Agha Zahid
Agha Zahid (Urdu: آغا زاہد) (born 7 January 1953) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in one test against West Indies in 1975. He had a long and distinguished domestic first-class career scoring over 13,000 runs in 227 matches.[1] He played for Devon County Cricket Club and Barton Cricket Club from 1982 to 1986. He also won promotion in first attempt followed by two consecutive first division championship in 1983–84.
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| Full name | Agha Zahid | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 January 1953 Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-hand bat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only Test (cap 69) | 15 February 1975 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 19 June 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
After retiring from playing, Zahid worked as the Chief Curator for Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), retiring from that role in 2020.[2] Throughout his career, he has also coached Pakistan national under-19 cricket team, and Pakistan women's national cricket team. He coached U-15 in Lambord World Cup England in 1996 and also coached Pakistan U-19 against Australia home in 1997. He toured to Bangladesh as Coach Pakistan A to win SAARC Championship in 1997. Later on toured England with Pakistan A team. He had also officiated as a domestic match referee from 1995–2000. He worked as chairman of Junior selection committee 1999–2000.
Agha Zahid lives with his family, he has three daughters and a wife.
References
- "Agha Zahid". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- Sarfraz Ahmed (1 May 2020). "Chief Curator Agha Zahid quits PCB after a brilliant knock". The News International. Karachi. Retrieved 10 July 2020.