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from 1967 to 1984. Bari was a wicket-keeper and right-handed batsman. He captained
Pakistan in Test matches and one-day internationals. At the end of his 17-year career, he was the most-capped player in Pakistani Test history.
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he caught 7 of the first 8 batsmen, creating a world record for most dismissals in a Test innings. He finished his career with 228 Test victims, the most by a
Pakistani and the most by a South Asian keeper at the time. Among
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Wasim Bari captained
Pakistan in 6 Test matches and five one-day internationals, all of them against England home and away, at a time when Pakistan was deprived of some of its best and most recognisable players, such as
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His talent was first recognised in 1967 with members of the
England under-25 team stating that he was the best keeper to come out of South Asia. It was in England where he made his Test match debut, with
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was the best wicket-keeper to have played the game in that era but Knott himself believed Bari was better than him.
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In June 2009, Bari was named as the interim chief selector of the
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555:"Wasim Bari profile and biography"
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1364:Zaheer Abbas
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1299:Naseer Malik
1114:Shoaib Malik
1042:Saleem Malik
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356:ESPNCricinfo
320:Best bowling
76:Right-handed
25:
1818:1948 births
1713:Rashid Khan
1693:Mohsin Khan
1653:Abdul Qadir
1249:Asif Masood
1134:(2015β2017)
1128:(2008β2015)
1122:(2009β2014)
1104:(2005β2009)
1086:(1997β2003)
1062:(1993β2004)
1050:(1992β1997)
1044:(1992β1995)
862:Younis Khan
745:M. Mohammad
721:H. Mohammad
707:; 1961/62:
497:Iqbal Qasim
450:New Zealand
446:Australians
440:In 1971 at
210:Runs scored
184:Competition
154:New Zealand
111:(1967β1984)
1812:Categories
1768:Wasim Raja
1753:Wasim Bari
1663:Ijaz Faqih
1638:Imran Khan
1551:Wasim Raja
1536:Wasim Bari
1486:Majid Khan
1466:Imran Khan
1441:Asif Iqbal
1354:Wasim Raja
1339:Wasim Bari
1309:Pervez Mir
1279:Majid Khan
1259:Imran Khan
1234:Asif Iqbal
1024:Imran Khan
994:Majid Khan
924:2023/24-:
773:Imran Khan
739:Majid Khan
641:Asif Iqbal
523:References
505:Birmingham
501:Bob Willis
475:Majid Khan
467:Imran Khan
435:Imran Khan
431:Alan Knott
427:Tony Greig
420:Wasim Raja
369:Wasim Bari
47:1948-03-23
30:Wasim Bari
1032:(1983/84)
1026:(1982β92)
1008:(1977/78)
990:(1975β79)
984:(1972β74)
911:2020/21:
893:2012/13:
880:2009/10:
873:2009/10:
867:2007/08:
836:Moin Khan
755:1979/80:
737:1972/73:
725:1968/69:
511:Education
492:tailender
459:M S Dhoni
416:dismissal
383:cricketer
378:ΩΨ³ΫΩ
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333:stumpings
245:Top score
165:Australia
139:Australia
134:Last Test
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1764:13
1749:12
1739:11
1729:10
1557:12
1547:11
1532:10
1360:13
1350:12
1335:11
1325:10
1138:Sarfaraz
1000:Mohammad
907:Sarfaraz
727:S. Ahmed
709:I. Ahmed
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234:100s/50s
160:Last ODI
109:Pakistan
66:Pakistan
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1305:8
1295:7
1285:6
1275:5
1265:4
1255:3
1245:2
1230:1
1090:Inzamam
1012:Miandad
849:Inzamam
845:2004/05
823:1997/98
790:1993/94
769:1983/84
763:Miandad
705:1959/60
700:Mahmood
457:, only
389:and 51
271:Wickets
199:Matches
128:England
81:Bowling
73:Batting
58:Karachi
1152:(2019)
1146:(2017)
1144:Hafeez
1126:Misbah
1120:Afridi
1110:(2006)
1108:Razzaq
1102:Younus
1096:Yousuf
1078:Sohail
996:(1975)
926:Masood
913:Rizwan
895:Hafeez
889:Misbah
875:Afridi
855:Yousuf
818:Sohail
794:Younis
713:1962:
694:Kardar
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581:12 May
560:12 May
405:Career
337:201/27
259:bowled
1156:Babar
1132:Azhar
1084:Latif
1072:Anwar
1060:Waqar
1054:Akram
1036:Qadir
1030:Nawaz
1018:Abbas
988:Iqbal
919:Babar
901:Azhar
827:Latif
812:Anwar
785:Akram
779:Abbas
757:Iqbal
715:Burki
635:1978
481:, by
442:Leeds
340:52/10
257:Balls
229:17.00
226:15.88
1150:Imad
1066:Moin
1048:Raja
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982:Alam
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477:and
373:Urdu
237:0/11
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188:Test
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