Haseeb Ahsan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Haseeb Ahsan

Cricket player

Date of Birth: 15-Jul-1939

Place of Birth: Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Date of Death: 08-Mar-2013

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: Pakistan

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Haseeb Ahsan

  • Haseeb Ahsan (Urdu: ???? ?????; 15 July 1939 – 8 March 2013) was a Pakistani cricketer who played 12 Tests for Pakistan between 1958 and 1962.
  • He was born in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
  • A right-arm off spinner, he took 27 wickets in Test cricket at an average of 49.25, including two five-wicket hauls.
  • During his first-class career, he played 49 matches and took 142 wickets at an average of 27.71.
  • Former Pakistan cricketer Waqar Hasan said about him that he "was a fighter to the core and served Pakistan cricket with honour and dignity."Ahsan had conflicts with former Pakistan captain Javed Burki.
  • A controversy regarding his bowling action resulted in the premature end of his international career when he was only 23.
  • He worked as chief selector, team manager of Pakistan, and member of the 1987 Cricket World Cup organising committee.
  • He died in Karachi on 8 March 2013, aged 73.

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