Education
He graduated from Islamia College, Lahore.
He graduated from Islamia College, Lahore.
Jahangir was a big man who stood six feet and bowled medium pace. Majid"s son Bazid Khan also represented Pakistan for the first time in 2005, making the family the second, after the Headleys to have three consecutive generations of Test cricketers.Baqa Jilani is brother in law of Doctor Mohammad Jahangir Khan also represented India in Test Cricket. Jahangir scored 108 on his first-class debut and took seven wickets in the second innings of the match.
He represented India in her first ever Test against England at Lord"s in 1932.
After the tour, he stayed back in England and took a doctorate from Cambridge University. He passed the final Bar from Middle Temple.
In that time he was Cambridge blue in cricket for four years. He also made two appearances in Gentlemen v Players matches.
In 1935 playing for Indian Gymkhana, he also scored 1380 runs in two months, at an average of 70.
When India toured England in 1936 he joined the team and appeared in all three Tests. Back in India, he played in the Bombay Pentangular in 1939. While playing against Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord"s in 1936, he bowled a ball to Tom Pearce that struck and killed an airborne sparrow.
The bird was subsequently stuffed and mounted on the match ball which is currently exhibited in the Master Control Console Museum at Lord"son
Jahangir was to captain India in a tour of Ceylon in 1940-1941 that was cancelled due to the war. Jahangir was a selector between 1939-1940 and 1941-1942.
After moving to Pakistan after 1947, he served a selector in Pakistan and managed the team that toured India in 1960–1961. He was a college principal and then served as the Director of Education in Pakistan before retiring.
When Jalandhar hosted its first Test match in 1983, Jahangir was specially invited to attend the match.
He represented India in American Automobile Association in 1932 and British Empire Games 1934 in London. At the time of his death, he was the last survivor from the team that played for India in her first Test.