Abdul Kadir
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Abdul Kadir (born May 10, 1944, Karachi
— died March 12, 2002, Karachi) was a Pakistan
i cricket
er who played in four Tests
from 1964 to 1965. A wicketkeeper, Abdul was run out for 95 on his Test debut, against Australia
at Karachi. He had opened the batting with Khalid Ibadulla
with whom he made 249. His only other Test half century was an innings of 58 at Auckland.
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
— died March 12, 2002, Karachi) was a Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
i cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played in four Tests
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
from 1964 to 1965. A wicketkeeper, Abdul was run out for 95 on his Test debut, against Australia
Australian cricket team
The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877...
at Karachi. He had opened the batting with Khalid Ibadulla
Khalid Ibadulla
Khalid "Billy" Ibadulla is a former Pakistani cricketer and TVNZ cricket commentator. He played in four Tests between 1964 and 1967. Most of his cricket was played for Warwickshire, for whom he appeared between 1954 and 1972...
with whom he made 249. His only other Test half century was an innings of 58 at Auckland.