Mohammad Hussain, the former Pakistani left arm spinner test cricketer, has died in Lahore at the age of 45 due to kidneys failure.
He had been suffering from CKD kidney disease for some time and was on dialysis. He also had diabetes. Hussain contested two Tests and 14 ODIs for Pakistan between 1996 and 1998.
As per ESPN cricinfo, In 1996 he made his Test debut against Zimbabwe at Faisalabad. He had to wait two years for his next test appearance two years later - against Australia in Rawalpindi.
He was a regular member of the ODI squad for a 12-month period from May 1997 to April 1998, but was elected XI in less than half of the 36 ODIs Pakistan played in that period.
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He won 13 wickets in that format, including a winning four-for-one against India in Dhaka in the Silver Jubilee Independence Cup. A practical low order racket, he averaged 30.80 for his 154 ODI races. "It's really sad to read about Hussain's death, expressed by" Rashid Latif, the former Pakistani captain.
“He was a great cricketer and a very good team player. I captained UBL [United Bank Limited] when he joined the team in the 90s and was my roommate. It was enough to get to know him. a good batsman and bowler - all in all a well rounded package for the team, a player who has a lot to offer his captain that a captain can always count on.
