Azeem Hafeez

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox cricketer Raja Azeem Hafeez (born 29 July 1963) is a Pakistani former cricketer who played 18 Test matches for the national team from 1983 to 1985.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

A left-arm fast bowler, Hafeez was born with two fingers missing on his right (non-bowling) hand.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Hafeez could never establish a regular place for himself in the Pakistan team, predominantly because of the strength of its fast bowling at that time, anchored by Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Biography

Raja Azeem Hafeez was born on 29 July 1963 in Jhelum. Despite being born with fingers on his right hand, Hafeez became a successful swing bowler.<ref name="auto">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Hafeez began his career at the inter-collegiate and club levels in Karachi, including in the Nazimabad Super Cup.<ref name="auto"/> He played for Pak Crescent, a leading Karachi club, and was effective in batting and fielding despite his physical limitation.<ref name="auto"/>

His performances in Under-19 matches against Australia led to his entry into first-class cricket with Allied Bank under the captaincy of Shoaib Habib.<ref name="auto"/>

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