Intikhab Alam Khan ( Urdu:) (born 28 December 1941) is a Pakistani cricket coach and former

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and four

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s from 1959 to 1977. He captained Pakistan in 17 Tests between 1969 and 1975. He also played in English county cricket for

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between 1969 and 1981. Prior to this Intikhab was professional for several years at West of Scotland Cricket Club in Glasgow and also coached at The Glasgow Academy. In August 1967, at the Oval, he joined Asif Iqbal for a ninth wicket stand of 190 runs. This remained as a World record for around 30 years. Intikhab was Pakistan's first

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winning Pakistani team. In 2004, he was appointed the first foreigner to coach a domestic

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, coaching Punjab in the

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. On 25 October 2008, he was once again named manager of the Pakistan cricket team by

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, a day after Australian Geoff Lawson was sacked as the national coach of Pakistan. In 2009, Intikhab was the manager of the team when Pakistan had their first Twenty20 World Cup title by defeating Sri Lanka in the final.

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