Mohammad Nissar

Mohammad Nissar

Personal information
Full name	Mohammad Nissar
Born	(1910-08-01)1 August 1910 Hoshiarpur, Punjab, British India
Died	11 March 1963(1963-03-11) (aged 52) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast
International information
National side	India (1932–1936)
Test debut (cap 9)	25 June 1932 v England
Last Test	15 August 1936 v England
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class Matches 6 93 Runs scored 55 1120 Batting average 6.87 10.98 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 14 49 Balls bowled 1,211 15,061 Wickets 25 396 Bowling average 28.28 17.70 5 wickets in innings 3 32 10 wickets in match 0 3 Best bowling 5/90 6/17 Catches/stumpings 2/– 65/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 10 May 2020

Mohammad Nissar (pronunciation^ⓘ; 1 August 1910 – 11 March 1963) was a cricketer, who played as a fast bowler for the pre-independence Indian cricket team and domestic teams in India and Pakistan.^[1] He was born in Hoshiarpur, Punjab, and is considered the fastest pre-independence Indian pace bowler. He was arguably one of the fastest bowlers in the world during his time.

Indian batsman C.K. Nayudu claimed in writings that during his first spell, Nissar was faster than Englishman Harold Larwood,^{[citation needed]} who terrorized Australia in 1932 in the infamous Bodyline series. Nissar along with Amar Singh formed an Indian fast bowling duo that was considered one of the best in the world during the 1930s. He was one of the founders of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). He immigrated to Pakistan in 1947 and died in Lahore in 1963.