{{Short description|Pakistani cricketer and umpire (1946–2024)}} {{use dmy dates|date=May 2014}} {{similar names|Muhammad Nazir (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Mohammad Nazir | image = | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1946|3|8|df=yes}} | birth_place = Rawalpindi, Punjab Province, British India | death_date = {{Death date and age|2024|11|21|1946|3|8|df=yes}} | death_place = Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan | heightft = | heightinch = | heightm = | country = Pakistan | batting = Right-handed | bowling = Right-arm offbreak | international = true | internationalspan = 1969–1984
| onetest = | testdebutdate = 24 October | testdebutyear = 1969 | testdebutagainst = New Zealand | testcap = 60 | lasttestdate = 9 December | lasttestyear = 1983 | lasttestagainst = Australia
| odidebutdate = 21 November | odidebutyear = 1980 | odidebutagainst = West Indies | odicap = 30 | lastodidate = 10 January | lastodiyear = 1984 | lastodiagainst = Australia
| columns = 3 | column1 = Test | matches1 = 14 | runs1 = 144 | bat avg1 = 18.00 | 100s/50s1 = 0/0 | top score1 = 29* | deliveries1 = 3,262 | wickets1 = 34 | bowl avg1 = 33.05 | fivefor1 = 3 | tenfor1 = 0 | best bowling1 = 7/99 | catches/stumpings1 = 4/– | column2 = ODI | matches2 = 4 | runs2 = 4 | bat avg2 = – | 100s/50s2 = 0/0 | top score2 = 2* | deliveries2 = 222 | wickets2 = 3 | bowl avg2 = 52.00 | fivefor2 = 0 | tenfor2 = 0 | best bowling2 = 2/37 | catches/stumpings2 = 0/– | column3 = FC | matches3 = 180 | runs3 = 4,242 | bat avg3 = 22.20 | 100s/50s3 = 2/13 | top score3 = 113* | deliveries3 = 52,045 | wickets3 = 829 | bowl avg3 = 19.26 | fivefor3 = 63 | tenfor3 = 16 | best bowling3 = 8/99 | catches/stumpings3 = 86/– | date = 22 November | year = 2024 | source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/41294.html ESPNcricinfo }}
'''Mohammad Nazir''' ({{langx|ur|{{nq|محمد نذیر}}}}; 8 March 1946 – 21 November 2024) was a Pakistani cricketer who played in 14 Test matches and four One Day Internationals (ODIs) from 1969 to 1984.<ref name="Cricinfo">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/player/41294.html |title=Mohammad Nazir |access-date=16 May 2014 |website=Espncricinfo.com}}</ref>
An off-spinner, Nazir took 7 wickets for 99 runs on debut in the first innings of the 1st Test between Pakistan and New Zealand in 1969, besides contributing a handy 29 not out with the bat in the first innings, and an unbeaten 17 in the second.<ref name="espncricinfo">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63048.html |title=1st Test: Pakistan v New Zealand at Karachi, Oct 24–27, 1969 |access-date=2011-12-13|website=Espncricinfo.com}}</ref>
He became a cricket umpire after retiring as a player. He officiated in five Tests and 15 ODIs between 1994 and 2000.<ref name="Cricinfo" /><ref>{{cite news |title=PCB saddened with passing of former Test Cricketer Mohammad Nazir |url=https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/pcb-saddened-with-passing-of-former-test-cricketer-mohammad-nazir.html |access-date=22 November 2024 |work=PCB |date=21 November 2024}}</ref>
Nazir died on 21 November 2024, at the age of 78.<ref name="j000">{{cite web | title=Pakistan's former Test spinner Nazir Junior passes away after prolonged illness | website=Daily Pakistan English News | date=2024-11-21 | url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/21-Nov-2024/pakistans-former-test-spinner-nazir-junior-passes-away-after-prolonged-illness | access-date=2025-02-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-21 |title=Mohammad Nazir, former Pakistan offspinner and umpire, dies |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/cricket/story/_/id/42523557/mohammad-nazir-former-pakistan-offspinner-umpire-passes-away |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=سابق ٹیسٹ کرکٹر محمد نذیر جونیئر انتقال کر گئے |url=https://jang.com.pk/news/1413208 |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=jang.com.pk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=ڈیسک |first=ویب |date=2024-11-21 |title=سابق ٹیسٹ کرکٹر محمد نذیر جونیئر انتقال کر گئے |url=https://www.jasarat.com/2024/11/21/nazeer-2/ |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=Daily Jasarat News |language=en-US}}</ref>
==See also== * List of Test cricket umpires * List of One Day International cricket umpires * List of Pakistan cricketers who have taken five-wicket hauls on Test debut
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