Full name Mohammad Iqbal Qasim
Born August 6, 1953, Karachi, Sind
Current age 67 years 209 days
Major teams Pakistan, Karachi, National Bank of Pakistan, Sind
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 50 | 57 | 15 | 549 | 56 | 13.07 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
ODIs | 15 | 7 | 1 | 39 | 13 | 6.50 | 90 | 43.33 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
First-class | 246 | 231 | 63 | 2432 | 61 | 14.47 | 0 | 3 | 173 | 0 | |||
List A | 95 | 49 | 18 | 329 | 23* | 10.61 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 50 | 86 | 13019 | 4807 | 171 | 7/49 | 11/118 | 28.11 | 2.21 | 76.1 | 13 | 8 | 2 |
ODIs | 15 | 14 | 664 | 500 | 12 | 3/13 | 3/13 | 41.66 | 4.51 | 55.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 246 | 54439 | 20465 | 999 | 9/80 | 20.48 | 2.25 | 54.4 | 68 | 14 | |||
List A | 95 | 4223+ | 2445 | 119 | 6/25 | 6/25 | 20.54 | 3.46* | 36.4* | 5 | 2 | 0 |
Test debut | Australia v Pakistan at Adelaide, Dec 24-29, 1976 scorecard |
Last Test | Pakistan v Australia at Lahore, Oct 7-11, 1988 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | Pakistan v England at Sialkot, Dec 30, 1977 scorecard |
Last ODI | Bangladesh v Pakistan at Chattogram, Oct 29, 1988 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
First-class span | 1971/72 - 1992/93 |
List A span | 1975/76 - 1992/93 |
With a steady, angular approach between umpire and stumps, and a low trajectory that pushed the ball through, Iqbal Qasim was a miserly but penetrative left-arm spinner. Among slow bowlers, only Abdul has taken more Test wickets for Pakistan. A short man, he was more concerned with accuracy than flight, rarely going for much more than two an over, but he was a regular for over a decade. His batting was less reliable, but his close fielding was occasionally spectacular.
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