Former Test cricketer Waqar Hassan passes away
Waqar Hassan was the last surviving member of Pakistans inaugural Test team.
KARACHI (Dunya News) - Former Test cricketer Waqar Hassan has passed away in Karachi today (Monday) at the age of 87 after protracted illness. He was the last surviving member of Pakistan’s inaugural Test team, which played India in Delhi in October 1952.
Waqar Hassan made his first-class debut at 17. During his career, he scored 1071 runs in 35 Test innings, an average of 31.50, and hit a century and six half-centuries. His first-class average was 35.64.
He also remained chief selector during 1982-83.
Originally from Lahore, Waqar shifted to Karachi in 1945 after being offered a job with the Public Works Department.
Waqar had opted out at the age of 27 to establish his textile machinery business by the early 1960s.
"I had lost my regular place in the Test team but my main reason for quitting cricket after the 1959-60 season was financial," he had stated in an interview.
Funeral prayers of the former Test cricketer will be offered on Tuesday.
