“He was in Intensive Care Unit and on a ventilator for respiratory problems and passed away today,” he said. A spokesman for the Aga Khan Hospital, where he was being treated, confirmed that Hanif had passed away at the age of 81. Karachi, Aug 11 (PTI): Pakistan's legendary former captain and batsman Hanif Mohammed, who held the record for the longest innings in Test cricket, passed away on Thursday after a prolonged battle with lung cancer. Hanif's son Shoaib Mohammed had first announced from the hospital on various television channels that his father had passed away after losing a protracted battle with various ailments. Earlier in the day, Hanif been declared clinically dead for around six minutes before he was revived back to life.

Source: The Telegraph August 11, 2016 14:48 UTC