With a bowling action similar to that of Glenn McGrath, he took more than 200 wickets in Pakistani cricketing competition, before being added to the Pakistani national team, having taken ten wickets in the Patron's Trophy Final in 2004.
Rao Iftikhar Anjum was selected for the Pakistani squad to play in the 2007 Cricket World Cup.
Iftikhar Thakur | Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry | Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi | Suspension of Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry | Sardar Anjum | Iftikhar Anjum | Arsalan Iftikhar | Anjum Rajabali | Abdul Rauf Anjum |