Saqlain Mushtaq

Saqlain Mushtaq on Wikipedia

admin — Mon, 23 May 2011 06:19:51 +0000

Saqlain Mushtaq is a Pakistani off spinner and inter of Doosra in international cricket. He played during his career for several teams that include Pakistan International Airline, Surrey, Lahore, Sussex and Islamabad. He is famous because of his Doosra delivery which he introduced in the international cricket and effectively used as a lethal weapon against batsmen all around the World. On Wikipedia he and his career are discussed in detail. Everything about his career as well as invention of Doosra is written there. They deeply analyze his whole career with positive and some negative points. His top performances as well as his success as an off spinner in Pakistani cricket team.

On Wikipedia they provide complete records of Saqlain’s test matches, One Day Internationals, First-class cricket and List-A cricket. His wickets, total runs, economy rate as a bowler, batting average, bowling average, best bowling performances in Test matches, One Day Internationals, First-Class Cricket and List-A cricket. His fielding records, how many catches he takes in all formats of the game. Wikipedia also mentioned how many centuries and fifties he made, how many times he take five and ten wickets in a match as well. The whole paper on Wikipedia is written in such a way by reading it you can fully understands the whole life of Saqlain Mushtaq as a cricketer.

Saqlain Mushtaq Doosra Invention

admin — Sat, 14 May 2011 06:41:49 +0000

Saqlain Mushtaq is a Pakistani off spinner and played for Pakistan. He debut in 1995 against Sri Lanka and pickup 4 wickets. He played 49 test matches and took 208 wickets with an average of 29.83 and played 169 One Day Internationals and took 288 wickets with an average of 21.78. He is the fastest bowler to reach the millstones of 50, 100, 150, 200, 250 wickets in ODIs. He was at the peak of his career before 1999 ICC World Cup and took 20 wickets with an average of 20.15 in 1999 tour of India. Pakistan shown excellent performance and he received man of the series award because of his performance. He took 4 five wickets hauls in consecutive four innings of the test matches in that tour as well. He also named cricketer of the year by Wisden in 2000.

Saqlain Mushtaq is the bowler who invents the Doosra. Doosra is the off spinner’s delivery which is bowled with almost similar action as off spin but turn other way. The Doosra delivery played an important role in his success as a off spinner. After the development of Doosra many other international player that include Muralitharan, Mendis, Ajmal and Harbhajan also used it with success and now it become an integral part in any off spinner’s inventory. It’s because of his invention of Doosra delivery some analysts regard him one of the finest off spinner ever played and some put him even above Muralitharan as well because he gave cricket something that is not given by anyone else in the history of this game. Although he latter claim that he also been able to invent Teesra or Jalebi and chotha as well.

Saqlain Mushtaq played his last test match against India in 2004 and last One day International against South Africa in 2003. After that he never selected again for Pakistan and now playing county cricket in England.

Saqlain Mushtaq Doosra Video

Saqlain Mushtaq is explaining how he is able to invent Doosra

Saqlain Mushtaq Biography

admin — Tue, 10 May 2011 19:07:30 +0000

A tendency-setter. Saqlain Mushtaq was possibly the first offspinner to master the doosra, a liberation that spins away from the batsman still although it is delivered with an offspinner’s achievement. Saqlain has a swift, petite-stepping stroke with a hesitant delivery, and has a inclination to bowl no-balls, uncommonly for a bowler with such a petite run. He is criticised for endeavoring too much difference and he frequently flings in the doosra the first time a batsman faces. Saqlain’s international profession got off to a impressive start – he was the fastest bowler to 100 one-day wickets, and his out of the ordinary deal with meant that he frequently bowled at the death. But his premium moment perhaps came in a Test match, at Chennai in 1998-99, at what time his ten-for permitted Pakistan to creep nerve-tingling 12-run win in opposition to India.

On the other hand, his stock has fallen a long way since after that, with Shoaib Malik, a improved batsman than Saqlain, appropriating the spinner’s spot in the ODI line-up and Danish Kaneria becoming the vanguard Test spinner. Saqlain did get an chance to have a go at the Indians once more in the 2003-04 series, other than inappropriate figures of 1 for 204 at Multan meant that he was rapidly downgraded to the fragment mound. He was not capable to oblige his way back ahead of Danish Kaneria and he was destroyed by wound later than a productive time with Surrey.

On the other hand, his profession was given a helping hand in 2007 at what time he connected Mushtaq Ahmed at Sussex and there was even talk of him meeting the criteria for England. That could hang about a far-away dream, later than signing a agreement with the unauthorized Indian Cricket League. without a doubt, his ICL agreement compulsory Surrey to severe ties with him later than the 2008 season, ending his 11-year relationship with The Oval.