Haseeb Ahsan

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 worked as chief selector, team manager of Pakistan, and member of the 1987 Cricket World Cup organising committee.

[1] Ahsan made his first-class debut for North West Frontier Province and Bahawalpur, playing his only match of the season against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1955–56.

[5] He was a part of the Pakistan cricket team that toured India in 1960–61, where he played nine matches, including five Tests, and took 24 wickets at an average of 28.75.

[19] PCB chairman Zaka Ashraf said of Ahsan that he was "not only a superb Test cricketer but also was a good administrator who intimately knew the game".

[9] He was a member of the panel that heard the appeals opposed to doping bans that were imposed on Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif.

He continued his bowling until the issue reappeared during Pakistan's tour to England in 1962; the controversy ended his international career at the age of 23.

[2] President of Karachi City Cricket Association (KCCA) Sirajul Islam Bukhari stated about him that he "fought illness with courage.

[2] PCB chairman, chief operating officer Subhan Ahmad and Director General Javed Miandad condoled his death.

[26] Chief Minister of the Punjab Shahbaz Sharif "expressed deep sense of grief and sorrow" on his death.

A panoramic view of a cricket ground
Ahsan achieved his best bowling performance at the Nehru Stadium in 1961.