Javed Burki
Birth date8 May 1938 (age 88)
Birth placeMeerut, United Provinces, British India
Family
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Columns2
Column 1Test
Matches 125
Runs 11,341
Bat avg 130.47
100s/50s 13/4
Top score 1140
Deliveries 142
Wickets 10
Bowl avg 1–
Fivefor 1–
Tenfor 1–
Best bowling 1–
Catches/stumpings 17/–
Column 2First-class
Matches 2177
Runs 29,421
Bat avg 236.37
100s/50s 222/31
Top score 2227
Deliveries 23,394
Wickets 235
Bowl avg 244.57
Fivefor 20
Tenfor 20
Best bowling 24/13
Catches/stumpings 2101/–
Internationaltrue
CountryPakistan
TestdebutagainstIndia
Testdebutdate2 December
Testdebutyear1960
Lasttestdate8 November
LasttestagainstNew Zealand
Lasttestyear1969
Testcap36
Sourcehttp://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/40877.html Cricinfo
Date12 June
Year2017

Javed Burki (; born 8 May 1938) is a Pakistani former cricketer, government official, and businessman.

Early life and family

Burki received his early education from Saint Mary's Academy at Rawalpindi. He also played cricket while studying at Oxford University (1958–1960).

Javed Burki is the son of General Wajid Ali Khan Burki (1900–1988). General Burki's sister-in-law, Shaukat Khanum (Burki), was the mother of Imran Khan,[2] cricketer and a former Prime Minister of Pakistan. Another of Burki's cousins, Majid Khan, also was Pakistan's cricket captain.

Burki's brothers include Nausherwan Burki, a founding member of the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre, and Jamshed Burki, a career civil servant who was the Interior Secretary.

Career

Cricket

Burki played in 25 Test matches from 1960 to 1969, captaining Pakistan on its tour of England in 1962. He later was an ICC match referee.[3]

Government

After retiring from cricket, Burki joined the Pakistan Civil Service as part of the District Management Malakand Division – NWFP eventually working his way up to become Secretary to Government of Pakistan's Ministry of Commerce and Secretary Ministry of Water and Power (WAPDA).

Business

Burki was CEO of Pakistan Automobile Corporation (PACO) under whose leadership Pakistan's first locally assembled car company, the Pak Suzuki Motor Company,[4] was launched.

Arrest

During the dictatorship of General Pervez Musharraf Burki objected to the questionable military vehicle procurement process by senior serving members of Pakistan's Army. To silence him, Burki and his partner Muzzamil Niazi were both arrested on 19 December 2002, in Islamabad and Lahore respectively, and taken to Karachi Central Jail.[5]

References

  1. ^ "'My greatest regret is that I was not a full-time cricketer'"
  2. ^ Khan, Imran (1993). Warrior Race. London: Butler & Tanner Ltd. ISBN 0-7011-3890-4.
  3. ^ "The finisher". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  4. ^ Pak Suzuki (2009). "Pak Suzuki Motor Company". Pak Suzuki Motor Company. Archived from the original on 16 January 2011.
  5. ^ Osman Riaz. "Free Javed Burki". Chowk. Archived from the original on 9 January 2009.