Thursday, October 10th, 2024

A cricketer, who was missing two fingers, became the world's star bowler, even Kapil Dev could not keep up.


New Delhi. Many cricketers of the world were able to play cricket despite being victims of accidents. In childhood, when former Pakistan fast bowler Aja Azim Hafeez was born, two fingers of his right hand were missing. When he started growing up, he developed a desire to become a cricketer. Despite having no fingers, he was successful in becoming a cricketer. Even Kapil Dev could not stand in front of him.

Aja Azim Hafeez of Pakistan was born on 29 July 1963 in Jhelum. Despite being born without three fingers on his right hand, Hafeez managed to become a bowler. He was known for his swing. Hafeez first started playing cricket at inter and club level. He also used to do excellent fielding since that time. Due to which he also got a place in the Pakistan team.

Aja Hafeez got the chance to play for Pakistan for the first time in the year 1983 in the ODI match against India on 10 September. He took one wicket in that match. Hafeez had taken the wicket of Indian legend Kapil Dev. Hafeez got Kapil caught out by Mohsin Khan.

He also made his Test debut against India. After 4 days i.e. on 14 September, he got a chance to debut in the Test. In the first innings, he once again got Kapil Dev caught out by Mohsin Khan. Apart from this, he also took the wicket of Indian legend Madan Lal. Let us tell you that Azim played a total of 18 Test and 15 ODI matches for Pakistan. During this period he had taken 63 and 15 wickets in his name. He failed to show excellence with the bat.

first published : October 1, 2024, 6:01 pm IST


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