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Mohammad Ilyas Mahmood (born March 19, 1946, Lahore, Punjab) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in ten Tests from 1964 to 1969. In his brief career, he failed to have a long-lasting impact on the international arena with his batting average being a miserly 23.21, compared to 35.71 in first-class cricket[1] . He made his debut against Australia in 1964 at Melbourne but failed to make an impact, scoring 6 and 3 in a drawn case[2] [3] . However, in the return tour of New Zealand to Pakistan, he found some form and scored a match-winning 126 at Karachi in 1964[4] . He last played for Pakistan in 1969 against England where he could not score enough runs to further retain his place in the squad[5] .
Life after retirement[edit]
Mohammad Ilyas headed the junior selection committee of the Pakistan cricket team in November 2008[6] . He further went on to be a part of the selection committee of the senior squad in July 2009[7] . He maintained that position until July 2010, when his contract expired and was not renewed[8] . He served another stint as the interim chief selector for the Pakistan cricket team from October 2011 to May 2012, resigning due to personal issues[9] .
Controversy[edit]
His appointment as selector of the national team is marred with controversy. He is the father-in-law of Imran Farhat.[2] He first threatened to go on a hunger strike after the allegedly unfair treatment of his son-in-law after Farhat was overlooked during selection[10] . Farhat, himself, protested and was fined 50% of his match fee for dissent[11] . Ilyas was also banned from the Gaddafi Stadium by the PCB after he threatened to 'go on a war' against the selectors[12] . Moreover, Ilyas had a fallout with Shahid Afridi which resulted in Afridi retiring conditionally[13] from International cricket. Ilyas opposed the selection of Afridi whereas Afridi accused Ilyas of giving unfair advantage to his son-in-law, Imran Farhat. Ilyas held the argument that Afridi favored a certain group of cricketers[14] . He was served two showcause notices by the PCB in June 2011 due to his part in the Afridi-PCB dispute and his appearance in a talk-show that included the banned Salman Butt on the guest panel.[15] He was suspended by the PCB but then his suspension was lifted after a disciplinary committee hearing. He was issued a warning by the committee and was asked to practice caution whilst dealing with the media[16] .
notes[edit]
- ^ Williamson, Martin. "Mohammad Ilyas". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ "Pakistan tour of Australia, 1964/65". Cricinfo.
- ^ "Australia v Pakistan". Wisdem Alamnack. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ "New Zealand tour of Pakistan, 1964/65". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ "England tour of Pakistan, 1968/69". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ "Jaffar and Shoaib Mohammad retained as selectors". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ "Iqbal Qasim appointed chief selector". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ "Mohammad Ilyas appointed Pakistan's chief selector". NDTV sports. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ "PCB's chief selector Mohammad Ilyas quits". NDTV SPORTS. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ "Former Test batsman to go on hunger strike". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ "Farhat slapped with fine for dissent".
- ^ "Former Test batsman banned after threats". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ "Shahid Afridi 'quits' international cricket". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ "Selector Ilyas suspended by PCB". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ "Selector Mohammad Ilyas served showcause notices". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ "PCB asked to lift selector Ilyas' suspension". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2013.