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Full name Saqlain Mushtaq
Born 29 December 1976 (age 34)
Lahore, Pakistan
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right arm off break
International information
National side Pakistan
Test debut (cap 134) 8 September 1995 v Sri Lanka
Last Test 1 April 2004 v India
ODI debut (cap 103) 29 September 1995 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI 7 October 2003 v South Africa
Domestic team information
Years Team
1994β2004 Pakistan Intl. Airlines
1994β1998 Islamabad
1997β2008 Surrey
2003β2004 Lahore
2007 Sussex
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 49 169 194 323
Runs scored 927 711 3,405 1,339
Batting average 14.48 11.85 16.69 11.64
100s/50s 1/2 0/0 1/14 0/0
Top score 101* 37* 101* 38*
Balls bowled 14,070 8,770 44,634 16,062
Wickets 208 288 833 478
Bowling average 29.83 21.78 23.56 23.55
5 wickets in innings 13 6 60 7
10 wickets in match 3 n/a 15 n/a
Best bowling 8/164 5/20 8/65 5/20
Catches/stumpings 15/β 40/β 67/β 80/β
Saqlain Mushtaq (born December 29, 1976 in Lahore, Punjab) is a Pakistani cricketer, regarded as one of the finest off spin bowlers of all time.He is best known for pioneering the "doosra", which he employed to great effect during his career. Saqlain has not been active in international cricket since 2004.
Career
Saqlain made his international debut in September 1995 playing against Sri Lanka at Peshawar.He picked up four wickets at an average of 26.75 in the first test of the series.The highlight of his Test career came in the away series against India in January/February 1999, where he achieved his first ten wicket haul in a test match. In the first test, with India needing only 17 runs to win, Saqlain effectively sealed Pakistan's win by taking the wicket of Sachin Tendulkar who had scored 136.He ended the series with twenty wickets at an average of 20.15, which earned him the Man of the Series award.
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