Mushtaq Ahmed (cricketer)

Mushtaq Ahmed

Mushtaq Ahmed in 9th The Asian Awards, 2019
Personal information
Born	(1970-06-28) 28 June 1970 (age 54) Sahiwal, Punjab, Pakistan
Height	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm leg break
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Pakistan (1989–2003)
Test debut (cap 116)	19 January 1990 v Australia
Last Test	24 October 2003 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 69)	23 March 1989 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI	3 October 2003 v South Africa
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 52 144 309 381 Runs scored 656 399 5,124 1,624 Batting average 11.71 9.50 15.43 11.27 100s/50s 0/2 0/0 0/20 0/0 Top score 59 34* 90* 41 Balls bowled 12,532 7,543 70,759 18,973 Wickets 185 161 1,407 461 Bowling average 32.97 33.29 25.67 28.59 5 wickets in innings 10 1 104 4 10 wickets in match 3 0 32 0 Best bowling 7/56 5/36 9/48 7/24 Catches/stumpings 23/– 30/– 118/– 59/–
Medal record Men's Cricket Representing  Pakistan ICC Cricket World Cup Winner 1992 Australia and New Zealand Runner-up 1999 England-Wales -Ireland-Scotland-Netherlands
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 November 2012

Mushtaq Ahmed (Urdu:مشتاق احمد ; born 28 June 1970) is a Pakistani cricket coach and former cricketer who currently acts as the spin bowling coach for the Bangladesh national cricket team.^[1] A leg break googly bowler, at his peak he was described as being one of the best three wrist-spinners in the world. In an international career that spanned from 1990 until 2003, he claimed 185 wickets in Test cricket and 161 in One Day Internationals. He was at his most prolific internationally between 1995 and 1998, but his most successful years were as a domestic player for Sussex in the early 2000s.

Mushtaq was part of the Pakistan team that won the 1992 Cricket World Cup, and five years later, he was named as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year. During his time with Sussex, he was the leading wicket-taker in the County Championship for five successive seasons, and helped the county win the competition in 2003, 2006, and 2007.