Naved Latif (born 21 February 1976) is a Pakistani former cricketer who played for the Pakistan national cricket team between 2001 and 2003. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler.

Naved Latif
Personal information
Full name
Naved Latif
Born (1976-02-21) 21 February 1976 (age 48)
Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 171)31 January 2002 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 141)31 October 2001 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI10 October 2003 v South Africa
Career statistics
CompetitionTestODI
Matches111
Runs scored20262
Batting average10.0023.81
100s/50s0/01/0
Top score20113
Balls bowled48
Wickets0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings0/–2/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 4 February 2017

Domestic career

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Playing for Sargodha against Gujranwala in the 2000/01 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Latif scored 394 in exactly 13 hours.[1][2] This was the highest first-class score made in Pakistan since Aftab Baloch's 428 at Karachi in 1973/74.[3] It was also the tenth-highest score in the history of first-class cricket.[4]

During 2004/05 he started playing Twenty20 cricket. He made a few appearances in the South Nottinghamshire League in Division 1 for Plumtree CC, before signing for Lahore Badshahs in the Indian Cricket League in early 2008.

International career

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He played in one Test match, against the West Indies in January/February 2002.[5]

Latif made his ODI debut against Zimbabwe in 2001. He later made an outstanding century of 113 against Sri Lanka in his second ODI match. His last appearance in ODI cricket was in October 2003 against South Africa.[5]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Gujranwala v Sargodha 2000–01
  2. ^ "Ahsan Ali, ninth batter to record triple century in Quaid-e-Azam Trophy". Pakistan Cricket Board. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Individual Scores of 300 and More in an Innings in First-Class Cricket". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 20 June 2008. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
  4. ^ Wisden 2002, p. 1384.
  5. ^ a b "Player Profile: Naved Latif". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 June 2024.

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