Saeed Anwar, born September 6, 1968, was one of the greatest opening batsmen produced by Pakistan, who could destroy bowlers with silken grace. Arunabha Sengupta remembers the career of the southpaw who held the record for the highest score in One Day Internationals for 13 years.
Read MoreIqbal Qasim: Champion and underrated left-arm spinner
Iqbal Qasim, born 6 August 1953, was one of the foremost left-arm spinners of his era, whose record speaks eloquently for his quality. Arunabha Sengupta takes a look at the career of the man who played under the shadow of Abdul Qadir most of his life, but ended with figures better than the legendary leg-spinner.
Read MoreSaleem Malik: Velvet gloves, tainted palms
Saleem Malik, born April 16, 1963, was all flair and grace while batting; he was one of the greatest Pakistan batsmen of the eighties and nineties. He was Pakistan’s emergency attendant on many an occasion. However, people remember him more in context of the slimy cricketing underbelly of bookmakers and match-fixing. Arunabha Sengupta looks at the career of the most visually gratifying of batsmen whose career ended under obscurity of allegations.
Read MoreAbdul Hafeez Kardar: Father of Pakistan cricket
Abdul Hafeez Kardar, first Test captain of Pakistan, was born January 17, 1925. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at the man who led Pakistan to wins against all Test-playing nations.
Read MoreMajid Khan: Grace, majesty, pluck but short of greatness
Majid Khan, born September 28, 1946, was a batsman of languid grace, who played 63 Tests for Pakistan. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the career of the man who is one of the four batsmen in the history of cricket to score a century before lunch on the first day of a Test match and also became the first Pakistan batsman to score an ODI hundred.
Read MoreWasim Akram: Sorcery with the ball
Wasim Akram, born June 3, 1966, was — to put it simply — a magician with the ball. Pakistan’s most successful bowler in both Tests and One-Day Internationals, he is perhaps the greatest left-handed paceman of all time, and one of the best among all fast bowlers. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the craft and career of the legend.
Read MoreSadiq Mohammad: Youngest of the famed Mohammad brethren
Sadiq Mohammad, born May 3, 1945, is the youngest of the famous Mohammad brothers of Junagadh. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at an opening batsman who carried the burden of the Pakistan line-up on his shoulders during their ascent to the top.
Read MoreNazar Mohammad: Pakistan's first centurion
The obdurate Nazar Mohammad was born March 5, 1921. Abhishek Mukherjee looks at the man who faced the first ball and scored the first hundred for Pakistan in Tests.
Read MoreKhan Mohammad - one of the long line of fine Pakistani fast bowlers
Khan Mohammad, born January 1, 1928, formed the first lethal Pakistan pace attack by paring up with Fazal Mahmood. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the life and career of the man who bowled Pakistan’s first ball in Test cricket, took the country’s first wicket and dismissed Len Hutton with the first ball he bowled to the legendary opening batsman.
Read MoreSarfraz Nawaz - the man who pioneered reverse-swing
Sarfraz Nawaz, born December 1, 1948, was a trend-setting fast-medium bowler of Pakistan. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the career of the man who developed the art and science of reverse swing.
Read MoreImran Khan - The Legend of Pakistan
Imran Khan (born November 25, 1953) was perhaps the greatest all-rounder since Garry Sobers. Arunabha Sengupta looks back on the career of the man who was instrumental in making cricket the craze it is in the subcontinent
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