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Abdul Hafeez Kardar
Pakistani cricketer, politician, and diplomat · Pakistan · On the map · Athletes · Lived 1925 to 1996 · aged 71
Abdul Hafeez Kardar PP, HI was a Pakistani cricketer, politician, and diplomat. He was the first captain of the Pakistan cricket team and one of only three players to have played Test cricket for both India and Pakistan.
Abdul Hafeez Kardar is read about 35 times a day, in 11 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 25 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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Close ties
- Vijay Hazare Teammate at India national team, 1946-1953
Lala Amarnath Teammate at India national team, 1946-1952
Mushtaq Ali Teammate at India national team, 1946-1952
Vijay Merchant Teammate at India national team, 1946-1951
Vinoo Mankad Teammate at India national team, 1946-1958- Polly Umrigar Teammate at India national team, 1948-1958
Amir Elahi Teammate at India national team, 1947-1952- Datta Gaekwad Teammate at India national team, 1952-1958
Hemu Adhikari Teammate at India national team, 1947-1958
- Vijay Manjrekar Teammate at India national team, 1951-1958
C. S. Nayudu Teammate at India national team, 1946-1952- Chandu Sarwate Teammate at India national team, 1946-1951
Fateh Singh Rao Gaekwad, Crown Prince of Baroda Teammate at India national team, 1946-1958- C. D. Gopinath Teammate at India national team, 1951-1958
Dattu Phadkar Teammate at India national team, 1947-1958- Ghulam Ahmed Teammate at India national team, 1948-1958
- Gulabrai Ramchand Teammate at India national team, 1952-1958
- Eric Hollies Teammate at Warwickshire County Cricket Club, 1948-1950
- Nana Joshi Teammate at India national team, 1951-1958
- Subhash Gupte Teammate at India national team, 1951-1958
- Gul Mohammad Teammate at India national team, 1946-1956
Rusi Modi Teammate at India national team, 1946-1952- Sadashiv Shinde Teammate at India national team, 1946-1952
- Tom Pritchard Teammate at Warwickshire County Cricket Club, 1948-1950
Career 5
ClubYears
Warwickshire County Cricket Club1948-1950
Oxford University Cricket Club1947-1949
India1946-1958
Muslims cricket team1944
Northern India cricket team1943-1945
Awards
About this person
Known as "The Skipper," Kardar led the Pakistan cricket team in its first 23 Test matches, spanning from 1952 to 1958, and later became the nation's foremost cricket administrator.
Country
Pakistan
Category
Athletes
Type
Athlete
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1925 to 1996 · aged 71
