Mansoor Akhtar

Mansoor Akhtar (born 25 December 1957) is a Pakistani former cricketer who played in 19 Test matches and 41 One Day Internationals between 1980 and 1990. He partnered Waheed Mirza in a world record opening stand of 561 in 1977. The partnership is still the best for the first wicket in first-class cricket. He scored one century and three half-centuries, with a highest score of 111 against Australia in Faisalabad.

Mansoor Akhtar

Personal information
Full name	Mansoor Akhtar
Born	25 December 1957 Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off spin
Role	All-rounder
Relations	Fawad Alam (son-in-law)[1]
International information
National side	Pakistan
Test debut	24 November 1980 v West Indies
Last Test	12 January 1990 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 29)	21 November 1980 v West Indies
Last ODI	3 January 1990 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1974/75–1990/91	Karachi Whites
1975/76–1997/98	Karachi Blues
1976/77–1978/79	Sind
1978/79–1996/97	United Bank Limited
1988/89–1990/91	Karachi
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 19 41 240 183 Runs scored 655 593 13,804 5,445 Batting average 25.19 17.44 37.71 35.35 100s/50s 1/3 0/0 28/69 4/37 Top score 111 47 224* 153* Balls bowled – 138 2,536 1,204 Wickets – 2 37 25 Bowling average – 55.00 37.83 40.24 5 wickets in innings – 0 0 0 10 wickets in match – 0 0 0 Best bowling – 1/7 3/24 3/25 Catches/stumpings 9/– 14/– 167/2 53/–
Source: CricInfo, 19 September 2011

On 7 August 2019, Mansoor Akhtar, along with one other person named Ramesh Gupta from India, was alleged to have approached Pakistani cricketer Umar Akmal for match fixing during the second edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament. Akmal, however, reported the approach to the Pakistan Cricket Board and tournament officials. Anti-corruption officials instructed all participating teams to stay away from Akhtar and Ramesh Gupta. Mansoor Akhtar has admitted meeting Umar Akmal, but hasn't admitted to the allegations of fixing.[2]

References

1. "Cricketing Dynasties: The Twenty Two Families of Pakistan Test Cricket – Part 6 | Sports | thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk.
2. "Global T20 Canada 2019: Former Pakistan cricketer Mansoor Akhtar approaches Umar Akmal for match-fixing". CricTracker. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.