By Admin 
A sad news has come out for the cricket world. Pakistan’s oldest cricketer Wazir Mohammad died on Monday at the age of 95. He breathed his last in Birmingham (England). Pakistan Cricket Board chief Mohsin Naqvi expressed grief over the death of Wazir Mohammad.
Wazir Mohammad, elder brother of Test players Hanif Mohammad, Mushtaq Mohammad and Sadiq Mohammad, played 20 Test matches for Pakistan between 1952 and 1959. He was the oldest living member of the Pakistani team that played a Test series for the first time in 1952.
Wazir, the eldest in the family of the famous Mohammad brothers, also worked as an advisor to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) after his retirement. After this he went to Britain where he died. PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi expressed his condolences to the bereaved family and praised Wazir’s significant contribution to Pakistan cricket.
Like his other brothers, an artistic batsman, Wazir played some memorable innings in Pakistan’s inaugural Test victory. This also includes the marathon innings of 189 runs played against West Indies in Port of Spain in 1957-58, which played an important role in Pakistan’s victory. He was also the top scorer of the Pakistan team which won the Oval Test in 1954 with 42 runs.
In his Test career, Wazir Mohammad played 20 Test matches between 1952 and 1959. During this period he scored 801 runs at an average of 27.62. Wazir achieved a memorable score of 189 runs against West Indies in 1957-58.
Wazir Mohammad performed brilliantly in first class cricket. He scored runs in 105 matches at a strong average of 40.40. Also scored 11 centuries and 26 half-centuries. After his retirement from cricket, he worked as an advisor to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Then he worked as a banker in National Bank of Pakistan. After this he went to the United Kingdom, where he died.