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Sarfraz Nawaz admitted to London hospital

By News Desk
April 13, 2019

LONDON: Pakistan’s former test fast bowler Sarfraz Nawaz is admitted to London’s hospital due to a heart problem. 70 years old Sarfraz played 55 tests and took 177 wickets, while in 45 ODI’s he claimed 63 wickets beside taking 1,005 first class wickets.

Inventor of the reverse swing that left many a batsmen clueless back in the day. Sarfraz is best known for his nine for 86 against Australia at Melbourne in 1979 that included a spell of seven wickets for just one run off 33 balls. Following his retirement from the game, Nawaz became a commentator and later joined politics briefly.