LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has expressed its grief on the demise of former Test cricketer Shahid Mahmood.
Shahid Mahmood passed away at the age of 81 earlier on Sunday. According to a press release by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Shahid made his only Test appearance in July 1962 against England at Nottingham.
A seasoned first-class cricketer, Shahid played 66 matches in a 14-year-long career in which he took 89 wickets and scored 3,117 runs while turning out for Karachi, Pakistan Universities, and Public Works Departments.
He was the first Pakistan bowler to dismiss all ten batsmen in an innings, a feat that he achieved in the 1969-70 season of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. PCB Chairman Ehsan Mani said that the cricket board is saddened by the news of Shahid Mahmood’s passing.
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“He was a seasoned first-class cricketer who made his mark in domestic cricket. We share the grief of his friends and family and express our deepest sympathies,” he added.
Moreover, New Zealand thrashed West Indies on the fourth day of the test and clinched victory at the Basin Reserve on Monday. The Black Caps sealed 2-0 series sweep after winning by an innings and 12 runs. The hosts dismissed the visitors for 131 in their first innings early on Sunday. After the win, New Zealand is now leveled with Australia on 116 points at the top of the International Cricket Council Test rankings.
New Zealand also moved past England into third place in the world test championship standings. New Zealand now moves to Auckland for the first of three Twenty20 matches against Pakistan on Friday. The New Zealand Cricket Council announced its squad to play the three T20 series against Pakistan starting from Friday at Eden Park.
