In his obituary by ESPNcricinfo, he was honoured as the original Little Master, a title later assumed by Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar.

It was the only Test match instance of a triple century in a team's second innings[9] until it was equaled by New Zealand cricketer Brendon McCullum against India in 2014.

Hanif's career lasted until 1975–76, but he never played in the English County Championship, although he did have an outing for the Northamptonshire Second XI in August 1965 whilst preparing for his appearance for a Rest of the World XI against England at the Scarborough Festival a few days later.

Another brother Raees was once twelfth man for Pakistan, and four nephews had first-class careers.

Hanif's mother Ameer Bee was a national badminton champion in pre-independence British India.

He had been undergoing treatment for lung cancer in Karachi's Aga Khan Hospital.

[16] Hanif's triple-century against the West Indies team in 1957/58 made him a legend in the cricketing world.

Hanif received the Pride of Performance Award in 1959 by the Government of Pakistan[17] The Memon community of Karachi has built a park in his honor for representing the community called "Cutchi Memon Family Park and Little Master Hanif Mohammad Cricket Ground.

"[18] In December 2016 the Pakistan Cricket Board opened the Hanif Mohammad High Performance Sports Centre in Karachi, next to the National Stadium.