Mohammad Munaf

Mohammad Munaf (2 November 1935 – 28 January 2020) was a Pakistani cricketer who played four Tests for his country from 1959 to 1962. He played first-class cricket in Pakistan from 1953 to 1971.

Early life and education Munaf was born in Bombay to a Konkani family that migrated to Pakistan from the west coast of Maharashtra.

Career After settling in Karachi, he, as a strapping young fast bowler, made his name in the Rubie Shield school tournament. At that time, he was good enough with the bat to have opened the batting with Hanif Mohammad for Sindh Madrassah. His debut Test against Australia in 1959-60 only happened because Hussain was unavailable. He would go on to play only three more Tests, all in Pakistan, with a best of 4 for 42 against England in Lahore in 1961–62. He was also part of Pakistan's squad to India on the 1960-61 tour, though once again he did not play a single Test.

Munaf's potential was never in doubt, though, as evidenced by two trips he made to England as part of the Pakistan Eaglets team. His career-best figures of 8 for 84 came on an Eaglets tour in 1963, against Kent. England may have been a good place for his bowling and though he was picked for what turned out to be a disastrous tour of England in 1962, he had to withdraw due to a leg injury.

He worked for Pakistan International Airlines. After he retired he moved to the Netherlands and settled in Amsterdam.