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

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