Majid Khan (cricketer)

Majid Khan
Personal information
Full name
Majid Jahangir Khan
Born (1946-09-28) 28 September 1946 (age 78)
Ludhiana, Punjab, British India
BattingRight-handed
Bowling
Relations
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 44)24 October 1964 v Australia
Last Test23 January 1983 v India
ODI debut (cap 4)11 February 1973 v New Zealand
Last ODI19 July 1982 v England
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 63 23 410 168
Runs scored 3,931 786 27,444 4,441
Batting average 38.92 37.42 43.01 28.28
100s/50s 8/19 1/7 73/128 2/31
Top score 167 109 241 115
Balls bowled 3,584 658 18,314 2,817
Wickets 27 13 223 71
Bowling average 53.92 28.76 32.14 22.67
5 wickets in innings 0 0 4 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/45 3/27 6/67 5/24
Catches/stumpings 70/– 3/– 410/– 43/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 4 February 2006

Majid Jahangir Khan (Pashto, Urdu: ماجد جہانگیر خان; born September 28, 1946), nicknamed "Majestic Khan" by the British press, is a former cricketer, batsman and captain of the Pakistan national cricket team. In his prime, he was considered to be one of the best batsmen in the world. Khan has been claimed as the best ever opening batsman against express pace, averaging over 50 each in test matches and World Cups when opening against the fearsome pace attacks of the 1970s West Indies and Australia, with all but 2 of these matches played away from home. In his first class cricket career spanning 18 years, from 1961 to 1985, Majid Khan played in 63 Test matches for Pakistan, scoring 3,931 runs with 8 centuries, scored over 27,000 first-class runs and made 73 first-class centuries, with 128 fifties.[1] Majid played his last Test for Pakistan in January 1983 against India at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore[2] and his last One Day International (ODI) was in July 1982 against England at Old Trafford, Manchester.[3]

  1. ^ "Majid Khan", ESPNcricinfo, retrieved 19 April 2012
  2. ^ "India in Pakistan Test Series – 5th Test", ESPNcricinfo, 23 January 1983, retrieved 19 April 2012
  3. ^ "Prudential Trophy – 2nd ODI", ESPNcricinfo, 19 July 1982, retrieved 19 April 2012