Abdur Rahman (Cricketer)
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| Batting style | Left-hand bat | |
| Bowling type | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Tests | ODIs | |
| Matches | ? | 1 |
| Runs scored | ? | 0 |
| Batting average | ? | 0 |
| 100s/50s | ? | -/- |
| Top score | ? | 0 |
| Balls bowled | ? | 5 |
| Wickets | ? | 2 |
| Bowling average | ? | 15.00 |
| 5 wickets in innings | ? | - |
| 10 wickets in match | ? | N/A |
| Best bowling | ? | 2/8 |
| Catches/stumpings | ? | -/- |
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As of 4 February 2006 |
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Abdur Rehman (born August 6, 1953, Karachi, Sind) is a Pakistani cricketer who played in * Tests and * ODIs from 2006 to *.
He is most famous for spinning Pakistan to victory in the 5th Test at Bangalore of the 1987 India-Pakistan series, and thus securing Pakistan's first series win on Indian soil. He took 9/121, including the key scalp of Sunil Gavaskar for 96 in the last innings of the game.
Iqbal Qasim remains in the shadows of Pakistan's legendary leg spinner Abdul Qadir, although his career returns are superior by average and very similar by strike rate.
