Misbah-ul-Haq awarded honorary life membership by Marylebone Cricket Club

Misbah-ul-Haq, Former Pakistan captain, awarded Honorary Life Membership by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). He becomes the 22nd Pakistani to receive the honour.

Published on: Jul 14, 2017, 15:50:07 IST

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Former Pakistan Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq was honoured with Honorary Life Membership by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) for his services to the game.

Misbah-ul-Haq recently announced his retirement from Test cricket after a series win against West Indies. (AFP)

Misbah was presented with the membership at the Lord’s Cricket Ground during the rain-interrupted match between Afghanistan and the MCC XI earlier this week.

The 43-year-old Misbah is the 22nd Pakistani to receive the honour and joins the likes of Mushtaq Mohammad, Zaheer Abbas, Imran Khan, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis and Javed Miandad.

The last Pakistani to receive the honour was Ramiz Raja, who was awarded membership in 2015.

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