KARACHI, May 6: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Monday honoured country’s stalwarts who established records at an impressive function.

Former captains Javed Miandad and Wasim Akram returned with bagful of mementos. But Hanif Mohammad remained the star of the evening when he made a rare public appearance.

Hanif was rewarded for his 337 against the West Indies at Georgetown in 1957-58 spanning over 970 minutes.

“It gives me great pleasure that Pakistan is now a formidable team,” he said in a brief statement.

Wasim, who has 414 Test wickets, including five wickets or more 25 times and two Test hat-tricks, said he was still enjoying the game which was making him to continue the sport.

Miandad, who disappeared after scooping eight mementos, said he had enjoyed his every appearance for Pakistan and looked at his career with pride.

Wasim Bari, who was awarded for his highest scalps behind the wickets, said it gave him great pleasure to see Pakistan had two excellent wicketkeepers in Rashid Latif and Moin Khan.

Jeff Crowe, the Black Caps manager, said his team were enjoying their visit in country though he admitted that heat was slowly becoming tough. He, nevertheless, praised the hospitality of the host board and termed them professionals running the affairs.

Director PCB, Brig Munawwar Ahmad Rana, in his welcome speech, thanked the visitors for fulfilling their commitment even in testing conditions. He said the visitors were entertaining the spectators and looked forward to a good second Test.

He said this October’s home series against Australia would be known as the Golden Jubilee Test series. Pakistan celebrate their 50 years of Test cricket on Oct 16.

Hanif Mohammad - highest individual score, longest innings in Test cricket, century in each innings

Javed Miandad - highest number of Tests, highest runs, maximum centuries, highest batting average, highest number of catches, highest number of half centuries, century in each innings.

Wasim Akram - highest number of wickets, highest number of five wickets or more in an innings.

Imran Khan - best bowling average, best bowling in a Test, century and 10 wickets in the same match.

Majid Khan - Fastest century

Abdul Qadir - best bowling in an innings

Mohammad Zahid - best bowling on Test debut

Hasan Raza - youngest Test cricketer.

Wasim Bari - highest dismissals, maximum catches in an innings

Wajahatullah Wasti - century in each innings.

Century on debut - Mohammad Wasim, Taufiq Umer, Javed Miandad, Younis Khan, Khalid Ibadullah, Salim Malik, Ali Naqvi, Azhar Mahmood

Zaheer Abbas - fastest double century for Pakistan

Carrying the bat - Nazar Mohammad, Mudassar Nazar, Saeed Anwar

Hat trick - Mohammad Sami, Wasim Akram, Abdul Razzaq

Intikhab Alam - wicket on first ball

Rashid Latif - highest catches in an innings

8th wicket record - Wasim Akram & Saqlain Mushtaq

10th wicket record - Azhar Mahmood & Mushtaq Ahmad

Test cricketer of the year - Abdul Razzaq

ODI cricketer of the year - Shahid Afridi

Best batsman (domestic) - Taufiq Umer

Youngest cricketer of the year - Danish Kaneria

Best cricketer (domestic) - Yasir Arafat

Best bowler (domestic) - Fazle Akbar

Best wicketkeeper (domestic) - Kamran Akram

Best fielder (domestic) - Ijaz Junior

Rookie of the year - Sufian Munir