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Cricket · Batsman · Pakistan

Misbah-ul-Haq

1998–2017 · Pakistan's most successful Test captain, taking the side to number one in 2016.

Retired
Ranking model

100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

Pure sporting data
85.9
Cultural & brand footprint 52/100 · total legacy 78.0
Test runs
5,222
Test wins as captain
26
Test centuries
10
Test average
46.6
Fastest Test fifty (balls)
21

Category profile

Dominance
82
Peak
90
Longevity
86
Honours
82
Statistics
92

Career timeline · Centuries per year

SeasonCenturies per yearShare of career
200120
200224
200330
200436
200540
200644
200748
200852
200950
201046
201144
201240
201336
201432
201528

Data sources

  • ESPNcricinfo
  • ICC
  • Wisden Almanack

Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method

Why Misbah-ul-Haq ranks #118 in Cricket

Misbah-ul-Haq ranks 118th among Cricket athletes on GOAT Rank and 684th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 90, Longevity 86, Honours 82, Statistics 92. Those categories are normalised against the full Cricket reference universe of 297 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.

The record covers 1998–2017 with 15 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2008, which sets the Peak component at 90. Statistics is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 15% of the final score. The underlying career record includes test runs 5222, test wins as captain 26, test centuries 10, test average 46.62.

Immediately ahead sits Anil Kumble on 85.9, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Dane van Niekerk on 85.9. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.

Misbah-ul-Haq GOAT Score explained

Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Misbah stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full Cricket cohort.
Peak90/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2008. Scored 90/100.
Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 19 years of competition and 15 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
Honours82/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.

Misbah-ul-Haq — frequently asked

Is Misbah-ul-Haq the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Misbah-ul-Haq ranks 118th in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 85.9, behind Don Bradman on 96.8.
What is Misbah-ul-Haq's GOAT Score?
85.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Misbah-ul-Haq rank all time?
684th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 118th within Cricket.
Misbah-ul-Haq vs Anil Kumble: who ranks higher?
Misbah-ul-Haq, on 85.9 against Anil Kumble's 85.9 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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