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{{Short description|Pakistani cricketer}}
{{EngvarB|date=August 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Khalid Latif
| image =
| country = Pakistan
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|11|4|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Karachi]], Pakistan
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [[off break]]
| role = [[Batting (cricket)|Batsman]]
| international = true
| internationalspan = 2008–2016
| odidebutdate = 30 January
| odidebutyear = 2008
| odidebutagainst = Zimbabwe
| odicap = 163
| lastodidate = 31 January
| lastodiyear = 2010
| lastodiagainst = Australia
| odishirt =
| T20Idebutdate = 12 October
| T20Idebutyear = 2008
| T20Idebutagainst = Zimbabwe
| T20Icap = 29
| lastT20Idate = 27 September
| lastT20Iyear = 2016
| lastT20Iagainst = West Indies
| T20Ishirt =
| club1 = [[Karachi Dolphins]]
| year1 = 2005–2015
| club2 = [[Karachi Blues cricket team|Karachi Blues]]
| year2 = 2000/01
| club3 = [[Pakistan A cricket team|Pakistan A]]
| year3 = 2000/01
| club4 = [[Pakistani U-19 cricket team|Pakistan U-19]]
| year4 = 2000/01
| club5 = [[Islamabad United (cricket)|Islamabad United]]
| year5 = 2016–2017
| columns = 4
| column1 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| matches1 = 5
| runs1 = 147
| bat avg1 = 29.40
| 100s/50s1 = 0/1
| top score1 = 64
| deliveries1 = –
| wickets1 = –
| bowl avg1 = –
| fivefor1 = –
| tenfor1 = –
| best bowling1 = –
| catches/stumpings1 = 1/–
| column2 = [[Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| matches2 = 10
| runs2 = 142
| bat avg2 = 14.2
| 100s/50s2 = 0/1
| top score2 = 59
| deliveries2 = –
| wickets2 = –
| bowl avg2 = –
| fivefor2 = –
| tenfor2 = –
| best bowling2 = –
| catches/stumpings2 = 1/–
| column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches3 = 111
| runs3 = 6,640
| bat avg3 = 35.31
| 100s/50s3 = 19/27
| top score3 = 254[[not out|*]]
| deliveries3 = 513
| wickets3 = 9
| bowl avg3 = 45.00
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 3/22
| catches/stumpings3 = 67/–
| column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches4 = 71
| runs4 = 2,816
| bat avg4 = 46.16
| 100s/50s4 = 11/9
| top score4 = 204[[not out|*]]
| deliveries4 = 60
| wickets4 = 1
| bowl avg4 = 59.00
| fivefor4 = 0
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 1/9
| catches/stumpings4 = 32/–
| date = 30 November
| year = 2013
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/player/41046.html ESPNcricinfo
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry| {{PAK}}}}
{{MedalSport|Men's [[Cricket]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2010 Asian Games|2010 Guangzhou]]|[[Cricket at the 2010 Asian Games|Team]]}}
}}
'''Khalid Latif''' ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|خالد لطیف}}}}; born 4 November 1985) is a Pakistani former [[cricket]]er who played as an opening batsman in international cricket for Pakistan. A right-handed opening batsman, he captained Pakistan during the country's [[2004 Under-19 Cricket World Cup]] and the [[Cricket at the 2010 Asian Games – Men|2010 Asian Games]] bronze medal wins. In 2017, the [[Pakistan Cricket Board]] banned from Latif from playing cricket for five years and fined him ₨. 1 million over his involvement in the [[2017 Pakistan Super League spot-fixing scandal]].<ref name="auto0">{{cite web|title=Sharjeel, Latif provisionally suspended by PCB|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-super-league-2016-17/content/story/1081875.html|publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=10 February 2017}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{cite news|last1=Zeeshan Ahmed|first1=Abu Bakar Bilal|title=Khalid Latif slapped with 5-year ban, Rs 1m fine in PSL spot-fixing case|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1358897/khalid-latif-slapped-with-5-year-ban-rs1m-fine-in-psl-spot-fixing-case|access-date=20 September 2017|work=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]]|location=Pakistan|date=20 September 2017}}</ref> In 2023, a court in the Netherlands convicted Latif of [[Attempted murder|attempting to provoke the murder]] of Dutch politician [[Geert Wilders]], and sentenced him to 12 years in prison.<ref>{{cite news|date=11 September 2023|title=Khalid Latif sentenced by Netherlands court over video post inciting violence|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/khalid-latif-sentenced-by-netherlands-court-over-video-post-inciting-violence-1397635|publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=12 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Armstrong|first=Kathryn|date=11 September 2023|title=Khalid Latif: Cricketer sentenced over Dutch MP Geert Wilders murder threat|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66776141|publisher=[[BBC News]]|access-date=12 September 2023}}</ref>

==Career==
Khalid Latif was captain of the Pakistani side which won the [[2004 U-19 Cricket World Cup|Under-19 World Cup]] in 2004. He was the highest scorer for Pakistan at the 2004 U-19 World Cup, scoring 291 runs in eight innings. Latif made his [[One Day International]] (ODI) debut at [[Faisalabad]] against [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]] in 2008 and the same year he made his [[Twenty20 International]] debut against Zimbabwe.

In November 2009, during the 1st ODI against [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]], he scored a patient 64 runs from 112 balls in a 138-run win at the [[Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium|Sheikh Zayed Stadium]] in [[Abu Dhabi]].<ref>{{cite web|title=1st ODI (D/N), Pakistan v New Zealand ODI Series at Abu Dhabi, Nov 3 2009|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/13438/scorecard/426720/New-Zealand-vs-Pakistan-1st-ODI-pakistan-v-new-zealand-odi-series|publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=20 September 2017}}</ref>

In January 2010, during the 5th ODI at [[Western Australia Cricket Association Ground|Perth]] against [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]], Latif was tackled from behind by a spectator who rushed onto the field. The [[International Cricket Council|ICC]] later asked [[Cricket Australia]] for a detailed report into the breach of security.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/446490.html|title=ICC asks Cricket Australia for report on security breach|publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=2 February 2010}}</ref>

Latif captained the Pakistan cricket team in the [[Cricket at the 2010 Asian Games – Men|2010 Asian Games]]. He stated that his goal was to help his team win the gold medal in the games.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/68059/pakistan-eyeing-asian-games-cricket-gold/|title=Pakistan eyeing Asian Games cricket gold|date=27 October 2010|work=[[The Express Tribune]]}}</ref> However, he had to settle for a bronze, after losing to Afghanistan in the semi-finals. He was selected in the [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] squad for the [[2016 ICC World Twenty20]].

In 2016, Latif scored a fifty in a blistering knock to take his side to victory versus England in [[Pakistani cricket team in England and Ireland in 2016#T20I series|the only T20]].

===2017 Pakistan Super League spot-fixing===
{{Main|2017 Pakistan Super League spot-fixing scandal}}
On 10 February 2017, he was provisionally suspended under the [[Pakistan Cricket Board]]'s (PCB) anti-corruption code as part of an ongoing investigation into an organisation's alleged attempts to corrupt the [[2017 Pakistan Super League]].<ref name="auto0"/> On 18 February, Latif, along with teammate [[Sharjeel Khan]], was formally charged by the PCB for violating the anti-corruption code.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-super-league-2016-17/content/story/1083169.html|title=Sharjeel, Latif charged for alleged corruption|last=Farooq|first=Umar|date=18 February 2017|publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]}}</ref>

On 20 September, Latif was banned for five years from all forms of cricket in a short verdict announced by a three-man PCB tribunal.<ref name="auto1"/> He was also fined ₨. 1 million ({{circa}} US$9,489) and was found guilty of six major breaches of the PCB's anti-corruption code. Latif did not show up to hear the verdict being announced.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Farooq|first1=Umar|title=Khalid Latif banned for five years for role in PSL spot-fixing scandal|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/20762897/khalid-latif-banned-five-years-role-psl-spot-fixing-scandal|access-date=20 September 2017|publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|date=20 September 2017}}</ref>

==Dutch caricature contest==
In August 2018, he placed a [[Bounty (reward)|bounty]] of ₨. 3 million ({{circa}} US$24,000) on Dutch [[Far-right politics|far-right]] member of parliament [[Geert Wilders]] for planning to hold a [[caricature]] contest depicting Islamic prophet [[Muhammad]].<ref name="auto2">{{cite news|last=Dettmer|first=Jamie|date=28 August 2018|title=Threats Mount Over Dutch Cartoon Contest With Bounty Placed on Wilders|url=https://www.voanews.com/a/threats-mount-over-dutch-cartoon-contest-with-bounty-placed-on-wilders/4547244.html|work=[[Voice of America|VOA]]|access-date=30 August 2023}}</ref> The contest was organized by Wilders in the parliamentary offices of his party and received more than 200 entries, to be judged by [[Albanian Americans|Albanian American]] cartoonist and former Muslim [[Bosch Fawstin]].<ref name="auto2"/> The contest was eventually cancelled due to safety concerns,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-netherlands-cartoon-lawmaker/dutch-lawmaker-cancels-mohammad-cartoon-contest-over-safety-concerns-idUSKCN1LF2FM/|title=Dutch lawmaker cancels Mohammad cartoon contest over safety concerns|work=Reuters|date=30 August 2018}}</ref> but was held the next year.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-netherlands-cartoon-wilders-idUSKBN1YX098/|title=Dutch anti-Islam lawmaker ends Mohammad cartoon contest within hours|date=29 December 2019|work=Reuters}}</ref>

On 29 August 2023, Latif had to stand trial in the Netherlands for placing a bounty on Wilders, for [[incitement]], and for making [[threat]]s. He refused to appear at the [[w:nl:Justitieel Complex Schiphol|Schiphol Judicial Complex]] in [[Haarlemmermeer]].<ref>{{cite news|date=11 September 2023|title=Pakistaan krijgt 12 jaar cel voor oproep tot moord op Wilders|trans-title=Pakistani gets 12 years in prison for calling for the murder of Wilders|url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2490087-pakistaan-krijgt-12-jaar-cel-voor-oproep-tot-moord-op-wilders|language=nl|work=[[Nederlandse Omroep Stichting|NOS]]|access-date=11 September 2023}}</ref> The court of [[The Hague]] tried Latif {{lang|la|[[Trial in absentia|in absentia]]}} and sentenced him to 12 years imprisonment, in a verdict on 11 September 2023.<ref>Rechtbank Den Haag 11 September 2023, {{ECLI|ECLI:NL:RBDHA:2023:13579}} ({{ISO 639 name|nl}})</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rechtspraak.nl/Organisatie-en-contact/Organisatie/Rechtbanken/Rechtbank-Den-Haag/Nieuws/Paginas/12-jaar-cel-voor-uitlokking-moord-op-Wilders.aspx|title=12 jaar cel voor poging uitlokking moord op Geert Wilders|trans-title=12 years imprisonment for attempting to incite the murder of Geert Wilders|date=11 September 2023|website=Rechtspraak.nl|publisher=de Rechtspraak|language=nl|access-date=15 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=11 September 2023|title=Dutch court sentences Pakistani ex-cricketer who threatened Geert Wilders|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/11/pakistani-ex-cricketer-sentenced-to-12-years-for-threatening-dutch-mp|work=[[Al Jazeera English]]|access-date=12 September 2023}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{cricinfo|id=41046}}

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