Wazir Mohammad, the last surviving link to the start of Pakistan's journey as a Test nation, has died at the age of 95, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Monday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Over the course of 20 Tests between 1952 and 1959, he only scored 801 runs as a middle-order batsman at an average of just over 27 but he played key roles in three of Pakistan's earliest benchmark wins.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"My Test record might not be very impressive but it gives me a great sense of pride that I made vital contributions in most of Pakistan's maiden Test victories," he said in an interview in 2010.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He was the eldest of five cricketing brothers, four of whom played Test cricket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Born in Junagadh, India, on December 22, 1929, Wazir was soon joined by Raees, the only brother not to play for Pakistan, Hanif, Mushtaq and Sadiq.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The partition of India in 1947 prompted the family to pack up and move to Karachi.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"The migration to Pakistan was an adventure," recalled Wazir.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"My father, an uncle and I came before the rest of the family by sea. The small ship was overloaded and very unstable. All the time we feared the vessel might capsize."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Wazir joined the Pak Mughal Cricket Club in Karachi and when Pakistan was granted Test status in 1952, he was named in the squad for a three-Test tour of India under the captaincy of Abdul Hafeez Kardar.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He played just the one Test, the third in Brabourne, while his brother Hanif Mohammed played all five as opener and wicketkeeper, scoring three fifties and laying the foundation for a career of epic status.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Hanif became known as the 'Little Master' with a Test highest of 337 and a first-class best of 499 for Karachi, a world record total only since exceeded by Brian Lara.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"Even during my playing days, I was often introduced as Hanif's elder brother," Wazir said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"But I never felt embarrassed. Rather I was proud of him."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In fact Wazir played his part in both of those defining innings, sharing century partnerships with his brother on each occasion.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
- West Indies century -<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n The first of Wazir's three key innings for Pakistan came at The Oval in 1954 when his watchful 42 not out, the highest individual score in a low-scoring game, enabled Pakistan to scratch enough of a total to defend in the fourth innings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n Fazal Mahmood cleaned up with 12 wickets in the match to secure a 24-run win, making Pakistan the first team to win a Test on their maiden tour of England.<\/p>\r\n\r\n During the course of the innings he used a ruse to fool the English field. After Brian Statham hit him on the toe, he exaggerated the injury, limping between balls making it seem worse than it was.<\/p>\r\n\r\n This encouraged wicketkeeper Godfrey Evans to tell Len Hutton, the England captain, to instruct the quick bowlers to keep aiming for yorkers in order to unsettle Wazir.<\/p>\r\n\r\n "The uncovered wicket had been badly affected by rain and even good-length balls were popping up awkwardly," said Wazir.<\/p>\r\n\r\n "The yorkers were easier to play. I continued pretending my foot was in great pain. It all helped me settle down and score."<\/p>\r\n\r\n His first innings 67 in Karachi in 1956 played a major role in Pakistan's first win over Australia.<\/p>\r\n\r\n And in March 1958, he made 189 in the fifth Test in Port of Spain, sharing a partnership of 154 with brother Hanif, to set up Pakistan's first win in the West Indies.<\/p>\r\n\r\n This was the culmination of his finest series as he also made 106 in the third Test and 97 not out in the fourth.<\/p>\r\n\r\n His penultimate Test in Lahore in March 1959 marked the debut of another of his brothers Mushtaq Mohammed who would go on to play 57 Tests and captain Pakistan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n Youngest brother Sadiq Mohammad only played the first of his 41 Tests in 1969 while nephew Shoaib Mohammad, son of Hanif, took Pakistan's greatest cricket dynasty into a new generation, playing 45 Tests and 63 one-day internationals in the 1980s and 90s.<\/p>\r\n",
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