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Pakistani
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Pakistan
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PAK
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Rashid Latif
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Right-handed batsman (RHB)
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Legbreak
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37
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1381
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2877
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1/7
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150
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2
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0
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-
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0
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0
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-
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119/11
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166
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1709
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1942
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0/3
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79
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0
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0
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-
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0
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-
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182/38
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December 28
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2005
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(born
October 14 ,
1968 in
Karachi ) is a
Pakistan i cricketer. He started playing for the Pakistani national team in 1992 after the World Cup. He impressed the selectors by hitting a fine 50 in his Test debut. This however didn't cement his place in the national squad as he was and still is in competition with another
Pakistan i
Cricket er named
Moin Khan . This led to
Latif 's constant roller coaster ride which saw him getting in and out of the squad constantly. In 1996, he announced retirement after differences with some team players and the team management. He came back shortly and became the captain of
Pakistan i
Cricket team in 1998. Soon however, again due to differences, he was dropped from the team and replaced by his rival
Moin Khan .
Latif remained out of the national squad until 2001 when after a string of poor performances, the
Pakistan i team replaced
Moin Khan (who was the captain) with
Rashid Latif . After coming back into the squad, he somewhat cemented his place in the squad by keeping the wicket and giving a string of good batting performances. The highlight of his career came when after the
2003 Cricket World Cup , he was announced the captain of the
Pakistan i team. Under him, Pakistan successfully experimented with several new players and the team gave positive results. He can also be credited with uniting the players due to his good captaincy skills both on and off the field. However, differences between Latif and the team management again surfaced in 2003-2004 which saw him lose his title as a captain to
Inzamam -ul-Haq. He, upon finishing the series with
Bangladesh (in which he lost the title) axed himself from the squad and since has been out of the team despite his attempts to get back into squad.
One must note that
Rashid Latif has a huge fan following in his hometown (
Karachi ) where he is often regarded as a modern day Pakistani hero. He is credited by trying to bring the match fixers and dishonest players worldwide to justice. People often say that it was his role as a whistle blower which caused his career to be chequered. He currently manages a well established cricket academy in
Karachi ,
Pakistan by the name of
Rashid Latif Cricket Academy (RLCA) . The academy has already produced players who are in the national squad.
