Shoaib Mohammad (Urdu: شعیب محمد; born 8 January 1961) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 45 Tests and 63 ODIs from 1983 to 1995.Shoaib is the son of former Pakistani cricketer Hanif Mohammad. Shoaib was a right-handed batsmen who represented the country until the mid-1990s. He is currently involved in development of cricket in Pakistan and is coaching and taking trials on behalf of Pakistan Cricket Board. On February 11, 2014, he was appointed the fielding coach of the national team. His son Shehzar Mohammad is a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper for Pakistan International Airlines.
Test career
Shoaib Mohammad started his Test career in 1983 against India at Jalandhar, but he could not score much in this Test. He also managed to score only 9 runs in an innings. He scored 80 runs against England next year. At the end of the year, he scored 31/34 against New Zealand in Karachi. Scored his first century when he scored 101 runs. Pakistan made 487/9 in their first innings. Kris Srikkanth 123, Dilip Vengsarkar 96, Sunil Gavaskar 91, Mohinder Amarnath 89. The hosts scored 527/9 in the second innings. Shoaib Mohammad scored 45 runs in the second innings. His failure in the last Tests in Kolkata and Jaipur was astonishing.With the exception of a half-century at Birmingham...More about Mohammad Shoaib...
