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| Full name | Hanif Mohammad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 December 1934 Junagadh, Junagadh State, British India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 August 2016 (aged 81) Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Little Master | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Wazir Mohammad (brother) Raees Mohammad (brother) Mushtaq Mohammad (brother) Sadiq Mohammad (brother) Shoaib Mohammad (son) Shehzar Mohammad (grandson) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 4) | 16 October 1952 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 24 October 1969 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 1959 |
| Country | Islamic Republic of Pakistan |
| Presented by | Islamic Republic of Pakistan |
Hanif Mohammad PP (Urdu: حنیف محمد, 21 December 1934 – 11 August 2016) was a Pakistani cricketer.[1] He played for the Pakistani cricket team in 55 Test matches between the 1952–53 season and the 1969–70 season. He averaged 43.98, scoring twelve centuries. At his peak, he was considered one of the best batsmen in the world despite playing at a time when Pakistan played very little Test cricket; Hanif played just 55 Test matches in a career spanning 17 years. In his obituary by ESPNcricinfo, he was honoured as the original Little Master, a title later assumed by Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar.[2] He was the first Pakistani to score a triple hundred in a Test match.[3]
- ^ Mason, Peter (15 August 2016). "Hanif Mohammad obituary". The Guardian (newspaper). Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ "The original 'Little Master', Pakistan's Hanif Mohammad dies aged 81". ESPNcricinfo. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ "1st Test, Pakistan tour of West Indies at Bridgetown, Jan 17-23 1958". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 March 2018.