed Anwar is an under-rated player in my opinion. I think he's one of the top three batsman in the world, as the Indians will attest to. More often than they would like - they've seen what he can do with the bat". Ravi Shastri ( Former Indian Allrounder ) "What makes Saeed such a great player is his ability to adjust to different conditions quicker than anyone else Ive seen. He's equally comfortable playing on either side of the wicket but what makes him so dangerous is his tremendous eye and unbelievable timing". Ramiz Raja ( Former Pakistan Captain ) "I was just telling Rashid(Latif) the other day that this guy is the most difficult person to bat with. I mean, all he has to do is plant his front foot down and push the ball and it races away to the fence. His timing is incredible. He's one of the best batsman in the world and it's great fun opening with him". Aamir Sohail ( Pakistan Opener ) "I believe Saeed Anwar is the most talented player in this side. For me, it became clear during the 1996 semi-final in Bangalore. Aamir Sohail is no rabbit with the bat yet he was exposing his stumps and slogging away at the Indian bowlers. Anwar at the other end was playing basic cricketing shots and he was out scoring Sohail. It was a perfect example of how class players can keep up with the scoring rate by playing normal cricket" Ian Chappell ( Former Australian Captain ) "Saeed is the most difficult player to bowl to, even in the nets. And the good thing about him is that he is so consistent. You can always rely on Saeed to get the runs. He's a big occasion player". Waqar Younis ( Pakistan Fast Bowler ) "He (Anwar) is a great player. Our bowlers did not know where to bowl to him. He's so strong on all sides of the wicket. It was one of the best innings Ive seen". Mark Taylor ( Former Australian Captain ) Saeed Anwar is a player with tremendous ability. Easily the best opener in the world. And I would rate him as our best batsman. His performances are consistent and come at the time when they are needed the most. Hanif Mohammad ( Former Pakistan Captain ) Saeed's a brilliant batsman. He's been Pakistan's best batsman for the last 5-6 years and it'll stay that way until he decides to retire because he is the best. In all departments of the game. Zakir Khan ( Former Fast bowler )