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Born | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan | 4 May 1955|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | All-rounder, occasional wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1975/76 | Karachi Blues | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1975/76–1976/77 | Karachi Whites | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1976/77–1977/78 | Sindh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1977/78 | Habib Bank Limited | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1978/79–1987/88 | United Bank Limited | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1983/84 | Karachi Whites | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First-class debut | 29 August 1975 Karachi Blues v Pakistan International Airlines | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last First-class | 19 February 1987 United Bank Limited v Pakistan Automobiles Corporation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
List A debut | 4 February 1976 Sind v National Bank of Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last List A | 8 September 1987 United Bank Limited v House Building Finance Corporation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:CricketArchive,25 September 2008 |
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