Intikhab Alam Khan (

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:; born 28 December 1941) is a Pakistani cricket coach and former

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er who played in 47 Test matches and four

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s from 1959 to 1977. He captained Pakistan in 17 Tests between 1969 and 1975. He also played in English county cricket for

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between 1969 and 1981. Prior to this, Intikhab was professional for several years at West of Scotland Cricket Club in Glasgow and also coached at

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. In August 1967, at

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, he joined Asif Iqbal for a ninth-wicket stand of 190 runs. This remained a world record for around 30 years. Intikhab was

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's first

cricket captain. He played 3 matches as captain, winning two and losing one. He was the manager of the Pakistan teams that won the

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and the

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. In 2004, he was appointed the first foreigner to coach a domestic

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, coaching

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in the

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. On 25 October 2008, he was once again named manager of the

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by PCB, a day after Australian Geoff Lawson was sacked as the national coach of Pakistan. In 2009, Intikhab was the manager of the team when Pakistan had their first Twenty20 World Cup title by defeating Sri Lanka in the

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