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Full name Mushtaq Ahmed
Born June 28, 1970, Sahiwal, Punjab
Current age 38 years 107 days
Major teams Pakistan,Islamabad Cricket Association,Lahore,Lahore Badshahs,Multan,National Bank of Pakistan,Peshawar Cricket Association,Redco Pakistan Ltd,Rest of Punjab,Somerset,Surrey,Sussex,United Bank Limited
Nickname Mushie
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak googly
Height
5 ft 4 in
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
52
72
16
656
59
11.71
1828
35.88
0
2
70
8
23
0
ODIs
144
76
34
399
34*
9.50
698
57.16
0
0
21
1
30
0
First-class
309
389
57
5124
90*
15.43
0
20
119
0
List A
381
219
75
1624
41
11.27
0
0
59
0
Twenty20
29
10
2
55
20*
6.87
49
112.24
0
0
8
0
3
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
52
89
12532
6100
185
7/56
10/106
32.97
2.92
67.7
6
10
3
ODIs
144
142
7543
5361
161
5/36
5/36
33.29
4.26
46.8
3
1
0
First-class
309
70759
36127
1407
9/48
25.67
3.06
50.2
104
32
List A
381
18973
13182
461
7/24
7/24
28.59
4.16
41.1
14
4
0
Twenty20
29
28
591
580
42
5/11
5/11
13.80
5.88
14.0
1
1
0
Career statistics
Test debut
Australia v Pakistan at Adelaide, Jan 19-23, 1990 scorecard
Last Test
Pakistan v South Africa at Faisalabad, Oct 24-28, 2003 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Sharjah, Mar 23, 1989 scorecard
Last ODI
Pakistan v South Africa at Lahore, Oct 3, 2003 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class debut
1986/87
Last First-class
Lancashire v Sussex at Manchester, Aug 6-9, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
1988/89
Last List A
Essex v Sussex at Chelmsford, Apr 27, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Hampshire v Sussex at Southampton, Jun 13, 2003 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Kent v Sussex at Birmingham, Aug 4, 2007 scorecard
Profile
A bubbly, chubby legspinner with googlies aplenty, Mushtaq Ahmed is styled on his hero Abdul Qadir, whom he succeeded in the team. He is a matchwinner with a full house of legspin variations. At his best he is not far behind Shane Warne, but he does not get the in-drift and rip that makes Warne unique and he gets less bounce because of a lower arm. He is a compact though not especially competent batsman who fends too gingerly to hint at permanency at the crease. Mushtaq has also suffered the vagaries of the Pakistan system. But his enthusiasm remains undimmed, despite being out of the team since a poor run of form in 2000-01. Some of his most memorable performances have been away from home, in England and Australia, and he played a key role in propelling Imran's Tigers to World Cup glory, memorably snaring Graeme Hick with one of his googlies. In 2003 he became the first bowler in five years to take 100 wickets in the English season, a return which was instrumental in guiding Sussex to the first Championship title in their history,a feat he and they repeated in 2006 and the following season. However, he put his future with the county at risk by signing with the unsanctioned Indian Cricket League. Persistent knee trouble forced him to retire from first-class cricket towards the end of the 2008 season.
Cricinfo staff (August 27, 2008)
Notes
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1997
PCA Player of the Year 2003
