Bashir Haider (born 30 December 1940) is a former Pakistani

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er. A fast-medium bowler for the Pakistan Railways team, he played

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from 1960 to 1971. Haider was one of the fastest bowlers in Pakistan in his time, but was inaccurate. He captained Pakistan Railways in the

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in 1964–65 when they inflicted the heaviest defeat in first-class cricket history: by an innings and 851 runs over

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.Richard Heller and

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, ''White on Green: Celebrating the Drama of Pakistan Cricket'', Simon & Schuster, London, 2016, pp. 112–18. His best first-class figures were 5 for 76 against

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in the

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in 1968–69. His grandson

Ahmed Bashir Ahmed Bashir (born 10 December 1995) is a Pakistani cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Lahore Eagles in the 2014–15 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy on 12 November 2014. In September 2019, he was named in Central Punjab's squad for the 2019– ...

is also a first-class cricketer in Pakistan.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Haider, Bashir 1940 births Living people Pakistani cricketers Pakistan Railways cricketers Cricketers from Sheikhupura