Former Pakistan Cricket team’s former Test cricketer Abdul Qadir died on Friday due to a heart attack. Abdul Qadir’s son-in-law, Kamran Akmal, the elder of cricketer Umar Akmal, confirmed this news. Condoling Kadir’s death, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) tweeted, “The PCB is shocked to hear the news of the death of legendary player Abdul Qadir and expresses his condolences to his family and friends.” Along with this, former and current cricket veterans also mourned the death of Qadir. See tweet,
Remember playing against Abdul Qadir, one of the best spinners of his times. My heartfelt condolences to his family. RIP. pic.twitter.com/iu03d45sJ0
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) September 7, 2019
PCB is shocked at the news of ‘maestro’ Abdul Qadir’s passing and has offered its deepest condolences to his family and friends. pic.twitter.com/NTRT3cX2in
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) September 6, 2019
Abdul Qadir, the legendary Pakistan leg-spinner, has passed away at the age of 63. May he rest in peace. pic.twitter.com/Kl0Vox35Qu
— ICC (@ICC) September 6, 2019
Really Sad News , Legendary Leg spinner bowler Abdul Qadir sb passed away , He was always been so kind to me & Helpful , May Almighty Allah bless him Jannah Aameen 🤲🏼 , إِنَّا لِلّهِ وَإِنَّـا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعونَ
— Mohammad Hafeez (@MHafeez22) September 6, 2019
إِنَّا لِلّهِ وَإِنَّـا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ
Absolutely shocking news to hear the sad passing Legend Abdul Qadir saab. May Allah SWT grant him the highest rank in jannah and his family the patience to bare the loss. #Ameen
— Sarfaraz Ahmed (@SarfarazA_54) September 6, 2019
Legendary leg spinner Abdul Qadir sb passed away. Just got this sad news. The revival of leg spin in cricket is completely credited to him. He inspired a generation of bowlers to take up leg spin.
Inna lillahi wa inna elaihi rajaoon.#AbdulQadir pic.twitter.com/mhBZy2yVk9— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) September 6, 2019
PCB pays tribute to Abdul Qadir
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— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) September 6, 2019
Abdul Qadir leading Pakistan to victory with 14 needed off the last over against West Indies in Lahore during the 1987 World Cup #Cricket pic.twitter.com/UBdqGAv2Aq
— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) September 6, 2019
Shocked to hear that the maestro Abdul Qadir is no more. Such a personality. Had the opportunity of making friends with him when he was playing in Melbourne in the late 90s. Loved the stories he told. One of the greats.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) September 6, 2019
A legend of the game, Abdul Qadir left us today. Inna lilahi wa inna ilahi raajioon. #RIP
— Wahab Riaz (@WahabViki) September 6, 2019
We all belong to Allah SWT and to Him we all shall return. Deeply saddened to hear about Sir Abdul Qadir’s death. May Allah meet his soul with a smile & keep him in His shade of love & mercy, Ameen.
— Babar Azam (@babarazam258) September 6, 2019
Deeply saddened to hear the shocking news of sir Abdul Qadir sahab’s passing away, may Allah grant him highest rank in jannat and the family be blessed with sabar. Ameen
— Mohammad Amir (@iamamirofficial) September 6, 2019
Just heard the sad news about Abdul Qadir passing away. May he rest in peace. For us leg-spinners he was an icon, all those variations & tricks. The original master of the googly. Thoughts & prayers with him & his family.
— Shadab Khan (@76Shadabkhan) September 6, 2019
Abdul Qadir was 67 years old and took part in 67 matches for Pakistan Cricket Team. He has 236 wickets in Tests. He was also the chief selector of PCB. However, before this, he was known as a staunch critic of the policies of the board. After this, his role changed and he became the chief selector of the board. It was his chosen team that won the International Cricket Council (ICC) World T20 in England. However, Qadir resigned as the chief selector of the tournament after differences with former PCB chairman Ejaz Butt over the non-selection of former fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar.