LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has formally inducted former Pakistan great, Fazal Mahmood, into the Hall of Fame, here at Gaddafi Stadium on Friday.

The legendary right-arm pacer took a total of 139 wickets and scored 620 runs during his international career, has been inducted into the elite list of PCB’s Hall of Fame.

Fazal is regarded as Pakistan Cricket’s torchbearer; he was a member of the national squad that defeated India at their home stadium in 1952, thanks to his outstanding bowling performance.

He is also the first Pakistani cricketer to feature in Wisden’s Five Cricketers of the Year in 1955.

PCB CEO Faisal Hasnain awarded the late’s daughter Shaista Mahmood and son Shehzad Mahmood with commemorative caps and plaques prior to the second eliminator of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 7.

Furthermore, Fazal has already been awarded the Pride of Performance Award in 1958 for his outstanding performance, the highest national honour in Pakistan. In 2012, however, he was awarded Hilal Imtiaz (Pakistan’s second-largest civil award).

It is worth mentioning here that the PCB recently inducted the legendary left-arm pacer, Wasim Akram, into the elite list of PCB’s Hall of Fame. West Indian great and ICC Hall of Famer Sir Vivian Richards presented Wasim with the commemorative cap and Plaque ahead of the PSL 7 fixture between Karachi Kings and Quetta Gladiators.

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