Sajjad Akbar (Urdu: سجاد اکبر; 1 March 1961 – 21 May 2024) was a Pakistani cricketer who played two One Day Internationals in 1990.
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Born | Lahore, West Pakistan, Pakistan | 1 March 1961||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 21 May 2024 | (aged 63)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bowling | Right-arm offbreak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 11 April 2013 |
A middle-order batsman and off-spin bowler, he played first-class cricket in Pakistan from 1978–79 to 2000–01. In the 1989–90 season, he took 104 wickets at an average of 22.38.[1] Playing for the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation against Karachi in 1987–88, he took 9 for 59 and 6 for 63.[2]
Akbar died from a heart attack on 21 May 2024, at the age of 63.[3]
References
edit- ^ "First-class bowling in each season by Sajjad Akbar". Cricketarchive.com.
- ^ "Karachi v Pakistan National Shipping Corporation 1987-88 : Scorecard". Cricketarchive.com.
- ^ "Former Pakistani cricketer Sajjad Akbar passes away". 24newshd.tv.
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