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| Born | 8 January 1961 (1961-01-08) (age 64) Karachi,Sindh,Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm offbreak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Hanif Mohammad (father) Shehzar Mohammad (son) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 97) | 24 September 1983 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 26 September 1995 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 52) | 23 November 1984 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 02 March 1993 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:ESPNcricinfo,4 February 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shoaib Mohammad (Urdu:شعیب محمد; born 8 January 1961) is aPakistani formercricketer who played in 45Tests and 63ODIs from 1983 to 1995. Shoaib is the son ofPakistan national cricket team's former captainHanif Mohammad. Shoaib was a right-handed batsmen who represented the country until the mid-1990s. Even after his retirement, Shoaib remained engaged in the development of cricket in Pakistan and coached and took trials on behalf of thePakistan Cricket Board. On February 11, 2014, he was appointed the fielding coach of the national team.[1] His sonShehzar Mohammad played as a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper forPakistan International Airlines.[2]
Shoaib Mohammad started his Test career in 1983 against India at Jalandhar, but he could not score much in this Test. He also managed to score only 9 runs in an innings. He scored 80 runs against England next year. At the end of the year, he scored 31 and 34 against New Zealand in Karachi. He scored his maiden century against India in Pakistan's tour of India in 1986-87. He pulled off 101 and 46 in the 1st Test. Taking after his father's batting style Shoaib was an orthodox opener with a chequered career with largely successful against New Zealand and India as all his 7 Test centuries came against these opponents. He was in his element against India in 1989-90 season scoring his career best 202. In 1990 he was prolific against a depleted New Zealand with three consecutive centuries in 3 Tests.
Shoaib Mohammad remained unbeaten seven times in 68 innings of 45 Test matches and scored 2705 runs at an average of 44.34. It included 7 centuries and 13 half-centuries. His highest individual score was 203 not out. Similarly, he remained unbeaten six times in 58 innings of 63 ODIs and completed 1269 runs at an average of 24.40. 126 unbeaten was his maximum score of one innings. One century and eight half-centuries were also recovered from his bat. Shoaib Mohammad also played in 211 first-class matches in which he remained unbeaten 44 times in 350 innings and scored 12682 runs at an average of 41.44 with 38 centuries and 57 half-centuries. 208 unbeaten runs was the best score of any one of his innings. Shoaib Mohammad took 5 wickets in Test matches, 20 in ODIs and 45 in First Class matches. He also caught 22 catches in Test matches, 13 in ODIs and 93 catches in First Class matches[3]
Shoaib is a member of a well-known cricketing dynasty in Pakistan. His father, Hanif Muhammad, was one of the five Mohammad brothers, four of whom (Wazir,Mushtaq,Sadiq and Hanif himself) playedTest cricket forPakistan. Hanif's fifth brotherRaees was once twelfth man for Pakistan, and four of Hanif's nephews had first-class careers. Hanif's mother Ameer Bee was a national badminton champion in pre-independence British India.
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