Saeed Ahmed (Urdu: سعید احمد; 1 October 1937 – 20 March 2024) was a Pakistani Test cricketer who captained the national team, and later became a preacher and member of Tablighi Jamaat.
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| Full name | Saeed Ahmed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 October 1937 Jalandhar, Punjab Province, British India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 March 2024 (aged 86) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm offbreak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Younis Ahmed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 27) | 17 January 1958 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 29 December 1972 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 13 June 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pride of Performance Award Recipient | |
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| Date | 1962 |
| Country | Islamic Republic of Pakistan |
| Presented by | Islamic Republic of Pakistan |
Born in 1937 at Jalandhar in what was then British Punjab, part of British India and educated at Government Islamia College in Lahore, Saeed's brother Younis Ahmed also played cricket for Pakistan.[2]
A right-handed middle order batsman with a powerful drive and bowled off-breaks, Saeed made his Test début on 17 January 1958 against West Indies at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados. He made 65 in the second innings, at one stage partnering with Hanif Mohammad who went on to make 337. Saeed finished the series with 508 runs.
Saeed captained his side in three drawn Tests in 1968–69 but his career ended in controversial circumstances when he declared himself unfit for the third Test against Australia in 1972 due to what he claimed was a back injury. In the previous Test, he had been involved in a heated altercation with Australian fast bowler Dennis Lillee and the Pakistan management was sceptical about Saeed's injury.[2] In all, Saeed played 41 Tests, scoring 2991 runs at 40.41 and taking 22 wickets at 36.45.
Personal life and death
editSaeed married renowned businesswoman Begum Salma Ahmed, a relative of Pakistani diplomat Shahryar Khan, and became involved in the business.[2]
In 1980, he quit his cricket and business careers and joined Tablighi Jamaat as a preacher.[2]
Saeed Ahmed died on 20 March 2024, at the age of 86.[3]
Records
editReferences
edit- ^ Saeed Ahmed gets Pride of Performance award
- ^ a b c d Salman Faridi (7 June 2020). "The Twenty Two Families of Pakistan Test Cricket – Part III". The News International (newspaper). Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "Former Test captain Saeed Ahmed dies aged 86". Cricket Pakistan. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Records / Test matches / Batting records / Fastest to 1000 runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "PCB mourns passing of former Test captain Saeed Ahmed". www.geosuper.tv. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Former Test Captain Saeed Ahmed passes away". PakPassion.net. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "قومی ٹیسٹ ٹیم کے چھٹے کپتان سعید احمد 86برس کی عمر میں انتقال کر گئے". Dawnnews Television. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "پاکستان کے سابق ٹیسٹ کپتان سعید احمد 86 برس کی عمر میں انتقال کر گئے". urdu.geo.tv. Retrieved 20 March 2024.