Abdul Hafeez Kardar
A.H. Kardar in 1954
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| Full name | Abdul Hafeez Kardar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
17 January 1925 Lahore, Punjab, British India |
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| Died | 21 April 1996 (aged 71) Islamabad, Punjab, Pakistan |
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| Nickname | played as Abdul Hafeez (until 1947) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Left-handed batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Slow left arm orthodox spin bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Pakistan captain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Zulfiqar Ahmed (brother-in-law), Farooq Kardar (cousin), CAF Hastilow (father-in-law), Shahid Kardar (son) |
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| Test debut (cap 29/7) | 22 June 1946 Subcontinent v England |
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| Last Test | 26 March 1958 Pakistan v West Indies |
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1953–1954 | Combined Services | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1948–1950 | Warwickshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1947–1949 | Oxford University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1944 | Muslims | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1943–1945 | Northern India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: CricketArchive, 3 December 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Abdul Hafeez Kardar (Urdu: عبد الحفیظ کاردار ) 
pronunciation or Abdul Kardar (17 January 1925 – 21 April 1996) was an international cricketer, who is one of the only three players to have played Test cricket for both India and Pakistan, the other two being Amir Elahi and Gul Mohammad. He became the first captain of the Pakistan cricket team and is widely regarded as a father figure of Pakistan's cricket. He received the Pride of Performance Award from the Government of Pakistan in 1958.
Kardar was born in a famous Kardar Arain family of Lahore, Punjab in 1925, and educated at Islamia College, Lahore and University College, Oxford. He played domestic cricket for a variety of teams, including: Oxford University, Northern India and Muslims. He was one of the few players of his generation who played for India in Tests against England, and following the independence of Pakistan, representing Pakistan. Kardar was appointed to lead the team which would play its first official Test series touring India in 1952–53. Kardar fielded his men against Lala Amarnath's Indian team. Although India won in Delhi and Bombay and won the series, Kardar's Pakistan achieved their first Test victory in only the second Test in Lucknow.
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