Iqbal Siddiqui

Iqbal Siddiqui

Cricket information
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium-fast
International information
National side	India
Only Test	3 December 2001 v England
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class Matches 1 90 Runs scored 29 1,343 Batting average 29.00 14.13 100s/50s 0/0 1/3 Top score 24 116 Balls bowled 114 18,957 Wickets 1 315 Bowling average 48.00 30.08 5 wickets in innings 0 19 10 wickets in match 0 3 Best bowling 1/32 8/72 Catches/stumpings 1/– 34/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 30 August 2022

Iqbal Siddiqui pronunciation^ⓘ (born 26 December 1974) is an Indian former cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He made his debut for Maharashtra in the 1992-93 Ranji Trophy. Siddiqui's frame generates a considerable amount of pace. In spite of his low first-class batting average, he has also once scored a first class century.

He played one Test in 2001, against England. England had gained a meager 5-run lead at the start of India's second innings. Captain Saurav Ganguly sent Siddiqui in to bat, even though his regular position was in the tail, and he hit the winning runs in his only ever Test match to date, a record he shares with Australian player Jeff Moss.^[1]

Despite having played only one Test, Iqbal Siddiqui is the only Indian other than Manoj Prabhakar till date to open both the bowling and batting on debut, in Test matches.

In the 2006 cricket season he played for Sevenoaks Vine in the Kent cricket league.

See also

• One Test Wonder

References

1. "Has anyone made the winning hit in his only Test match?". Ask Steven - ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 June 2012.