Saqlain Mushtaq
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| Batting style | Right-hand bat | |
| Bowling type | Right-arm offbreak | |
| Tests | ODIs | |
| Matches | 49 | 169 |
| Runs scored | 927 | 711 |
| Batting average | 14.48 | 11.84 |
| 100s/50s | 1/2 | -/- |
| Top score | 101* | 37* |
| Balls bowled | 14070 | 8770 |
| Wickets | 208 | 288 |
| Bowling average | 29.83 | 21.78 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 13 | 6 |
| 10 wickets in match | 3 | N/A |
| Best bowling | 8/164 | 5/20 |
| Catches/stumpings | 15/- | 40/- |
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Saqlain Mushtaq (Urdu: ثقلین مشتاق) (born December 29, 1976) is a Pakistani cricketer and member of the Pakistani cricket team since 1995. He was born in Lahore, Punjab. He made his international debut against Sri Lanka at Peshawar. His bowling style is off spin. He has taken over 200 Test wickets. His ODI figures are 288 wickets at an average of 21.78. He last played Test cricket for Pakistan against India at Multan, in 2004. He has taken over 500 first class wickets. He won many matches for Pakistan.
[edit] Doosra
Saqlain invented the ball doosra, he can turn the ball, however it is his variation that has raised eyebrows. He has an effective arm ball and has been credited with inventing the "doosra". Some people criticized him for using it too much.
[edit] Records
- He is fastest and youngest to take 100,150,200,250 ODI Wickets.
- He is the only spinner to take a hat trick in ODI matches.
- He is one of only three players who take two hat tricks in ODI matches.
[edit] Current events
An unsuccessful performance at Multan opened up the can of worms for Saqlain. He has not only been consistently ignored by the selectors since then but has also faced some fitness problems. After exclusion from Pakistan international team he started playing county cricket where he later got serious knee injuries. He underwent surgical operations on both his knees in November 2004.
He returned from injury with a three-day match against Bangladesh A, in which he bowled 35 overs and took four for 87 over the two innings. However, his first post-injury County Championship experience was tough; playing against Gloucestershire, his 28 overs yielded only one wicket for 110 runs.
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