Haroon Rasheed

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Haroon Rasheed
Rene Schoonheim and Haroon Rashid 1978.jpg
Haroon Rashid (right) in 1978
Personal information
Born25 March 1953 (1953-03-25) (age 70)
Karachi, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Relations
International information
National side
Test debut(cap  77)14 January 1977 v  Australia
Last Test14 January 1983 v  India
ODI debut(cap  23)30 December 1977 v  England
Last ODI08 October 1982 v  Australia
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI
Matches2312
Runs scored1217166
Batting average 34.7720.75
100s/50s3/50/1
Top score15363*
Balls bowled8
Wickets 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 16/–3/–
Source: CricInfo, 4 February 2006

Haroon Rasheed Dar (born 25 March 1953) is a retired Pakistani cricketer who played in 23 Test matches and 12 One Day International from 1977 to 1983.

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Early life

As a child he attended the Church Mission School (CMS) in Karachi. [1]

Career

Product of the Muslim Gymkhana in Karachi, he was picked up for the squad but in 1978 he was exposed of the moving ball. But Rasheed showed grit in the Jamaica Test of 1976–77 where most of the top order feared the mighty West Indian attack.

Coaching role

In 1984, Haroon quit first-class cricket and joined United Bank. In 1988 he coached United Bank U19s, went on to be national U19s selector and coach and selected Shahid Afridi who lived near him. Later he was asked to send replacements for the injury hit Pakistan side in Kenya where Afridi was sent & he made historical 102(37). [2]

Incidents

Harood Rasheed escaped a hit and run attack for not selecting a player advised on a phone in 1995.

Harood was pulled out of the car near a Karachi Shopping Centre by youngsters for his slow batting in the 1979 Semi Final.

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References

  1. Sharif, Azizullah. "KARACHI: Restoration of Church Mission School ordered" (). Dawn . 20 February 2010. Retrieved on 26 May 2014.
  2. Chaudhry, Ijaz (1 November 2013) I can take credit for the discovery of Afridi. espncricinfo.com