Nazar Mohammad: the founding father of Pakistan’s Test batting tradition | Sports

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Azar Muhammad’s name has been embedded in record books and folk stories of Pakistan’s Test cricket history. His story is a wonderful story of both promises and pains against Pakistan’s efforts to establish its credentials as a major cricketing nation.

Nasir was born in Lahore on March 5, 1921, the youngest of the five brothers, and was registered at the time of birth, registered under the name of Muhammad Nazir. His two older brothers, Sharif and Sultan, were cricketers, Sharif represented northern India in the Ranji Trophy. Another brother, Feroz -ud -Din Ahmed, known as Feroz Nizami, became a famous music composer and director. In music and film world, he was named as the lower name of Bombay and was the man who started his career of Mohammad Rafi. After the formation of Pakistan, Feroz became the pioneer of the new nation’s film industry, which produced many famous films and musical successful films. The fifth siblings, Siraj Nizam, was a well -known scholar and author, which had a special interest in Sufism.

Nasir was a cricketing child and for the first time he drew attention when he scored 217 runs for Islamia High School, Bhatti Gate against the Sheranwala Gate Branch of the same company. After the matriculation, he joined Islamia College, where he established an impressive reputation as a very skilled opening batsman.

Nazar started his first class in November 1940, when he was selected to play for North India in the Ranji Trophy match against the North West Frontier Province. Due to the relatively POS shortage of first -class cricket played in India, Nazar played only three FC matches in his opening season. Interestingly, in the third match, between northern India and a strong Maharashtra eleven, Nazar’s brother Mohammad Sharif was also in the North Indian team and while Nazar was dismissed for only 21 runs, Sharif registered his first class hundred.

The next year the Ranji Trophy competition started on a very positive note for Nasir. Playing against the NWFP for northern India, Nasir and Jagdish Lal opened their team’s innings with a 273 partnership, which was compiled in just 207 minutes. Nazar scored 175 runs in a large team of 613 announced in a large team announced. Nazar’s brother Sharif also posted a significant 93 and both siblings shared a 42 -run partnership for the fifth wicket. The northern Indian party was captained by the famous Dr. Jahangir Khan, who also killed a century. Jagdish’s son, Arun Lal, will play Test cricket for India decades later.

Nazar played seven seasons of first-class cricket for teams like Northern India, Muslims and the Northern Zone, from 1940-41 to 1946-47 in undivided India. Locally, he was a member of the Mamdot Club and played regularly for him at the famous Minto Park in Lahore, now known as Iqbal Park. During his sports days in Minato Park, his name went to Nasir Mohammad by his birth by Muhammad Nazir.

First class cricket in Pakistan began in December 1947. In the inaugural match between Punjab and Sindh, Nazar started batting with Mian Mohammad Saeed for Punjab, and it helped to lay the foundation of 421 on the basis of 421 of 42, which was enough to establish an innings victory.

When the West Indies visited Pakistan in the winter of 1948 to play unofficial tests, Nazar was selected for the national team and started batting with Imtiaz Ahmed. His contribution to Pakistan for Pakistan in international cricket was the first century stand.

When Pakistan visited Sri Lanka in April 1949, Nazar was an automated choice for the team. Pakistan won the first unofficial test with innings. Nazar supported only 29. However, in the second non -governmental examination, the vow was in the Scientific Form. In reply to Sri Lanka’s 298 score, Nazar and Morovat Hussain added 269 runs for the second wicket in Pakistan’s total of 463, Nazar reduced 170. Pakistan’s 165 -run lead made the tourists able to win 10 wickets.

Later this year, the Commonwealth team, including the choice of Frank Warrell, Bill Eli and George Tribune, played the same international game against the Pakistan team and won the innings and 177 runs and defeated them surprisingly. Nazar saved some pride for the home team. They were both top scorers in the Pakistani innings, including 60 and 31, respectively.

In March 1950, Pakistan played the role of Sri Lanka host, who was taking revenge for the island’s visit to Pakistan a year ago. Nazar represented Pakistan in one of the two non -governmental tests, which shared the opening partnership of 61 runs with Imtiaz Ahmed, as Pakistan won the innings.

The year 1951 was a moment in the history of Pakistan cricket. The MCC (since the time was called after the tour of England’s national teams) was on a trip to five Tests in India and did a three -week de -tour for Pakistan to play two unofficial tests and some supplementary matches in November and December. He started his leg of his visit with a match against Punjab in Sialkot. Nazar, who opened the batting for the home team, made a classic 140. Interestingly, he shared a century stand with Ahmed Raza for the fifth wicket, three of which were playing for Pakistan and Captain National Test team, namely Javed Barki, Majid Khan and Imran Khan.

In the first unofficial test against the MCC in the garden of Lahore, Nazar had a new opening partner named Hanif Muhammad. The 16 -year -old Prodi was launching his first grade and helped Nazar keep Nazar at the opening wicket stand of 96. Nazar made a polished 66, which had a strong base laid, in which Pakistan faced a total of 428, in response to the MCC 254, in response to the score, MCC was easily able to overcome the shortage of the first innings, which easily overcome its first innings. Ended in a draw.

Pakistan won the second unofficial test in Karachi and opened the door to enter the Elite Group of Test playing countries. After gaining a test in July 1952, Pakistan left for India in the winter of 1952-53, which included five Tests and seven additional first-class matches against Zonal and leading local teams. This visit will prove to be the height of Nazar’s career.

In the upper part of Pakistan’s batting order, Nazar’s contribution to Hanif began to play a key role in Pakistan’s performance. In the opening match of the tour, against the North Zone, the two batsmen added 88 runs for the first wicket in Pakistan’s second innings. This prepared match is still remembered as the same as 17 -year -old Hanif became the youngest player in the world to score a century in every innings of the first class game.

The next match was the first Test in Delhi, and Nazar-Hunayef pair gave Pakistan a steady start with a stand of 64 runs before they scored 64 runs before Nazar’s end. Although his efforts failed to save Pakistan from the innings defeat, Nazar, at the personal level, arranged to set some records during the test. During Pakistan’s first innings, he became the first Pakistani batsman to face a ball in Test cricket and also batsman who scored Pakistan’s first Test run. Earlier, in the first innings of India, he caught Vijay Manjirikar from Amir Elahi’s bowling, so that he became the first Pakistani cricketer to catch a Test match.

In the second Test in Lucknow, which Pakistan won by an innings, Nazar set more records. He became Pakistan’s first Test century and his 124 knockout also made him the first Pakistani batsman who raised his bat in the full Test innings. During this test, he also had the honor of becoming the first Test cricketer to stay on the ground for the full course of the test match. Nazar’s innings was a masterclass of technique and patience. He arrived in his century in seven and a half hours and remained on the crease for eight hours and thirty -five minutes. In his partnership with Hanif, he got another 50 -run stand to continue his successful association as openers.

Nasir took his good vein into the side games against Mumbai and the South Zone. He scored fifty runs against Mumbai and shared a 88 -run stand with Hanif. Against the South Zone, both Nasir and Hanif both scored in a major partnership of the 248 opening wickets in the centuries.

The fifth and final examination of the series at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata was the final test of Nazar. He signed with a score of 55 and 47, and another partnership with Hanif of 94 runs in Pakistan’s first innings. When Nazar was asked to open bowling for Pakistan in the second innings of India in this match, he also received the rare honor of opening both bowling and batting in the same Test match.

The last first class match of Pakistan was against the East Zone in Jamshedpur. This will be the last first -class match of Nazar’s career and he got the opportunity with a 123 innings, and with this style and flourish, he bowed out of the game. On this Indian tour, Nasir scored an average of 687 first -class runs at an average of 45.80. This included three hundreds.

Upon returning to Pakistan, Nazar played another three -day match against Azam Khan’s eleven for Pakistan, but for some reason he was not recognized as a first -class game, yet the two teams have a large number of national reputation and stature. Nazar also scored a century in this match.

Just when it seemed that Nazar was at the height of his powers and proceeded to get more honors, the tragedy attacked. This happened from an event that has become an interesting part of the history of our cricket. As the story goes, Nazar often met his brother Feroz Nizami at his workplace at the film studios in Lahore. There he met Pakistan’s legendary singer Madam Noor Jahan and made close friendship or misconduct. Nasir was in the upper hotel room with the woman when her husband, Shukat Hussain Rizvi, arrived with firearms. Nazar jumped out of the window and quickly got out and the fall broke his arm badly. There were complications during the healing phase so that the broken arm could be smaller than the other. This was effectively brought to a very important location.

Nasir was not only a high quality technically skilled batsman, but also an excellent fielder, especially in the street area. In fact, he was dubbed as a prince of Gul on a visit to India. He could turn his arm to the middle speed along the tangus spin and Google.

Even after the end of his game’s career, Nazar was busy in the game. As an umpire, he presented in 57 first -class matches between 1957 and 1978. He also served as a national coach from 1959 to 1981, his best disciple was his own son Modasar Nazar. The Madasar followed the task of carrying his father’s own bat through full test innings when he did not do 152 in India’s comparison to India in 1983, and it became the only opportunity in the history of Test cricket when a father and son received the distinction.

Nazar Mohammad had three sons and four daughters. The oldest son, Mubashir Nazar, played some first -class cricket season for the Income Tax Department in the late 1970s, while the youngest commentator in school cricket in Lahore shone. Madasar has been a regular member of the national team for more than ten years, playing 76 Tests for Pakistan. A nephew, Azmat Hussain Nizam, son of his brother Mohammad Sharif, represented Lahore in the solitary first-class match in 1967-68.

Nasir, a great personal charm and man of Bonhumi, was also a great resonance of cricketing stories. He was also a talented singer, who will re -create his voice with his voice to his colleagues and friends after a tiring day game. He even recorded some pairs with Madam Noor Jahan, but chose to chase cricket as his own preferred option. He died on July 12, 1996, at the age of 75.

Dr. Salman Faridi is a senior surgeon, a poet, a hobby of sports, epilepsy and a private collection of more than 7000 books.

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