Khurshid Ahmed (born 1934) is a Pakistani former cricketer who played

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in 1952 and 1953. A wicketkeeper-batsman, Khurshid Ahmed toured England with

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in 1952. He was selected as the reserve wicketkeeper for Pakistan's first

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tour, to India in 1952-53, but played in only four of the 12 first-class matches and none of the Tests. On the tour he scored a

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in his first first-class match, against

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. He opened the batting in the second innings, and after the first three wickets had fallen for 18 he added 189 for the fourth wicket with his captain,

Abdul Hafeez Kardar Abdul Hafeez Kardar PP, HI ( ur, ) (17 January 1925 – 21 April 1996) was a Pakistani cricketer, politician and diplomat. He was the first captain of the Pakistan cricket team. He is one of the only three players to have played Test crick ...

, and finished with 101 in 137 minutes. He played one first-class match soon after the tour, then disappeared from the first-class game while still in his teens.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ahmed, Khurshid 1934 births Living people Pakistani cricketers Cricketers from Amritsar