Mohammad Sabir (1 September 1943 – 17 June 1998) was a Pakistani cricketer who played

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from 1962 to 1986. Mohammad Sabir was a leg-spin and googly bowler. He achieved his best innings and match figures in his first season when he took 7 for 61, and 13 for 99 in the match, for

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against Karachi B in a semi-final of the

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in 1962–63. Other notable performances included 11 for 80 (7 for 62 and 4 for 18) against

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in 1971–72, and 10 for 68 (4 for 47 and 6 for 21) for Dawood Industries against Lahore A in 1975–76. His first captain, the

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player

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, believed Sabir was comparable to

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. However, his fiery temperament made the selectors wary of him and despite his continued success at domestic level he did not play for Pakistan.

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