Mushtaq Ahmed
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- Hasan Mahmud
- Litton Das
- Mehidy Hasan Miraz
- Mustafizur Rahman
- Nasum Ahmed
- Najmul Hossain Shanto
- Nurul Hasan
- Shakib Al Hasan
- Taskin Ahmed
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Full Name
Mushtaq Ahmed
Born
June 28, 1970, Sahiwal, Punjab
Age
52y 347d
Nicknames
Mushie
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Bowling Style
Legbreak Googly
Playing Role
Bowler
Height
5ft 4in
TEAMS
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 and he was quickly snapped up by the ECB as England's spin-bowling coach.
Cricinfo staff October 2008
Mushtaq Ahmed Career Stats
Bowling
Format | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Test | 52 | 89 | 12532 | 6100 | 185 | 7/56 | 10/106 | 32.97 | 2.92 | 67.7 | 6 | 10 | 3 |
ODI | 144 | 142 | 7543 | 5361 | 161 | 5/36 | 5/36 | 33.29 | 4.26 | 46.8 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
FC | 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 |
T20 | 29 | 28 | 591 | 580 | 42 | 5/11 | 5/11 | 13.80 | 5.88 | 14.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Batting & Fielding
Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Test | 52 | 72 | 16 | 656 | 59 | 11.71 | 1828 | 35.88 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 8 | 23 | 0 |
ODI | 144 | 76 | 34 | 399 | 34* | 9.50 | 698 | 57.16 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 30 | 0 |
FC | 309 | 389 | 57 | 5124 | 90* | 15.43 | - | - | 0 | 20 | - | - | 119 | 0 |
List A | 381 | 219 | 75 | 1624 | 41 | 11.27 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 59 | 0 |
T20 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 55 | 20* | 6.87 | 49 | 112.24 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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Debut/Last Matches of Mushtaq Ahmed
Test Matches
ODI Matches
Recent Matches of Mushtaq Ahmed
Match | Bat | Bowl | Date | Ground | Format |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sussex vs Lancashire | 7 | 1/65 & 2/92 | 06-Aug-2008 | Manchester | FC |
Sussex vs Lancashire | 16 & 0 | 3/105 | 29-Jun-2008 | Hove | FC |
Sussx 2nd XI vs MCC YC | 17 | 1/45 | 23-Jun-2008 | Uxbridge | OTHEROD |
Sussex vs Durham | 6 & 0 | 2/113 & 0/37 | 30-May-2008 | Hove | FC |
Sussex vs Notts | 8 & 20 | 1/59 & 2/63 | 20-May-2008 | Nottingham | FC |