Syed Imad Wasim Haider (in Punjabi and ur, ; born 18 December 1988), commonly known as Imad Wasim, is a Pakistani international

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er. He is a left-handed

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. In August 2018, he was one of thirty-three players to be awarded a central contract for the 2018–19 season by the

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(PCB). In March 2019, he captained the Pakistan

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(ODI) team for the first time.

Early and personal life

Wasim was born in

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. His father briefly worked in the UK as an engineer. Wasim's parents moved to Pakistan when he was at a very early age, and he consequently played all first-class cricket there. He was studying medicine before his career in cricket, but quit when he got a chance to play for the under-19 Pakistan team. In August 2019, Wasim married Sannia Ashfaq at the Shah Faisal Mosque in

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International career

He made his

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debut for

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against Zimbabwe in

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on 24 May 2015. He made his

debut for Pakistan against Sri Lanka on 19 July 2015. He was selected in the

squad for the

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. Later in 2016, he became the 1st Pakistani spinner to take a 5-fer in T20Is as he recorded figures of 5/14 against the Windies. Wasim was a regular member of the winning Pakistan team in the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy. He also won Pakistan's T20I Player of the Year award in 2017 as he finished the year top of the ICC T20I bowling rankings. In March 2019, Wasim was named in Pakistan's ODI squad for their series against Australia. Pakistan's captain Shoaib Malik was ruled out of the fourth ODI due to injury, with Wasim named as captain of the team in his place. The following month, he was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup. He had a great tournament with both the ball and the bat as he scored 162 runs in 5 innings at an average of 54.00 and a healthy strike rate of 118.24 as well as chipping in with 2 wickets with an economy rate of 4.82 which was better than any Pakistani at the tournament. , he is ranked third in the

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's One Day International

rankings and seventh in the Twenty20 International bowling rankings. In June 2020, he was named in a 29-man squad for Pakistan's tour to England during the

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. In September 2021, he was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

Twenty20 franchise career

Imad Wasim is known as a T20 specialist, particularly for his "roo-like" skipping bowling action in the powerplay overs. He has played for sides in the

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in Big Bash League, Bangladesh Premier League and

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as well as captaining

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in three

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seasons. In December 2021, he was signed by the

following the players' draft for the 2022 Pakistan Super League. In July 2022, he was signed by the

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for the third edition of the

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