‘Little Master’ Hanif Mohammad’s ‘heartbeat restored’ after reports of death

He has previously been diagnosed with lung cancer, which he had treatment for in London in 2013.

Earlier during the day, when reports started doing the rounds of his demise, his son Shoaib told reporters his heartbeat had become faint and the family mistakenly believed that he had passed away.

A spokesman for the Aga Khan Hospital, where he was being treated, confirmed that Hanif had passed away at the age of 81.

Admitted to the hospital since late last month due to respiratory problems, his son, Test player, Shoaib Mohammad said his father’s condition had deteriorated last week. His marathon knock of 337 that he scored against the West Indies in a Test at Bridgetown in 1957-58, is regarded as one of the epic knocks in the entire cricket history.

This after several Pakistani media outlets reported the death of Hanif, who’s being treated at a hospital in Karachi. Hanif was a true great of the game, one of the greatest batsmen in test history and a wonderful person.

Indian batting great Tendulkar took to Twitter to offer his condolences. During the course of that knock, he surpassed Don Bradman’s record for the highest individual score in first-class cricket, a record that was broken by Brian Lara’s 501 not out for Warwickshire against Durham in June 1994.

The right-handed batsman was one of the country’s early cricketers who played an integral role in Pakistan achieving Test status.

Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif himself a big cricket fan, said he had always admired the legendary batsman for his exploits and personality.

He scored 3915 runs with 12 centuries and 15 half-centuries as he finished his career with an impressive average of 43.98. The legendary batsmen Hanif Mohammad will be missed but never forgotten.

Hanif played alongside his elder brother Wazir Mohammad in Pakistan’s first-ever test – against India at New Delhi in 1952.