Full name Haseeb Ahsan
Born July 15, 1939, Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province
Current age 70 years 116 days
Major teams Pakistan, Karachi, Pakistan International Airlines, Peshawar Cricket Association
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 12 | 16 | 7 | 61 | 14 | 6.77 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| First-class | 49 | 59 | 16 | 242 | 36 | 5.62 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 12 | 17 | 2835 | 1330 | 27 | 6/202 | 6/202 | 49.25 | 2.81 | 105.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| First-class | 49 | 8244 | 3935 | 142 | 8/23 | 27.71 | 2.86 | 58.0 | 13 | 2 |
| Test debut | West Indies v Pakistan at Bridgetown, Jan 17-23, 1958 scorecard |
| Last Test | Pakistan v England at Karachi, Feb 2-7, 1962 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| First-class span | 1956/57 - 1962/63 |
In 12 Tests Pakistani offspinner Haseeb Ahsan took 27 wickets at an average close to 50. His best figures came at Chennai in 1960-61, when India piled up 539 and Ahsan took 84-19-202-6. He never bowled in a Test in England for fear that he would be no-balled for throwing, and was actually called against India in the first Test at Bombay in 1960-61. Ahsan returned to England as Pakistan's tour manager in 1987.
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