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Saqlain Mushtaq
Pakistan
Player profile
Full name Saqlain Mushtaq
Born December 29, 1976, Lahore, Punjab
Current age 31 years 245 days
Major teams Ireland, Pakistan, Islamabad Cricket Association, Lahore Badshahs, Pakistan International Airlines, Surrey, Sussex
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
Ct |
St |
| Tests |
49 |
78 |
14 |
927 |
101* |
14.48 |
3603 |
25.72 |
1 |
2 |
82 |
7 |
15 |
0 |
| ODIs |
169 |
98 |
38 |
711 |
37* |
11.85 |
1434 |
49.58 |
0 |
0 |
45 |
4 |
40 |
0 |
| First-class |
192 |
260 |
59 |
3376 |
101* |
16.79 |
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1 |
14 |
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67 |
0 |
| List A |
323 |
182 |
67 |
1339 |
38* |
11.64 |
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0 |
0 |
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80 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
9 |
4 |
0 |
24 |
14 |
6.00 |
24 |
100.00 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
Bowling averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| Tests |
49 |
86 |
14070 |
6206 |
208 |
8/164 |
10/155 |
29.83 |
2.64 |
67.6 |
12 |
13 |
3 |
| ODIs |
169 |
165 |
8770 |
6275 |
288 |
5/20 |
5/20 |
21.78 |
4.29 |
30.4 |
11 |
6 |
0 |
| First-class |
192 |
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44466 |
19544 |
832 |
8/65 |
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23.49 |
2.63 |
53.4 |
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60 |
15 |
| List A |
323 |
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16062 |
11261 |
478 |
5/20 |
5/20 |
23.55 |
4.20 |
33.6 |
16 |
7 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
9 |
9 |
210 |
265 |
14 |
3/24 |
3/24 |
18.92 |
7.57 |
15.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Career statistics
| Test debut |
Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Peshawar, Sep 8-11, 1995 scorecard |
| Last Test |
Pakistan v India at Multan, Mar 28-Apr 1, 2004 scorecard |
| Test statistics |
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| ODI debut |
Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Gujranwala, Sep 29, 1995 scorecard |
| Last ODI |
Pakistan v South Africa at Faisalabad, Oct 7, 2003 scorecard |
| ODI statistics |
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| First-class debut |
1994/95 |
| Last First-class |
Surrey v Sussex at The Oval, Aug 20-23, 2008 scorecard |
| List A debut |
1994/95 |
| Last List A |
Surrey v Essex at The Oval, May 11, 2008 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut |
Hampshire v Surrey at Southampton, Jun 24, 2003 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 |
Essex v Surrey at Chelmsford, Jun 20, 2008 scorecard |
A trend-setter. Saqlain Mushtaq was perhaps the first offspinner to master the doosra, a
delivery that spins away from the batsman even though it is delivered
with an offspinner's action. Saqlain has a fast, short-stepping action with a halting delivery, and has a propensity to bowl no-balls, unusually for a bowler with such a short run. He is criticised for attempting too much variation and he often throws in the doosra the first time a batsman faces. Saqlain's international career got off to a splendid start - he was the fastest bowler to 100 one-day wickets, and his phenomenal control meant that he regularly bowled at the death. But his finest moment arguably came in a Test match, at Chennai in 1998-99, when his ten-for allowed Pakistan to sneak nerve-tingling 12-run win against India. However, his stock has fallen a long way since then, with Shoaib Malik, a better batsman than Saqlain, usurping the spinner's spot in the ODI line-up and Danish Kaneria becoming the frontline Test spinner. Saqlain did get an opportunity to have a go at the Indians again in the 2003-04 series, but unflattering figures of 1 for 204 at Multan meant that he was quickly consigned to the scrap heap. He was unable to force his way back ahead of Danish Kaneria and he was blighted by injury after a prolific time with Surrey. However, his career was given a lifeline in 2007 when he joined Mushtaq Ahmed at Sussex and there was even talk of him qualifying for England. That could remain a distant dream, after signing a contract with the unsanctioned Indian Cricket League.
Kamran Abbasi February 2008
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 2000
May 31, 2008 |
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Saqlain Mushtaq bowling against Somerset
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May 17, 2008 |
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Saqlain Mushtaq nearly spun Surrey to victory with five wickets
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Mar 1, 2008 |
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Azhar Mahmood and Saqlain Mushtaq arrive in Hyderabad
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