Mohsin Khan: News

Mohsin Khan was a star, not just on the cricket field but also on the big screen. It was just that he was far better at the former than the latter. One of the far and few South Asian batsmen who did not falter in the face of hostile fast bowling on Australian and English pitches, Khan was a mainstay in the Pakistan lineup till his premature retirement from international cricket in 1986. Hailing from Karachi, Mohsin Khan made his first-class debut in the 1970-1971 season. His international debut came against the West Indies in an ODI in 1977. He made his Test debut against England in 1978. A right-handed batsman, Khan formed a formidable partnership with Mudassar Nazar at the top of the order for Pakistan. In a Test match against England at Lord’s in 1982, he became the first Pakistani batsman to score a double hundred at the venue. In the following season, he showed his mettle against hostile pace bowling by scoring consecutive Test centuries at Adelaide and Melbourne. Khan’s career came to an end when he married Bollywood actress Reena Roy and moved to Bombay.