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Ex-Pakistani Cricketer Hanif Mohammad In Recovery

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Indian cricket star Sachin Tendulkar (right) presents a commemorative shield to Hanif Mohammad. Asif Hassan—AFP

Indian cricket star Tendulkar (right) with Mohammad. Asif Hassan—AFP

Former captain underwent successful surgery for liver cancer in the U.K.

One of Pakistan’s cricket legends, Hanif Mohammad, has had surgery for liver cancer, a family friend said on Wednesday.

The 78-year-old underwent an operation at London Bridge hospital on Tuesday that saw his right liver lobe and gall bladder removed. The operation was deemed a success, with surgeon Robert Hutchins saying: “[The cancer] has been diagnosed at an early stage and it has not spread anywhere else.”

Mohammad is now set to spend one week in hospital for observation.

The first star of Pakistan cricket following the country’s creation in 1947, Mohammad was also the first batsman to be known as the ‘Little Master’—a nickname now carried by India batting great Sachin Tendulkar. He served as captain of the national team from 1964 to 1967.

Mohammad played for Pakistan between 1952 and 1970 and played the longest innings in Test history—a mammoth 970-minute (16 hours and 10 minutes), 337 against the West Indies at Bridgetown in 1958. Mohammad followed that a year later with what was then the record first-class score of 499, for Karachi against Bahawalpur in Karachi—a mark that stood for 35 years until West Indies star Brian Lara made 501 not out for Warwickshire against Durham in the English County Championship at Edgbaston in 1994.

Three of Mohammad’s brothers—Wazir, Mushtaq, and Sadiq—also played for Pakistan, as did Hanif’s son Shoaib.

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Prakash Nayak November 18, 2013 - 4:39 pm

Thank you Hanif saab for your very valued comments.You were also a hero during your era.There was always a fear for the rival team when you came out to bat.You were regarded very highly in India.
Please write regularly in the media,so that we can read/hear from you more frequently.

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