Mohammad Wasim (; born 8 August 1978) is a

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Pakistani cricket coach and cricketer who played for both the Pakistan and Dutch cricket teams. He played in 18

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and 25

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s from 1996 to 2000 for the

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. Wasim is the current head coach of the Pakistan women's team.

Personal life

As of February 2017, Wasim was living in

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, where he worked as a television expert on cricket and runs a cricket academy.

Cricket career

Wasim scored two Test centuries for Pakistan including one on Test debut. His debut came against New Zealand in 1996, after scoring a duck in the first innings he went on to record 109 in the second innings batting at number 7. He gradually moved up the order in subsequent tests eventually to open the innings for Pakistan in Tests. His second test ton came against Zimbabwe, scoring 192 in Harare, 1998. Wasim's most prominent experience in a Pakistani shirt came in Pakistan winning the Carlton and United Series in Australia against perhaps the two other most powerful sides in world cricket at the time, West Indies and hosts Australia. The series was low scoring and Wasim contributed significantly batting at number six. His final Test appearance was in 2000 against Sri Lanka. After being discarded he was never recalled and when Pakistan decided upon a new set of youngsters in preparation for the 2003 World Cup. In 2002/03 season, Wasim moved to play first-class cricket for

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. After two seasons he left Otago and continued to play in Pakistan. In July 2014, Wasim played a 50-over game for the

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against

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, after he acquired Dutch nationality after living in the country for several years – playing his cricket for Sparta 1888 and Dosti Amsterdam. Wasim was a regular for the North Holland Hurricanes in the

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that season and also turned out for Netherlands A in the Continental T20 Championship in Schiedam.

Coaching career

In May 2018, Wasim was appointed head coach of the Sweden national cricket team. He assisted the team in its preparation for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Europe Qualifier. Wasim was appointed head coach of the Pakistan women's team in June 2024.

Cricket administration

in December 2020, Wasim was appointed as chief selector for the

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(PCB). He was sacked from the position in December 2022.

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