Full Name Khalid Latif Born ( 1985-11-04 ) 4 November 1985 (age 38)
Birth Place Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan Role Batsman | National team
Pakistan
Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling style Right-arm off break | |
Current teams Pakistan national cricket team, Karachi Dolphins | ||
Khalid Latif (Urdu: خالد لطیف), (born 4 November 1985 in Karachi) is a Pakistani cricketer.
A right-handed opening batsman, Latif was captain of the Pakistani side which won the U-19 World Cup in 2004. He made his One Day International debut at Faisalabad against Zimbabwe in 2008. He scored a patient 64 runs from 112 balls in a 138 runs win against New Zealand at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on 3 November 2009.
During the 5th One Day International at Perth against Australia in January 2010, Latif was tackled from behind by a spectator who rushed onto the field. The ICC later asked Cricket Australia for a detailed report into the breach of security.
Latif then captained the Pakistan Cricket team in the 2010 Asian Games he stated that his goal was to help his team win the gold medal in the games. However, he had to settle for a bronze, after losing to Afghanistan in the semi finals.
