| Full Name | Imam ul Haq |
| Age | 30 |
| Date of Birth | 22 December 1995 |
| Birthplace | Multan, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Batting Style | Left Handed Bat |
| Playing Role | Opening Batter |
| Uncle | Inzamam ul Haq (former Pakistan captain) |
| Father | Insaram ul Haq |
| Wife | Anmol Mehmood (married November 2023) |
| ODI Debut | 18 October 2017 — vs Sri Lanka, Abu Dhabi |
| Test Debut | 11 May 2018 — vs Ireland, Dublin |
| T20I Debut | 5 May 2019 — vs England, Cardiff |
| ODI Best | 151 vs England (2019 World Cup build-up) |
| Test Best | 157 vs Australia, Rawalpindi (2022) |
| Last Test | 8 May 2026 — vs Bangladesh, Mirpur |
| Format | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI | 75 | 74 | 3,152 | 151 | 47.04 | 81.96 | 9 | 20 | 253 | 30 |
| Test | 27 | 52 | 1,734 | 157 | 36.12 | 47.06 | 3 | 10 | 186 | 13 |
| T20I | 2 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 10.50 | 84.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
M: Matches Inn: Innings HS: Highest Score Avg: Average SR: Strike Rate
| Achievement | Detail | Year |
|---|---|---|
| ODI debut century | 100 vs Sri Lanka — 2nd Pakistani to score on ODI debut | 2017 |
| Highest ODI opening stand | 304 with Fakhar Zaman vs Zimbabwe | 2018 |
| Second fastest 1000 ODI runs | 19 innings — fastest by a Pakistani | 2019 |
| Lord’s Honours Board | Youngest Pakistani on Limited-Overs Honours Board | 2019 |
| Test second innings avg | 48.00 — vs 29.00 in first innings | Career |
| Quaid-e-Azam Trophy | 200* in the final for Habib Bank Limited | 2017 |
Career records sourced from ESPNCricinfo and PCB. Updated June 2026.
Source: ESPNCricinfo · PCB · Updated June 2026
Imam ul Haq is Pakistan’s most productive ODI opener of his generation. Born on 22 December 1995 in Multan to a Syed Haryanvi Muslim family, he is a left-handed batter who plays with a combination of solid technique and emphatic driving on both sides of the wicket. His story comes with a heavy asterisk that has defined how the public sees him since his very first appearance in green.
He is the nephew of Inzamam ul Haq, Pakistan’s legendary middle-order batter and the chief selector at the time Imam was first picked for the national side. The nepotism accusations followed him from day one. The runs made most of those accusations irrelevant.
He answered the noise in the most direct way possible on 18 October 2017, scoring a century on his ODI debut against Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi to become only the second Pakistani and thirteenth player overall to achieve that at the time. He then scored three centuries inside ten days in Zimbabwe in 2018, and when Pakistan played England heading into the 2019 World Cup, he made 151, his career best. By that point his ODI average had reached 60 and he had scored four hundreds in his first nine matches. He became the second-fastest batter in history to score 1000 ODI runs, reaching the mark in just 19 innings.
Only Ireland’s Kevin O’Brien was faster at the time. He also joined Fakhar Zaman in setting the record for the highest ever ODI opening partnership with 304 runs against Zimbabwe, a record that stood for years. At the 2019 World Cup he scored a century against Bangladesh in the group stage at Trent Bridge, becoming the youngest Pakistani ever to be inducted onto the Lord’s Limited-Overs Honours Board.
His Test career took longer to find its shape. He made a crucial 74 not out in the fourth innings on his Test debut in Ireland’s first ever Test in Dublin, but Stuart Broad troubled him in England and there were long gaps between appearances at the highest level. When Pakistan played Australia at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in 2022 though, he produced two centuries in the match, including a first-innings 157 in a high-scoring draw.
He also made 121 against England at the same venue as Ben Stokes’s side produced their famous run-chase. One of the more telling statistics in his Test career is his second-innings average of 48 against a first-innings average of 29, making him statistically one of cricket’s most remarkable second-innings specialists.
Off the field, Imam married Anmol Mehmood in a ceremony in Lahore on 25 November 2023. Anmol is a doctor and a resident of Norway. In February 2025 he was a late addition to Pakistan’s Champions Trophy squad as an injury replacement for Fakhar Zaman, but his run-out against India in that tournament became one of the most discussed moments of the competition.
Axar Patel later revealed he had specifically planned to tempt Imam into a single knowing his tendency in those situations. Despite that, Imam has remained part of Pakistan’s Test plans in 2026, playing his most recent Test against Bangladesh in Mirpur in May 2026. His last ODI was against New Zealand in Mount Maunganui in April 2025.
Imam married Anmol Mehmood in Lahore on 25 November 2023. Anmol is a doctor by profession and is a resident of Norway. The couple married in a private ceremony attended by family and close friends from Pakistan’s cricket community.
Imam is the nephew of Inzamam ul Haq, the legendary Pakistan batter and former captain who was Pakistan’s chief selector at the time Imam was first picked for the national side in 2017. This family connection led to widespread accusations of nepotism, which Imam addressed through his performances. He scored a century on ODI debut and maintained an average above 47 across 75 ODI matches, numbers that made the nepotism debate largely redundant.
Imam ul Haq has scored nine ODI centuries with a highest score of 151 against England, and three Test centuries with a highest score of 157 against Australia at Rawalpindi in 2022. In total he has scored 12 international centuries across the two formats. He also scored an unbeaten 200 in a Quaid-e-Azam Trophy final for Habib Bank Limited in domestic cricket.
Imam ul Haq’s father is Insaram ul Haq, who encouraged him to pursue cricket from a young age. His mother is Farah ul Haq. He also has an elder brother named Ahtamad ul Haq. The family is from a Syed Haryanvi Muslim background, with roots tracing back to the city of Hansi in what is now Haryana, India, before the Partition of 1947.
No. Imam Haq has not retired from cricket. He played his most recent Test match against Bangladesh in Mirpur on 8 May 2026 and his last ODI was against New Zealand in Mount Maunganui on 5 April 2025. He remains part of Pakistan’s Test squad and has publicly stated his intention to continue playing international cricket. The retirement rumours circulating online are not accurate.
Imam ul Haq’s ODI average is 47.04 across 75 matches and 74 innings with seven not outs. He has scored 3,152 ODI runs with nine centuries and 20 half-centuries. His career high ODI average was 60, reached heading into the 2019 World Cup. He is among the top five highest ODI averages for Pakistan batters with more than 50 innings in the format.
