culture and society | January 17, 2026

The Greatest Pakistani Cricketers

Birthdate: December 21, 1934

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Junagadh, Gujarat, India

Died: August 11, 2016

Known as the Little Master of Pakistan, Hanif Mohammad was perhaps the first international star of Pakistani cricket. He also scripted history by becoming the first Pakistani cricketer with a Test cricket triple hundred. While his brothers played cricket, too, his mother was a national badminton champion.