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Test cricket

He got little opportunity to make an impact during his 1992 Test debut against England at Edgbaston, with a score of 8*. However, in subsequent matches he demonstrated a vulnerability to swing bowling which resulted in him being dropped for the final Test after averaging a lowly 13.20 runs per innings. Pakistan went on to win this match taking the series 2-1.

After the England series, which Pakistan famously won in 1992, Inzamam aimed to establish himself in the Test side and he achieved this successfully, helping the side to many memorable victories. One of particular note came against Australia in Karachi, 1994. He batted magnificently with the tail and his 58* helped Pakistan to a one-wicket victory and a 1-0 series win. As well as helping his side to become the top-ranked side in the world for a brief period he achieved personal success by becoming the ICC's number one ranked batsmen in 1995 [4]. He later went on to reclaim top spot in the rankings in 1997. He remained amongst the top 20 ranked batsmen up until his retirement. The tour of England in 1996 was a particular success for both Inzamam and Pakistan, where Inzamam transformed his batting against seam bowling, averaging 64, with scores of 148, 70, 65, and 35.

Test career highlights include 329 against New Zealand in Lahore in 2001-02 season, and the second highest Test score by a Pakistani and the twelfth highest overall. He also scored a century (184) in his 100th Test, becoming only the fifth player to do so (the others being Colin Cowdrey, Alec Stewart, Gordon Greenidge and Javed Miandad, followed by Ricky Ponting). Inzy got a century in each innings of the second Test match against England in 2005, to become Pakistan's leading centurion with 24 centuries, breaking Javed Miandad's record, and his 25th century in the 2nd Test against India on 22 January 2006 made him the 10th player to score 25 or more centuries. He also managed 138* while facing a humiliating defeat against Bangladesh, eventually saving the Test match and leading his team to victory.

After announcing his retirement after the second Test against South Africa, at the stadium where he made his international debut,[5] Inzamam needed 20 runs to surpass Javed Miandad for the record of most runs for a Pakistani Test cricketer.[6] After falling for 14 in the first innings, he was dismissed for 3 in his final innings by Paul Harris, out stumped,[7] leaving him 3 runs shy.

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