Waqar Hassan: Last surviving member of Pakistan inaugural Test XI passed away

• He was member of the side that played India in Delhi in October 1952.
• The right-hander went on to play 21 Test matches during the course of a first-class career that spanned more than a decade and a half, from 1948-49 to 1965-66.

The last surviving member of Pakistan’s inaugural Test XI Waqar Hasan passed away in Karachi at the age of 87.

He was member of the side that played India in Delhi in October 1952.

The middle-order batsman hadn’t had the good outing when he came to bat for the first time scoring 8 and 5 in an innings defeat. However he ended the five-Test series as Pakistan's highest run-maker, with 357 runs at an average of 44.62, including three half-centuries.

He went on to play 21 Test matches during the course of a first-class career that spanned more than a decade and a half, from 1948-49 to 1965-66.

The right-handed batsman finished with 1071 runs in 35 Test innings, an average of 31.50, and hit a century and six half-centuries. His first-class average was 35.64.

Waqar also served as a national selector, in spells during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.