Haroon_Rashid_(cricketer)
Haroon Rasheed
Pakistani cricketer
Haroon Rasheed Dar (born 25 March 1953) is a retired Pakistani cricketer who played in 23 Test matches and 12 One Day International from 1977 to 1983.
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 Haroon Rashid (right) in 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 25 March 1953 (1953-03-25) (age 71) Karachi, Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 77) | 14 January 1977 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 14 January 1983 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 23) | 30 December 1977 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 08 October 1982 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As a child he attended the Church Mission School (CMS) in Karachi.[1]
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Product of the Muslim Gymkhana in Karachi, he was picked up for the squad but in 1978 he was exposed of the moving ball. But Rasheed showed grit in the Jamaica Test of 1976–77 where most of the top order feared the mighty West Indian attack.
In 1984, Haroon quit first-class cricket and joined United Bank. In 1988 he coached United Bank U19s, went on to be national U19s selector and coach and selected Shahid Afridi who lived near him. Later he was asked to send replacements for the injury hit Pakistan side in Kenya where Afridi was sent & he made historical 102(37).[2]
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Harood Rasheed escaped a hit and run attack for not selecting a player advised on a phone in 1995.
Harood was pulled out of the car near a Karachi Shopping Centre by youngsters for his slow batting in the 1979 Semi Final.
- Sharif, Azizullah. "KARACHI: Restoration of Church Mission School ordered" (). Dawn. 20 February 2010. Retrieved on 26 May 2014.
- Chaudhry, Ijaz (1 November 2013) I can take credit for the discovery of Afridi. espncricinfo.com
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