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: خضرحيات, born 5 January 1939) is a Pakistani former cricketer and umpire. He played
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for ten years before taking up umpiring. He officiated in 34
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and 55
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matches.


Biography

Hayat was born on 5 January 1939 in Lahore, Pakistan


Playing career

Before becoming an umpire, Hayat played in 21 first-class matches. He played once for the Punjab A cricket team in January 1957, in the 1956/7
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against
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, but failed to score a run in either innings. He then played for Pakistan Railways in January 1960, in their 1959/60 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy quarter-final match against
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, making small scores. He played twice for a combined Railways and Quetta team in January 1961, helping them to win the semi-final and final of the 1960/1
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, scoring 52 not out in their winning first-innings score of 468 in the final. He played as
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for Pakistan Railways from 1961 to 1965, scoring 121 against Pakistan Universities in December 1962, and bowling 10 balls against
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in a losing match in March 1964. Ijaz Hussain took over as wicket-keeper in December 1964, and Hayat captained Pakistan Railways against the Sargodha cricket team, a combined Punjab University and Lahore Education Board team, and against Lahore Greens in 1964/5, making 58 in the latter match. He played for the Pakistan Railways Greens against Karachi University and Karachi Blues in April 1966, bowling a few overs in both matches. His last two matches were played for Pakistan Railways against
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and Karachi Blues in January 1968 under the captaincy of Arif Butt. His first-class career total was 539 runs, at a
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of 22.45, including one century and two half-centuries. He took 15 catches and made 3
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s. He bowled very occasional
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s, delivering only 52 balls and taking no wickets.


Umpiring career

Hayat officiated in 34 Tests from March 1980 to October 1996, and 55
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s (ODI) from November 1978 to December 1996, mainly in Pakistan. He made his Test umpiring debut in March 1980, in the 3rd Test between
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and
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at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore; his fellow on-field umpire in that match was
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. He umpired regularly in Test matches in Pakistan until 1996. In 1994, he and Mahboob Shah were the two Pakistani representatives on the first international panel of umpires, set up by the ICC to ensure that one neutral umpire would officiate in every Test match. He umpired in his first Test outside Pakistan in March 1994, in the match between
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at Trust Bank Park (
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),
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, together with Brian Aldridge. His last Test was the 1st Test between Pakistan and
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at
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in October 1996. In December 1989, Hayat deputized as square leg umpire for John Holder, who suffered a stomach upset, in
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's 100th Test, against India at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, while John Hampshire stood behind the stumps at both ends. After the 1st Test between Australia and Sri Lanka at Perth in December 1995, Hayat was caught up in controversy when he and
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alleged that the Sri Lankan team had tampered with the ball. The Sri Lankans were later cleared by the ICC. Hayat made his debut as an ODI umpire in the match between Pakistan and India at Zafar Ali Stadium in
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on 3 November 1978. He umpired in ODI tournaments in
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, and in the
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in India, the
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in New Zealand and Australia, and the
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in Sri Lanka and Pakistan. His last ODI was played between Pakistan and New Zealand at Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot on 6 December 1996.Khizer Hayat's last ODI as an Umpire
/ref> In the 1978 India Pakistan series, Hayat and fellow umpire Javed Akhtar came under criticism for cheating. Having given every decision on behalf of Pakistan, and having ignored 4 wide balls above the bowlers head, India were forced to concede the match from a winning position. The 2 umpires have denied these allegations.


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* 1939 births Living people Pakistani Test cricket umpires Pakistani One Day International cricket umpires Pakistani cricketers Punjab A cricketers Pakistan Railways cricketers Cricketers from Lahore {{Pakistan-cricket-bio-stub