1953–54 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy eight wickets. Two Bahawalpur players, Hanif Mohammad and Fazal Mahmood (both future Pakistan captains), led the competition in runs and wickets, respectively. Five teams (Bahawalpur, Combined Services, Karachi, North-West Frontier Province, and Railways) made their first-class debuts in the tournament. The top five runscorers are included in this table, listed by runs scored and then by batting average. The top five wicket-takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by bowling average. 1953–54 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy The 1953–54 season of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy was the first edition of the tournament, and the inaugural first-class cricket competition played
Mughal-e-Azam 4 million (US$839,000) in the first week, eventually earning a net revenue of 55 million (US$11,530,000), and generating a profit of 30 million for the producers. "Mughal-e-Azam" also experienced a long theatrical run, screening to full capacity at the Maratha Mandir for three years. The film thus became the highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time by surpassing "Mother India" (1957), and retained this record until "Sholay" (1975) surpassed its net revenue. In terms of gross revenue, "Mughal-e-Azam" earned (). According to Zia Us Salam of "The Hindu" in 2009, "Mughal-e-Azam" was the highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time if adjusted