Syed Aaley Haider, born at

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, on 4 December 1973, was a

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er who played

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in Pakistan for several teams, and also played for and captained the

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in two under-19 Test matches in 1991-92. A right-hand batsman and an occasional

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bowler, Aaley Haider came to prominence by scoring 103 in his first youth Test match in 1991-92 and leading his side to an innings victory over the

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. He missed the second match of the three-match series, which was ruined by rain, but returned for the third game, which the English team won by an innings. He also led the under-19 side to a comprehensive 3-0 victory in the

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series that followed the under-19 Tests. In the same 1991-92 season he made his first

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appearances in important Pakistani cricket, playing at that stage for

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. He made his first-class debut two seasons later. In a 12-year career, he played most of his cricket for Allied Bank and scored 3,901 first-class runs at an average of 29 runs per innings, with six centuries. He is now an

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and stood in matches in the

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