Tahir playing for South Africa against Somerset in July 2012
Personal information
Full name
Mohammad Imran Tahir
Born
(1979-03-27) 27 March 1979 (age 45) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Height
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Batting
Right-handed
Bowling
Right-arm leg break
Role
Bowler
International information
National side
South Africa (2011–2019)
Test debut (cap 310)
9 November 2011 v Australia
Last Test
3 December 2015 v India
ODI debut (cap 102)
24 February 2011 v West Indies
Last ODI
6 July 2019 v Australia
ODI shirt no.
99
T20I debut (cap 58)
2 August 2013 v Sri Lanka
Last T20I
19 March 2019 v Sri Lanka
T20I shirt no.
99
Domestic team information
Years
Team
1996/97–2005/06
Lahore[a]
1997/98–1998/99
WAPDA
2001/02–2003/04
Sui Northern Gas
2004/05–2006/07
PIA
2007/08–2009/10
Titans
2008–2014
Hampshire
2008/09–2009/10
Easterns
2010/11–2019/20
Dolphins
2012/13–2013/14
Lions
2014–2016
Delhi Daredevils
2015–2016
Nottinghamshire
2018, 2020–2022
Multan Sultans
2018–2021
Chennai Super Kings
2018–2023
Guyana Amazon Warriors
2018–2019
Nelson Mandela Bay Giants
2021–2022
Birmingham Phoenix
2023–present
Karachi Kings (squad no. 99)
Career statistics
Competition
Test
ODI
T20I
FC
Matches
20
107
38
194
Runs scored
130
157
19
2,617
Batting average
9.28
7.85
19.00
14.22
100s/50s
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/4
Top score
29*
29
9*
77*
Balls bowled
3,925
5,541
845
38,291
Wickets
57
173
63
784
Bowling average
40.24
24.83
15.04
26.63
5 wickets in innings
2
3
2
53
10 wickets in match
0
0
0
11
Best bowling
5/32
7/45
5/23
8/42
Catches/stumpings
8/–
25/–
7/–
82/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 July 2019
Mohammad Imran Tahir (Punjabi: عمران طاہر; born 27 March 1979) is a South African former international cricketer. A spin bowler who predominantly bowls googlies and a right-handed batsman, Tahir played for South Africa in all three formats of cricket.
On 15 June 2016, Tahir became the first South African bowler to take seven wickets in an ODI, and also the fastest South African to reach 100 ODI wickets (58 matches).[1] He is currently South Africa's leading wicket-taker among spin bowlers in both ODIs and T20Is.
On 17 February 2017, Tahir became the fastest South African to reach 50 T20I wickets. On 4 March 2017, against New Zealand he recorded the most economical figures by a South African spinner in an ODI, with 2 wickets for 14 runs from 10 overs.[2]
On 3 October 2018, he became the fourth bowler for South Africa to take a hat-trick in ODIs.[3] In March 2019, he announced that he would quit ODI cricket following the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[4]
He represented his eighth English county club, when he joined Surrey in 2019, thus setting a new record.
He is widely known for his running celebration after every wicket he takes, known as The Marathon.[5][2]
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^"Tahir, Amla lead South Africa to another bonus-point win". ESPNcricinfo. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
^ ab"Tahir tops economy rates for South African spinners". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
^"Who are SA's three other ODI hat-trick heroes?". SA Cricket Mag. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
^"Imran Tahir to quit ODI cricket after World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
^"Imran Tahir reveals the reason behind his trademark sprint celebration". www.sportskeeda.com. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
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