Written By: Sruti Thakur | Updated: Jul 26, 2025, 1:32 PM
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Meet the first Pakistan cricketer to play in IPL, not Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Akhtar, Shoaib Malik, Sohail Tanveer, take a look in this photo collection to know about the cricketer and which franchise he played for
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This Pakistani cricketer was part of the Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2008, the inaugural season of the tournament.
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He was part of one of the most historic matches in IPL history, when Brendon McCullum smashed an explosive 158 off 73 deliveries against the Royal Challengers Banglore at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.
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This star cricketer from Pakistan is Mohammad Hafeez, who was picked by KKR in the inaugural season of the IPL.
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Mohammad Hafeez was picked by KKR for his all-rounder abilities, but he failed to perform with the bat as he scored just runs in the 8 matches he played, whereas he picked 2 wickets.
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Following the inaugural IPL season in 2008, where 12 Pakistani players featured in the tournament, the BCCI decided to ban Pakistani cricketers from participating in the league after the Mumbai terror attack later that year.
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