He is best known for playing the longest innings in Test cricket. (bit.ly/2bjGywq)"Hanif took batting to great heights and many batsmen drew inspiration from him. Hanif, who was renowned for his immaculate defensive technique, played in Pakistan's first ever Test match and scored 3,915 runs in 55 Tests. In 1958, he batted for 970 minutes to make 337 runs against West Indies in Bridgetown to save the Test for Pakistan who were following on. Known as Asian Bradman, Hanif scored 499 playing for Karachi in 1958-59, the highest individual score in first-class cricket until West Indian Brian Lara made 501 not out for English county Warwickshire in 1994.

Source: bd News24 August 11, 2016 13:07 UTC