According to ESPNcricinfo, Inzamam-ul-Haq had been complaining of chest pain for the last three days before in a medical test on Monday, it was confirmed that he had suffered a heart attack.
Immediately rushed to the hospital for surgery, the former Pakistan international had angioplasty performed on him and came out unscathed. “According to his agent, Inzamam was stable but under observation,” the ESPNcricinfo report stated.
Fondly known among his fans and well-wishers as “Inzi”, he is one of the greatest batters that Pakistan have ever produced. Rising to fame with his exploits at the 1992 World Cup under the inspiring captaincy and mentorship of Imran Khan, Inzamam played 120 Tests, 378 ODIs and 1 T20I in his illustrious career.
The 51-year-old scored 8,830 runs from his 200 innings in Tests at an average of 49.60. He also made 11,739 runs from 350 ODI innings at an average of 39.52 and strike-rate of 74.24. He struck 35 hundreds and 129 half-centuries during his international career.
Inzamam led Pakistan in 31 Tests and 87 ODIs, winning 11 of those Tests and 51 ODIs during his tenure at the helm. As captain, he averaged 43.98 for 2,771 runs in ODIs with a strike-rate of 83.23 and 52.10 for 2,397 Test runs, including seven hundreds and fourteen half-centuries.
After his retirement in 2007, Inzamam was a batting consultant with the men’s national side and then a chief selector in a four-year period spanning 2016 to 2019. Formerly, Inzamam has also been a head coach of Afghanistan, but the great man has now moved on to expert commentary through his channel over YouTube.
