Legendary batsman Hanif Mohammad dies at 81

Cricketing legend Hanif Mohammad died at the Aga Khan Hospital on Thursday, a hospital spokesman confirmed.

The 81-year-old, who was suffering from lung cancer for which he underwent surgery in London in 2013, was shifted to the ventilator a couple of days ago after his health deteriorated.

Earlier on Thursday, reports of the cricketer’s passing away had surfaced after his son, Shoaib Mohammad, was ‘misinformed’ by doctors about his father’s death, reports Dawn.

Shoaib Mohammad told reporters that his father’s heartbeat was faint and the family mistakenly believed that he had passed away but that he is still breathing and on the ventilator.

Hanif was admitted to the Aga Khan Hospital three weeks ago after he faced breathing problems, son Shoaib Mohammad told Dawn.com on Jul 31.