Ebbu Ghazali

Ebbu Ghazali
	File:MEZ Ghazali 1954.jpg
Personal information
Full name	Mohammad Ebrahim Zainuddin Ghazali
Born	June 15, 1924; Bombay, British India; (Now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India)
Died	26 April 2003 (aged 78); Karachi, Pakistan
Batting	Right-hand bat
Bowling	Right-arm offbreak
International information
National side	Pakistan;
Test debut (cap 18)	1 July 1954 v England
Last Test	22 July 1954 v England
Career statistics
	Source: [1]

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Mohammad Ebrahim Zainuddin 'Ebbu' Ghazali (born June 15, 1924, Mumbai, British India, died April 26, 2003, Karachi, Pakistan), also known as MEZ Ghazali, was a Pakistan Air Force officer, administrator, and cricketer who played for Pakistan national cricket team in two Tests in 1954.

Early life and family[edit]

Ghazali was born in Bombay, British India on 15 June 1924, in a Urdu-speaking Konkani Muslim family.^[1] His family migrated to Karachi after Creation of Pakistan in 1947.^[2]

Ghazali was the son-in-law of Feroze Khan who won a gold in the 1928 Olympics for Indian field hockey team and whose son Farooq Feroze Khan served as Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee in Pakistan Air Force .^[3]

He was also a relative of Ijaz Faqih. His sister was the mother-in-law of Ijaz Faqih.^[4]

Career[edit]

In his second Test, at Old Trafford he was dismissed for a pair within two hours, the fastest in Test history.

After his playing career, he became an administrator. He also served in the Pakistan Air Force, reaching the rank of wing commander.^[1]

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "MEZ Ghazali passes away". ESPN. April 28, 2003.
↑ Ahmed, Qamar (January 30, 2020). "Former Pakistan fast bowler Munaf passes away". DAWN.COM.
↑ "Oldest Living Olympic Gold Medallist belongs to Field Hockey Living at Karachi Feroz Khan celebrates 100th anniversary". digital.la84.org.
↑ "Cricketing Dynasties: The twenty two families of Pakistan Test cricket — Part 8 | Sports | thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk.

External links[edit]

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[auto-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "MEZ Ghazali passes away". ESPN. April 28, 2003.

[2] Ahmed, Qamar (January 30, 2020). "Former Pakistan fast bowler Munaf passes away". DAWN.COM.

[3] "Oldest Living Olympic Gold Medallist belongs to Field Hockey Living at Karachi Feroz Khan celebrates 100th anniversary". digital.la84.org.

[cricdynasty-4] "Cricketing Dynasties: The twenty two families of Pakistan Test cricket — Part 8 | Sports | thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk.

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