Khalid Latif (cricketer)

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 and in same year he made his Twenty20 International debut against Zimbabwe . 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. He was selected in the Pakistan squad for the 2016 ICC World Twenty20.
Khalid Latif played a blistering knock to take his side to victory versus England in the only T20 played by Pakistani cricket team in England and Ireland in 2016#T20I series.