Altaf Hussain (East Pakistan cricketer)

Altaf Hussain (1943 – 27 February 2019) was a Bangladeshi cricketer who played first-class cricket in the 1960s.[1] Overall, he played six first-class matches for different teams of East Pakistan.[2]

A right-arm fast bowler, he made his first-class debut for the East Pakistan team against a strong Karachi Green side in Karachi the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. He failed to pick up any wickets in his debut match. And although he went wicketless in his next first-class match as well, at the famous national stadium, Karachi, he enjoyed a fine match, playing for Dacca, against Dacca University, at the outer stadium, in March 1965. In this match, his 2/20 and 3/9 contributed greatly to a big win for the Dacca team.

Overall, in 6 first-class matches, he took 6 wickets at 36 apiece.[3]

After retirement he became heavily involved with cricket coaching. His contribution to the game was recognized by BSJA, which gave him a special category award in 2012.[4]

References
  1. "Altaf Hussain". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  2. "Altaf Hussain, independent Bangladesh's first coach, dies". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  3. – CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  4. "The Independent | Online Edition". www.theindependentbd.com. Retrieved 11 August 2013.


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