Pakistan's former Test spinner Col Shujauddin Butt, who was also taken as 1971 India-Pakistan Prisoner of War, died in England [ Images ] on Tuesday. He was 76.

Col Shuja, who played 19 Tests between 1954 and 1962 and also served as a national selector, was suffering from lung cancer.

He took 20 wickets with his left-arm spinners and also scored 395 runs. In 101 first-class games, he took 319 wickets and scored 3,490 runs.

A gentle and down to earth person, Col Shujauddin was born in Lahore [ Images ] in 1930 and represented Northern Punjab [ Images ], Services, Bahawalpur, Rawalpindi and Punjab University.

Little Master Hanif Mohammad, who played alongside Col Shuja, remembered him as a wonderful person.

"He was full of life but very serious when it came to cricket. He had a pleasing personality that attracted everyone. His death is a great loss to the country and for me, in particular because he was someone with whom I was very close."