Born
Former Pakistani cricketer Shahid Anwar was born on July 5, 1968, in Multan, Pakistan.
ODI Debut
In 1996, Shahid Anwar was selected for the Pakistan tour of England. In the third ODI at Nottingham, he made his ODI debut and scored 37 runs off 44 balls with the help of 6 delightful fours, before Peter Martin LBW him. Indeed, this was a good start in international cricket. But, unfortunately, he was never picked again for Pakistan. That was a trauma for any cricketer who served many years in domestic cricket and couldn’t get more chances despite a decent start.
Domestic Career
Shahid Anwar represented several teams in domestic cricket. He played for NBP, Lahore, Pakistan Automobiles Corporation, and PNSC, Bahawalpur. He also played in the UK Cricket league during his career. Shahid Anwar captained Lahore Grade One and National Bank-Grade One team to the national championship.
He appeared in 216 first-class games as a batting all-rounder, scoring 12100 runs (at 34.87) with the highest score of 195, as well as appearing in 152 “List A” matches. His first-class career is punctuated with 26 centuries and 63 half-centuries. Anwar took 61 wickets in first-class cricket, with a career-best of 6/2.
Coaching Career
Shahid Anwar becomes coach after retiring from first-class cricket. He completed Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 coaching diplomas from Cricket Australia. So, he proceeds in this field with great success and makes Sialkot Stallions the National T20 Champions. In 2010, Shahid also coached Pakistan A team on the tour of Australia. In 2011, as the head coach of NBP, he played a vital role in elevating NBP to a one-day championship runner-up position.
Stats
In a single ODI, he scored 37 runs, including 6 fours. However, in 216 first-class matches, he scored 12,100 runs at a 34.87 average, 26 hundred, 63 fifties, 86 catches, and 61 wickets at a 25.06 average, with the best of 6 for 2 runs. In 152 List-A matches, he scored 4,633 runs @ 33.81, including 6 hundred, 31 fifties, 36 catches, and 51 wickets, with the best of 4 for 16.
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