Former Pakistan first-class cricketer Zafar Sarfraz dies of coronavirus
Former Pakistan first-class cricketer Zafar Sarfraz has died of
Covid-19 at the Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar late Monday.
According
to a report in geo.tv, the 50-year old is the first professional cricket player
from Pakistan to succumb to the coronavirus, after testing positive last
Tuesday. He had been on a ventilator for the past three days, hospital
officials added.
Zafar,
a left-handed batter and slow left-arm orthodox bowler, played first-class
cricket from 1988 to 1994 and List A cricket from 1990 to 1992. He made 616
runs from 15 first-class games for Peshawar and also had 96 runs from six
one-day games before retiring in 1994 and moving on to coach both the senior
and the Under-19 Peshawar teams in the mid-2000s.
Zafar was the brother of late Pakistan international cricketer Akhtar Sarfraz, who went on to play four ODIs between December 1997 and October 1998, scoring 66 runs in four innings.
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