Saqlain Mushtaq

Saqlain Mushtaq
Mushtaq in 2020
Personal information
Born (1976-12-29) 29 December 1976 (age 47)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm off break
RelationsShadab Khan (son-in-law)[1]
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 134)8 September 1995 v Sri Lanka
Last Test1 April 2004 v India
ODI debut (cap 103)29 September 1995 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI7 October 2003 v South Africa
ODI shirt no.9
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1994–2004Pakistan Intl. Airlines
1994–1998Islamabad
1997–2008Surrey
2003–2004Lahore
2007Sussex
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 0 15 0
Best bowling 8/164 5/20 8/65 5/20
Catches/stumpings 15/– 40/– 67/– 80/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  Pakistan
ICC Cricket World Cup
Runner-up 1999 England-Wales
-Ireland-Scotland-Netherlands
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 8 December 2009

Saqlain Mushtaq (born 29 December 1976) is a Pakistani cricket coach and former international cricketer[2] who was the head coach of the Pakistani national cricket team between 2021 and 2022.[3] He is best known for pioneering the "doosra", a leg break delivery bowled with an off break action. He was the fastest to reach the milestones of 200 and 250 wickets in ODIs.[4] Mushtaq made history when he became the first Pakistani to take a hat-trick at a Cricket World Cup, which he did against Zimbabwe during the 1999 tournament.

A right-arm off break bowler, Saqlain played 49 Test matches and 169 One Day Internationals (ODIs) for Pakistan between 1995 and 2004. He took 208 Test and 288 ODI wickets[5] and also scored a Test match century, against New Zealand, in March 2001.[6] Until 2016, Saqlain was the fastest bowler in the history of ODI cricket to take 100 wickets.[7][8]

  1. ^ "Shadab Khan ties knot with Saqlain Mushtaq's daughter". Geo Super. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  2. ^ "All-time W100 ODI Top 10s". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Saqlain to continue as Pakistan head coach; Tait appointed fast-bowling coach for 12 months". ESPNcricinfo. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Saqlain Mushtaq". cricbuzz. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Saqlain Mustaq". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  6. ^ "Pakistan in New Zealand Test Series – 2nd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  7. ^ "Records | One-Day Internationals | Bowling records | Fastest to 100 wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Wisden – Cricketer of the year 2000 – Saqlain Mushtaq". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 November 2021.