Khalid Latif (cricketer)

Khalid Latif (Urdu: خالد لطیف‎; born 4 November 1985) is a Pakistani former cricketer who has been banned for five years, for his involvement in spot-fixing.

Khalid Latif
خالد لطيف

Personal information
Full name	Khalid Latif
Born	4 November 1985 Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Batting	Right-hand bat
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	Batsman
International information
National side	Pakistan (2008–2016)
ODI debut (cap 163)	30 January 2008 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI	31 January 2010 v Australia
T20I debut (cap 29)	12 October 2008 v Zimbabwe
Last T20I	7 September 2016 v England
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2005–2015	Karachi Dolphins
2000/01	Karachi Blues
2000/01	Pakistan A
2000/01	Pakistan U-19
2016–2017	Islamabad United
Career statistics
Competition ODI T2OI FC LA Matches 5 10 111 71 Runs scored 147 142 6,640 2,816 Batting average 29.40 14.2 35.31 46.16 100s/50s 0/1 0/1 19/27 11/9 Top score 64 59 254* 204* Balls bowled 0 0 513 60 Wickets – – 9 1 Bowling average – – 45.00 59.00 5 wickets in innings – – 0 – 10 wickets in match – – 0 – Best bowling –/– – 3/22 1/9 Catches/stumpings 1/– 1/– 67/– 32/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 30 November 2013
Medal record Representing  Pakistan Men's Cricket Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou Team

A right-handed opening batsman, Latif captained Pakistan in the 2004 U-19 Cricket World Cup win and the 2010 Asian Games bronze medal win.

Career

Khalid Latif was captain of the Pakistani side which won the Under-19 World Cup in 2004. He was the highest scorer for Pakistan at the 2004 U-19 World Cup, scoring 291 runs in eight innings. Latif made his One Day International (ODI) debut at Faisalabad against Zimbabwe in 2008 and the same year he made his Twenty20 International debut against Zimbabwe.

In November 2009, during the 1st ODI against New Zealand, he scored a patient 64 runs from 112 balls in a 138 runs win at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.[1]

In January 2010, during the 5th ODI at Perth against Australia, Latif was tackled from behind by a spectator who rushed onto the field. The ICC later asked Cricket Australia for a detailed report into the breach of security.[2]

Latif then captained the Pakistan cricket team in the 2010 Asian Games. He stated that his goal was to help his team win the gold medal in the games.[3] However, he had to settle for a bronze, after losing to Afghanistan in the semi finals. He was selected in the Pakistan squad for the 2016 ICC World Twenty20.

In 2016, Latif scored a fifty in a blistering knock to take his side to victory versus England in the only T20.

2017 Pakistan Super League spot-fixing

On 10 February 2017, he was provisionally suspended under the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) anti-corruption code as part of an ongoing investigation into an organisation's alleged attempts to corrupt the 2017 Pakistan Super League.[4] On 18 February, Latif, along with teammate Sharjeel Khan, was formally charged by the PCB for violating the anti-corruption code.[5]

On 20 September, Latif was banned for five years from all forms of cricket in a short verdict announced by a three-man PCB tribunal.[6] He was also fined ₨. 1 million (approx. USD 9,489) and was found guilty of six major breaches of the PCB's anti-corruption code. Latif did not show up to hear the verdict being announced.[7]

Dutch caricature contest

In August 2018, he placed bounty of $24,000 on Dutch politician Geert Wilders for holding caricature contest depicting Muhammad.[8] The contest is organized by Wilders in Dutch Parliament and will have more than 200 entries, judged by American cartoonist and former Muslim Bosch Fawstin.[8]

References

1. "1st ODI (D/N), Pakistan v New Zealand ODI Series at Abu Dhabi, Nov 3 2009". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
2. "ICC asks Cricket Australia for report on security breach". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
3. "Pakistan eyeing Asian Games cricket gold". The Express Tribune. 27 October 2010.
4. "Sharjeel, Latif provisionally suspended by PCB". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
5. Farooq, Umar (18 February 2017). "Sharjeel, Latif charged for alleged corruption". ESPNcricinfo.
6. Zeeshan Ahmed, Abu Bakar Bilal (20 September 2017). "Khalid Latif slapped with 5-year ban, Rs1m fine in PSL spot-fixing case". Dawn. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
7. Farooq, Umar (20 September 2017). "Khalid Latif banned for five years for role in PSL spot-fixing scandal". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
8. Dettmer, Jamie. "Threats Mount Over Dutch Cartoon Contest With Bounty Placed on Wilders".

External links

• Khalid Latif at ESPNcricinfo