Naved Latif (born 21 February 1976) is a Pakistani former

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er who played for the

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between 2001 and 2003. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler.

Domestic career

During 2004/05 he started playing

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. He made a few appearances in the South Nottinghamshire League in Division 1 for Plumtree CC, before signing for

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in the

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in early 2008. Playing for

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against

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in the 2000/01

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, Latif scored 394 in exactly 13 hours. This was the highest first-class score made in Pakistan since

Aftab Baloch Aftab Baloch ( ur, آفتاب بلوچ) (1 April 1953 – 24 January 2022) was a Pakistani cricketer. Career He played in two Tests from 1969 to 1975. A right-handed middle order batsman and capable right arm offbreak bowler, Baloch is best kno ...

's 428 at Karachi in 1973/74. It was also the tenth-highest score in the history of first-class cricket.''

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'' 2002, p. 1384.

International career

He has played in one

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, against the

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in January/February 2002. Latif made his ODI debut match against

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in 2001. He later made an outstanding

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of 113 against

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in his 2nd ODI match. His last appearance in ODI cricket was in 2003 against

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Domestic career

International career

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