Imtiaz Ahmed PP ( ur, ), (5 January 1928 – 31 December 2016) was a cricketer who played for

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first Test team in 1952 and in 40 subsequent Test matches. He played in Pakistan's first 39 Test matches, setting a record for the most consecutive Tests played from a team's inaugural match.

Biography

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Born in

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, Ahmed was educated at

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. He played in 41 Tests and scored over 2000 runs. He was a middle order batsman who also sometimes batted in the top order. He was Pakistan's second Test

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as Hanif Mohammad had kept wickets in Pakistan's inaugural Test. He made the first Test double hundred by a wicketkeeper when he scored 209 against

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in October 1955. On 6 March 1951, playing for India Prime Minister's XI against a Commonwealth XI, Ahmed scored a triple century (300

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) while following on, a feat that has been achieved by only two others. He received

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Award from the

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for sports in 1966. Ahmed also played in the

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in India. Ahmed died in Lahore, Punjab on 31 December 2016 due to a chest infection. He was 88 years old.

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