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Latest Cricket News: It was very rarely that one saw a bowler in the 1970s and 1980s who could trouble the likes of legendary Indian cricketers Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev.
That this bowlers was missing two fingers since his birth makes him even more special. We are speaking of unknown Pakistan fast bowler Azeem Hafeez, who replaced the injured Imran Khan in the national team and was carrying a heavyweight workload for Test series in India and Australia-two of the most testing places for any bowler. Born in the Jhelum area of Punjab in Pakistan, Hafeez played in 18 Tests in an 18-month period in the 1980s and claimed 63 wickets at an average of 34.98 with four five-wicket hauls.
His best of 6/46 came on a lifeless Lahore pitch against India in a Test match, this despite being born with two fingers missing in his right hand since birth. He made his debut was against India in 1983-84 and on the subsequent tour of Australia, he bowled marathon spells, taking 19 wickets with five-wicket hauls at Adelaide and Perth. He then took 22 wickets in the six consecutive Tests against the Kiwis.
Hafeez started playing cricket in the bylanes of Pakistan in 1977-78 and remained in the same ‘mohalla’ as legendary Pakistan cricketers Hanif Mohammad and brothers Mushtaq Mohammad and Sadiq Mohammad. He was thrust into Test cricket against India in the 1983-84 series despite his limited first-class experience.
He bowled a whopping 116 overs in three Tests against India at Bangalore, Jalandhar and Nagpur to pick up 10 wickets. The wicket which made him a household name was that of legendary Indian opener Sunil Gavaskar bowled around his legs for 5 in the Jalandhar Test.
