Haseeb Ahsan

Haseeb Ahsan

Personal information
Born	(1939-07-15)15 July 1939 Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province British India
Died	8 March 2013(2013-03-08) (aged 73) Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off spin
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Pakistan
Test debut (cap 25)	17 January 1958 v West Indies
Last Test	2 February 1962 v England
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class Matches 12 49 Runs scored 61 242 Batting average 6.77 5.62 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 14 36 Balls bowled 2,835 8,244 Wickets 27 142 Bowling average 49.25 27.71 5 wickets in innings 2 13 10 wickets in match 0 2 Best bowling 6/202 8/23 Catches/stumpings 1/– 9/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 26 August 2013

Haseeb Ahsan (Urdu: حسيب احسن; 15 July 1939 – 8 March 2013) was a Pakistani cricketer who played 12 Test matches for Pakistan between 1958 and 1962. He was born in Peshawar North West Frontier Province, British India (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan). A right-arm off spinner, he took 27 wickets in Test cricket at an average of 49.25, including two five-wicket hauls. During his first-class career, he played 49 matches and took 142 wickets at an average of 27.71.^[1] Former Pakistan cricketer Waqar Hasan said about him that he "was a fighter to the core and served Pakistan cricket with honour and dignity."^[2]

Ahsan had conflicts with former Pakistan captain Javed Burki. A controversy regarding his bowling action resulted in the premature end of his international career when he was only 23. He worked as chief selector, team manager of Pakistan, and member of the 1987 Cricket World Cup organising committee. He died in Karachi on 8 March 2013, aged 73.