Azmat Rana (1951-2015) Test Cap #:85

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Full name Azmat Rana
Born November 3, 1951, Lahore, Punjab
Died May 30, 2015(63 years 208 days)
Major teams Pakistan, Bahawalpur, Muslim Commercial Bank, Pakistan International Airlines, Punjab
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Relation Brother - Shakoor Rana, Brother - Shafqat Rana, Brother - Sultan Rana, Nephew - Mansoor Rana, Nephew - Maqsood Rana

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The younger brother of Test cricketer Shafqat Rana and umpire Shakoor Rana, Azmat was a consistent left-hand batsman who played with steady success in Pakistan domestic cricket. Like many others, he played just once for Pakistan. He was selected against Australia at Lahore in 1979-80 and scored 49 in his only innings. He could not make further inroads for selection into the Pakistan team due to the strong batting line-up but still continued to shine on the domestic front.

Only Test Pakistan v Australia at Lahore, Mar 18-23, 1980
ODI debut Pakistan v India at Sialkot, Oct 13, 1978
Last ODI Pakistan v India at Sahiwal, Nov 3, 1978
First-class 1969/70 - 1983/84
List A span 1973/74 - 1985/86

Taslim Arif Abbasi (1954-2008) Test Cap #:82

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Full name Taslim Arif Abbasi
Born May 1, 1954, Karachi, Sind
Died March 13, 2008, Karachi, Sind (aged 53 years 317 days)
Major teams Pakistan (Test: 1979/80-1980/81); Pakistan (ODI: 1980/81); Karachi Blues (1967/68-1972/73); Karachi Whites (1970/71); Sindh 1972/73-1973/74); Karachi (1972/73); National Bank of Pakistan (1973/74-1988/89); National Bank of Pakistan A (1975/76);
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Fielding position Wicketkeeper

Relations:Nephew: Mohammad Ali; Nephew: Wasim Arif

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Taslim Arif made his Pakistan debut as a batsman - when he ground out 90 and 46 against India at Calcutta in 1979-80 - but had the gloves for the rest of his Test career. In his third Test, against Australia the same winter,Taslim made a mighty seven-hour 210 not out, the highest score by a wicketkeeper in a Test Andy Flower made 232 not out in 2000-01. But with Wasim Bari a vastly superior gloveman, Taslim only played six Tests; he ended with a batting average of 62.62. He was a surprising signing for World Series Cricket's second season - uncapped and hardly a household name. Taslim died aged 53 from a lung infection.

Test debut India v Pakistan at Kolkata, Jan 29-Feb 3, 1980
Last Test Pakistan v West Indies at Faisalabad, Dec 8-12, 1980
ODI debut Pakistan v West Indies at Karachi, Nov 21, 1980
Last ODI Pakistan v West Indies at Lahore, Dec 19, 1980
First-class span 1967-1989

Abdul Qadir Khan(1955-2019)Test Cap # 78

Full name:Abdul Qadir Khan
Born:September 15, 1955, Lahore, Punjab
Died:September 06, 2019, Lahore, (aged 63y 356d)
Major teams:Pakistan,Habib Bank Limited,Lahore
Batting style:Right hand Bat
Bowling style:Legbreak Googly
Playing Role:Bowler
Relations:Rehman Qadir(son),Sulaman Qadir(son),Ali Bahadur(brother),Imran Qadir(son),Usman 
Qadir(son),Umar Akmal(son-in-law)

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Abdul Qadir Khan was an international cricketer who bowled leg spin for Pakistan. Qadir is widely regarded as a legendary leg spinner from the 1970s and 1980s and was a role model for up and coming leg spinners. Later he was a commentator and Chief Selector of the Pakistan Cricket Board, from which he resigned due to differences of opinion with leading Pakistan cricket administrators.

Shahid Israr (1950-2013) Test Cap #.73

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Full name Shahid Israr
Born March 1, 1950, Karachi, Sind
Died April 29, 2013, Karachi, Sind, Pakistan (aged 63 years 59 days)
Major teams Pakistan, Karachi, Sind
Batting style Right-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper

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His Test career consisted of just one match as wicketkeeper against New Zealand at Karachi in

1976/77. Catches dropped by him and the rest of the team resulted in Pakistan squandering a

winning position, and he was not again considered. Although he batted at No. 11 in that game,

he was a better batsman than that. Although his first-class career spanned 11 seasons, he was

an infrequent player and only really took part in three full campaigns.Shahid Israr, a former Pakistan wicketkeeper, has died in Karachi at the age of 63.

PCB management is deeply saddened by the loss of Mr Shahid Israr and thoughts and prayers

are with his family at this time of sorrow," the Pakistan board said.Israr played one Test for Pakistan, against New Zealand in Karachi in October 1976, and kept

wicket in that game. He also played 31 first-class matches, scoring 868 runs at an average of
28. He took 66 catches and made 22 stumpings. His first-class career spanned 11 years, from
1968 to 1979.

Only Test Pakistan v New Zealand at Karachi, Oct 30-Nov 4, 1976
First-class span 1968-1979
List A span 1975-1978

Wasim Hassan Raja (1952-2006) Test Cap #:67

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Full name Wasim Hassan Raja

Born July 3, 1952, Multan, Punjab

Died August 23, 2006, Marlow, Buckinghamshire (aged 54 years 51 days)

Major teams:Pakistan (Test: 1972/73-1984/85); Pakistan (ODI: 1972/73-1984/85); Lahore Greens (1967/68-1973/74); Lahore (1968/69); Sargodha (1969/70); Punjab University (1969/70-1971/72); Lahore A (1969/70); Pakistan Universities (1972/73); PIA A (1973/74); National Bank of Pakistan (1974/75-1987/88); National Bank of Pakistan A (1975/76); Lahore City Blues (1984/85); Lahore City Whites (1985/86); National Bank of Pakistan (1974/75-1982/83); Durham (1979-1987); Lahore City Whites (1985/86); 

Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak googly
Relation: Brother: Rameez Raja; Brother: Zaeem Raja; Cousin: Atif Rauf; Father: Saleem Akhtar; Son: AW Raja

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Wasim Raja was a glorious lefthanded strokemaker, who revelled in adversity, a useful legspinner,who also opened the bowling for Pakistan on occasions, and an outstanding, lithe cover fieldsman. He represented Pakistan in more than 100 international matches, coached the national side for a short while and had a spell as an ICC match referee, being in charge of the last Ashes series in Australia. He will always be remembered for the style and spirit in which he played the game, yet for such a mild-mannered and charming man he had his fair share of clashes with the Pakistan board. From a privileged background, he did not enjoy the hierarchy within the side, once refusing to hang out a senior player's socks to dry, but more importantly he always felt frustrated that he seemed to be picked on a match-by-match basis while a clique of senior players were omnipresent in the team. But for this, he might have captained Pakistan ahead of the more rumbustious Javed Miandad or diffident Zaheer Abbas. After all, as a batsman he was a prodigy at 18 and led the under-19 side. Quite often then

Aftab Baloch(1953-2022)Test Cap #64

Full name:Aftab Baloch
Born:April 01, 1953, Karachi, Sind
Died:January 24, 2022 (aged 68y 298d)
Major teams:Pakistan,Karachi,National Bank of Pakistan,Pakistan International Airlines,Public Works Department,Sind
Batting style:Right hand Bat
Bowling style:Right arm Offbreak
Relations:MS Baloch(father),Karimullah Baloch (brother)

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Aftab Baloch was a Pakistani cricketer.He played in two Tests from 1969 to 1975.A right-handed middle order batsman and capable right arm offbreak bowler, Baloch is best known for being a member of the 400 club.The feat was achieved in a game for Sind at the National Stadium in Karachi during the 1973/74 season. After bowling out their opponents, Baluchistan, for 93, Sind responded with 951 for 7 declared. Captaining the side, Baloch made 428 of those runs.At the time it was the sixth-highest score by a batsman in first-class cricket history and he was the seventh player to pass the 400-run milestone. The final margin, of an innings and 575 runs, made it one of the most one-sided games of all time.Baloch was rewarded with a tour of England but he didn't play a Test. His record-breaking innings, however, kept following him around; he was by coincidence given room 428 in their team hotel.

A year later, in February 1975, Baloch was recalled again to the side. He had made his debut back in November 1969, at the age of just 16 and 221 days. That made him the second-youngest Test player in history.Playing against New Zealand at Dhaka, Baloch made 25 runs in the first innings before being bowled by Vic Pollard. Needing just 184 runs for victory in the fourth innings, Baloch was not required to bat.Recalled to the side, Baloch lined up at number seven in the Pakistani batting line-up for a Test against the West Indies at Lahore. He made 12 in his first innings, and was one of Keith Boyce's three victims. When Baloch came into bat in his final Test innings, his side led the West Indies by 199 runs and had five wickets in hand. Baloch made an unbeaten 60 and helped put his side 358 runs clear, but the West Indies managed to hang on for a draw.

Baloch came from a mixed Baloch and Gujarati-origin family. After retiring from playing, Baloch took up coaching. He served as coach of Nepal at the 2001 ICC Trophy in Canada.He died in Karachi on 24 January 2022, at the age of 68.

Test Debut:New Zealand vs Pakistan at Dhaka - November 08 - 11, 1969
last test:Pakistan vs West Indies at Lahore - February 15 - 20, 1975
Span:1969/70 - 1984/85

Mohammad Nazir (1946–2024) Test Cap # 60

Niaz Ahmed Siddiqi (1945-200) Test Cap #:55

Full name Niaz Ahmed Siddiqi
Born November 11, 1945, Benares (now Varanasi), Uttar Pradesh, India
Died April 12, 2000, Karachi, Sindh (aged 54 years 153 days)
Major teams Pakistan (Test: 1967-1968/69); Dacca (1965/66); Public Works Department (1965/66-1973/74); East Pakistan (1967/68-1968/69); Pakistan Railways B (1970/71);
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Relations:Brother: Riaz Ahmed

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Niaz Ahmed Siddiqi (November 11, 1945, Benares, India – April 12, 2000, Karachi, Sindh) was a Pakistani cricketer who played in two Tests in 1967 and 1969. He was the only East Pakistani to play Test cricket for Pakistan.Ahmed was born in Benares, and his family moved to Dacca in East Pakistan after Partition.A fast-medium bowler and tailend batsman, he made his first-class debut for Dacca in March 1966 against Karachi Whites in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, taking three catches and three wickets in the first innings.

Mufasir-ul-Haq (1944-1983) Test Cap #:51

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Full name Mufasir-ul-Haq
Born August 16, 1944, Karnal, India
Died July 27, 1983, Karachi (aged 38 years 345 days)
Major teams Pakistan (Test: 1964/65); Karachi (1960/61-1968/69); Karachi Whites (1961/62-1969/70); Karachi B (1962/63); Karachi Blues (1963/64); Dacca (1965/66);Public Works Department (1965/66-1967/68); East Pakistan (1966/67-1967/68);National Bank of Pakistan (1969/70-1973/74); National Bank of Pakistan B (1975/76);
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm fast-medium
Other Umpire, Administrator

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Mufasir-ul-Haq, who died in Karachi on July 27, 1983, aged 38, played his one Test match, for Pakistan against New Zealand, at Christchurch in February 1965, taking three wickets and scoring 8 not out. A left-arm medium-paced bowler, he played for Karachi, PWD and National Bank in first-class cricket. He was only the second Pakistani Test cricketer to die, the first being Amir Elahi.

Only Test New Zealand v Pakistan at Christchurch, Feb 12-16, 1965

First-class span 1960-1976

Naushad Ali (1943–2023) Test Cap # 50

 

Mohammad Ilyas (1946–2026) Test Cap # 49

 

Farooq Hamid (1945–2025) Test Cap # 48

 

Arif Butt (1944-2007) Test Cap #:47

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Full name Arif Butt
Born May 17, 1944, Lahore, Punjab
Died July 11, 2007, Lahore (aged 63 years 55 days)
Major teams Pakistan (Test: 1964/65); Lahore (1960/61); Lahore A (1961/62); Pakistan Railways (1962/63-1977/78); Pakistan Railways Reds (1965/66-1966/67); Pakistan Railways A (1970/71); Pakistan Railways (1974/75);
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium

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Arif Butt played only three Tests for Pakistan, though many felt he should've played many more, especially after one of the most impressive Pakistan debut Test performances. As a tall, lanky 19-year-old, Butt took 6 for 89 on his first appearance against Australia in a one-off Test at the MCG in 1964-65. He was a handy lower-order batsman as well, as a first-class career average of 29, four hundreds and over 4000 runs testifies. In what proved to be his last Test, he made his highest Test score of 20, helping Intikhab Alam add 52 valuable runs for the ninth wicket in a low-scoring, tense draw. It was primarily for his bowling, however, that he was known, possessing a good bouncer and an acclaimed leg-cutter. Along with his height and stamina, those traits enabled him to pick up 14 wickets in his first two Tests, including six wickets in his second Test against New Zealand. To many people's surprise he never played for Pakistan again after that tour down under, more so because Pakistan were struggling to find a decent new-ball pair at the time.

It was often suggested that his poor fielding skills and his temperament went against him. The snub didn't prevent an accomplished first-class career. His maiden first class century came in a losing cause against Karachi in the 1966-67 Quaid-e-Azam trophy final but his greatest season came seven years later, when, as captain, he led his side to the Patrons Trophy and the Quaid-e-Azam trophy, often opening the batting and the bowling. He took 6 for 55 against Sindh in the Quaid final and ended the season with 718 runs (including a career-best 180 as opener) and 48 wickets from 12 matches. Though he played on till 1977-78, the early 70s remain his best first-class years.

Test debut Australia v Pakistan at Melbourne, Dec 4-8, 1964
Last Test New Zealand v Pakistan at Auckland, Jan 29-Feb 2, 1965
First-class span 1960-1978

Billy Ibadulla (1935–2024) Test Cap # 43

Abdul Kadir (1944-2002) Test Cap #:41

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Full name Abdul Kadir
Born May 10, 1944, Karachi, Sind
Died March 12, 2002, Karachi, Sind (aged 57 years 306 days)
Major teams Pakistan (Test: 1964/65); Karachi Whites (1961/62-1969/70); Karachi A (1962/63); Karachi Blues (1967/68); Karachi (1968/69); National Bank of Pakistan (1969/70-1971/72);
Batting style Right-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper

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Abdul Kadir, who died in Karachi on March 12, 2002, aged 57, was a Test wicketkeeper who took no catches but made his mark with the bat. One of six new players picked by Pakistan for the one-off Test against Australia at Karachi in October 1964, the 20-year-old Kadir combined with his fellow-debutant "Billy" Ibadulla to add 249, the best at the time for any Pakistan wicket and a first-wicket record until 1997-98. Ibadulla made 166, Kadir was run out for 95. His stumping of Tom Veivers two days later would remain his only Test dismissal. When the sides met again at Melbourne five weeks later, Kadir's thumb was broken as he edged Graham McKenzie to slip in the first over. In the second innings he batted at No. 7 and made 35 in a 46-run stand with his captain,

Shahid Mahmood (1939-2020)Test Cap #40

Full name:Shahid Mahmood
Born:March 17, 1939, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died:December 13, 2020, New Jersey, (aged 81y 271d)
Major teams:Pakistan,Karachi,Pakistan Universities,Public Works Department
Batting style:Left hand Bat
Bowling style:Left arm Medium

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Shahid Mahmood was a Pakistani cricketer who played in one Test in 1962.He played first-class cricket in Pakistan from 1957 to 1969. He played his only Test on the tour to England in 1962. In his last season, 1969–70, he became the first Pakistani bowler to take all ten wickets in a first-class innings. I.A. Khan was his maternal uncle.

After retirement from cricket, he settled in the United States and died in New Jersey on 13 December 2020.

Only Test: England vs Pakistan at Nottingham - July 26 - 31, 1962
Span:1956/57 - 1969/70

Javed Akhtar (1940-2016) Test Cap #: 39

Full name Javed Akhtar
Born November 21, 1940, Delhi, India
Died July 8, 2016, Rawalpindi (aged 75 years 230 days)
Major teams Pakistan, Rawalpindi, Services
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Other Umpire

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Javed Akhtar was a Pakistani cricketer who played in one Test in 1962.An off spinner, he had success at first-class level, taking his wickets at an average of 18.17, but struggled in his only Test, failing to take a wicket.He later became an umpire, standing in 18 Tests and 40 ODIs from 1980 to 1999.A tall and stocky offpsinner, Javed Akhtar's one Test appearance came as a 21-year-old after a long flight from Pakistan as a replacement

for Haseeb Ahsan. It was not a match to remember as he went wicketless and Pakistan lost by an innings. He went on to become a leading umpire, but his career ended under a cloud when at Headingley in 1998 he was accused of favouring England when he gave eight dubious decisions in England's favour in the series decider. At the King Commission in 2000 he was accused by Ali Bacher of inappropriate behaviour in that match, claims that Akhtar vigorously denied, and no charges were ever brought against him. Bacher later refused to appear in court in Pakistan to answer charges of libel brought against him by Akhtar.

Only Test England v Pakistan at Leeds, Jul 5-7, 1962
First-class span 1959/60 - 1975/76

Afaq Hussain (1939-2002) Test Cap #:38

Full name Afaq Hussain
Born December 31, 1939, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died February 25, 2002, Karachi, Sind (aged 62 years 56 days)
Major teams Pakistan (Test: 1961/62-1964/65); Karachi B (1957/58); Pakistan Universities (1959/60); Karachi University (1959/60-1960/61); Karachi Whites (1961/62); Karachi (1961/62-1962/63); Karachi A (1962/63); Karachi Blues (1963/64); PIA(1964-1973/74); Public Works Department (1967/68); PIA A (1969/70-1971/72);

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm offbreak

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Afaq Hussain died in Karachi on February 25, 2002, aged 62. A glance at his firstclass record suggests that this quickish off-spinner might have played more than two Tests. In 67 games between 1957-58 and 1973-74, he took ten wickets in a match five times. However, competition was fierce among the twirly merchants at a time when Pakistan's faster bowlers were beginning to carry an equal share of the workload. In England in 1962 Afaq went weeks without a game, playing six first-class matches out of 29 and taking only 13 wickets at 43.61, and in Australia and New Zealand in 1964- 65 he played only five games out of 14 - though one was the Test at Melbourne, where he failed to take a wicket. In fact,

Munir Malik (1934-2012) Test Cap # 35

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Full name Munir Malik
Born July 10, 1934, Leiah, Punjab
Died November 30, 2012 (aged 78 years 143 days)
Major teams Pakistan, Karachi, Punjab, Rawalpindi, Services (Pakistan)
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium

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Munir Malik was a Pakistani cricketer who played three Tests for Pakistan between 1959 and 1962. A Right-arm fast-medium bowler, he took nine wickets in Test cricket at an average of 39.77, including a five-wicket haul against England.During his first-class career, he took 197 wickets at the average of 21.75.

Mohammad Munaf(1935-2020) Test Cap #33

Full name:Syed Khalid Wazir

Born:November 02, 1935, Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra, India

Died:January 28, 2020, Amsterdam, (aged 84y 87d)

Major teams:Pakistan,Karachi,Pakistan International Airlines,Sind

Batting style:Right hand Bat

Bowling style:Right arm Fast medium

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Mohammad Munafwas a Pakistani cricketer who played in four Tests from 1959 to 1962. He played first-class cricket in Pakistan from 1953 to 1971.Munaf was born in Bombay to a Konkani family who migrated to Pakistan from the west coast of Maharashtra.He was educated at Sindh Maddrasa-tul-Islam.