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The famous Hollywood actress Eva Gardner came to Lahore in the 50s to shoot the movie "Bhavani Junction", she saw Fazal Mehmood in a club and kept seeing her and then wished that Fazal would be with her. dance
During the 1954 tour of England, the Pakistan cricket team also met the Queen of Great Britain. Queen Elizabeth saw Fazal Mahmood and immediately said that you do not look Pakistani, why are your eyes blue?
Pakistan won the Oval Test thanks to Fazl Mehmood's 12 wickets, the British newspaper headlined the next day
ENGLAND FAZZALED OUT
After that, Fazal Mahmood was called "Hero of the Oval".
In 1955 Wisden counted him among the 5 best players of the year. He was the first Pakistani player to receive this honour.
In those days, only film actresses used to tell the secret of their beauty in advertisements.
Then when the fame of this young cricketer along with his good looks began to be discussed. Fazal Mehmood with fair complexion and blue eyes became the heartbeat of millions of hearts. Advertising companies also wanted to take advantage of Fazal Mahmood's fame and thus Fazal Mahmood became Pakistan's first sports model by appearing in the Burl Cream advertisement.
Fazal Mahmood was born on February 18, 1927 in Lahore. After graduation from Islamia College, he did MA in Economics from Punjab University. He started playing cricket from 1943. He also captained ten Tests.
Pakistan got Test playing status in 1952 and Pakistan played their first match against India in Delhi where they suffered a heavy defeat. The team players were returning from the field with a heavy heart, said a girl standing on the boundary line
"Well played, but can't beat India!".
This girl was Indira Gandhi, the daughter of the then Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, who later became Prime Minister herself, and this phrase was addressed to Pakistan's vice-captain Fazl Mahmood, who in his own song "From Dusk to Dawn" imitated her. What is mentioned?
Fazal responded to this taunt in the next Test played in Lucknow, taking 5 wickets in the first innings and 7 in the second for a total of 12, as Pakistan won the match by an innings and a huge margin of 43 runs.
Then in February 1959, Fazal Mahmood became the first Pakistani player to take 100 wickets in Test cricket by dismissing Gary Sobers in a Test against the West Indies in Karachi.
Even the poet was influenced by the fame and popularity of Fazal Mahmood. These lines of Majid Amjad's 1955 poem "Autograph" are about Fazl Mahmood.
That bowler went home to a crowd of fans
She walked on the white page with pride
Hussain's wicket fell amidst the cheers
.
Fazal Mahmood played 34 Tests in his career and took 139 wickets.
Fazal Mehmood joined the police and rose to the rank of DIG.
After his retirement, he joined Dr. Tahir-ul-Qadri's Tehreek Minhaj-e-Quran. He also contested the elections from its political arm Pakistan Awami Tehreek.
At the last age, I came to know that I divorced my wife. After that, he used to spend the time from Isha to Fajr at Datta Darbar. He also used to give adhan in his local mosque.
Fazl Mahmood died on 30 May 2005 in Lahore, and was buried in the Graveyard of Masafir Khana, Garhi Shahu.
During the 1954 tour of England, the Pakistan cricket team also met the Queen of Great Britain. Queen Elizabeth saw Fazal Mahmood and immediately said that you do not look Pakistani, why are your eyes blue?
Pakistan won the Oval Test thanks to Fazl Mehmood's 12 wickets, the British newspaper headlined the next day
ENGLAND FAZZALED OUT
After that, Fazal Mahmood was called "Hero of the Oval".
In 1955 Wisden counted him among the 5 best players of the year. He was the first Pakistani player to receive this honour.
In those days, only film actresses used to tell the secret of their beauty in advertisements.
Then when the fame of this young cricketer along with his good looks began to be discussed. Fazal Mehmood with fair complexion and blue eyes became the heartbeat of millions of hearts. Advertising companies also wanted to take advantage of Fazal Mahmood's fame and thus Fazal Mahmood became Pakistan's first sports model by appearing in the Burl Cream advertisement.
Fazal Mahmood was born on February 18, 1927 in Lahore. After graduation from Islamia College, he did MA in Economics from Punjab University. He started playing cricket from 1943. He also captained ten Tests.
Pakistan got Test playing status in 1952 and Pakistan played their first match against India in Delhi where they suffered a heavy defeat. The team players were returning from the field with a heavy heart, said a girl standing on the boundary line
"Well played, but can't beat India!".
This girl was Indira Gandhi, the daughter of the then Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, who later became Prime Minister herself, and this phrase was addressed to Pakistan's vice-captain Fazl Mahmood, who in his own song "From Dusk to Dawn" imitated her. What is mentioned?
Fazal responded to this taunt in the next Test played in Lucknow, taking 5 wickets in the first innings and 7 in the second for a total of 12, as Pakistan won the match by an innings and a huge margin of 43 runs.
Then in February 1959, Fazal Mahmood became the first Pakistani player to take 100 wickets in Test cricket by dismissing Gary Sobers in a Test against the West Indies in Karachi.
Even the poet was influenced by the fame and popularity of Fazal Mahmood. These lines of Majid Amjad's 1955 poem "Autograph" are about Fazl Mahmood.
That bowler went home to a crowd of fans
She walked on the white page with pride
Hussain's wicket fell amidst the cheers
.
Fazal Mahmood played 34 Tests in his career and took 139 wickets.
Fazal Mehmood joined the police and rose to the rank of DIG.
After his retirement, he joined Dr. Tahir-ul-Qadri's Tehreek Minhaj-e-Quran. He also contested the elections from its political arm Pakistan Awami Tehreek.
At the last age, I came to know that I divorced my wife. After that, he used to spend the time from Isha to Fajr at Datta Darbar. He also used to give adhan in his local mosque.
Fazl Mahmood died on 30 May 2005 in Lahore, and was buried in the Graveyard of Masafir Khana, Garhi Shahu.
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