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Hanif Mohammad

Full name Hanif Mohammad
Born December 21, 1934, Junagadh, Gujarat, India
Major teams Pakistan, Bahawalpur, Karachi, Pakistan International Airlines
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling Style Right-arm offbreak
Fielding position Wicketkeeper

Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1968

One of the legends of Pakistani cricket, Hanif Mohammed has the distinction for playing the longest innings in test cricket- 970 minutes in his 337 against West Indies in 1957-58. The following year Hanif Mohammed scored, what was to be a record for the highest score in test cricket until Brian Lara broke it in 1994, 499 in first class cricket. Hanif Mohammed served as a wicket-keeper for a while and also rolled his arms once in a while. Hanif Mohammed scored 3915 runs from 55 test matches and 17059 first-class runs from 238 appearances at an average of 52.32.

Hanif Mohammed was instrumental in making cricket popular among the mass, he was fondly called the 'Little master'. Hanif Mohammed was named a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1968. Cricketscorelive.com gives information on Hanif Mohammed and other Great Cricket Players


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