PCB mourns the passing of former Test cricketer and chief selector Mohammad Ilyas

Lahore, 12 January 2025: The Pakistan Cricket Board today expressed its sadness following the passing of Pakistan’s Test cap 49 and former chief selector Mohammad Ilyas. He was 79 and fighting a prolonged illness.

Ilyas – a right-hand batter and right-arm leg-spin bowler – played 10 Test matches along with 82 first-class and two List-A games between 1961 and 1976.

He made his Test debut against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 4 December 1964 and played his last Test match against England at Dhaka from 28 February to 3 March 1969. Apart from one Test century, he boasted a record of 12 first-class tons having scored 4,607 runs in the format.

His solitary Test century came in the third Test match of a 2-0 home series win over New Zealand in March-April 1965. He played a masterful 126 while opening the batting as Pakistan hunted down the 202-run target in Karachi to seal the series.

Chairman PCB Mohsin Naqvi extended his heartfelt sympathies and condolences to the bereaved family, while also paying homage to the late Mr. Ilyas for his valuable services to the game of cricket in Pakistan.

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