Former Pakistan captain and legendary fast bowler Fazal Mahmood, who played Test cricket for 10 years, died at his Lahore home on Monday after suffering a heart attack.

Mahmood, 78, played 34 Tests for Pakistan between 1952 and 1962 after choosing not to tour Australia with the Indian cricket team in 1948.

His family sources said Mahmood suffered a massive cardiac arrest at 3.57 pm (IST) and died on way to hospital.

He is survived by two sons and a daughter. He will be buried in Lahore on Tuesday.

At the time of his death, he was employed by Ayesha Textile Mills and the Pakistan Cricket Board, where he was the PCB chairman's advisor on fast bowling.

Mahmood, who also played in the Ranji Trophy for Northern India, took 139 wickets in his Test career and led Pakistan in 10 Test matches.

A former police officer, the handsome Mahmood was a heart-throb of young women and Wisden labelled him the 'Imran Khan of the 1950s'.