Saqlain mushtaq sachin tendulkar biography

If most right handed batsmen in the world today curse their luck for getting out to an off-spinner's 'doosra', the ball which spins the other way, they need to direct the blame in the direct
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If most right handed batsmen in the world today curse their luck for getting out to an off-spinner's 'doosra', the ball which spins the other way, they need to direct the blame in the direction of Lahore born Saqlain Mushtaq.

The spin bowling scene of the late nineties was a variety in itself; Kumble and Warne were different kind of leg spinners, Muralitharan was a wrist-spinning off-spinner and Mushtaq was the orthodox off spinner who could spin it the other way with a normal off-spinning delivery's grip.

Saqlain was born in Lahore on 29th December and played for the Pakistan International Airlines and Islamabad Cricket Association from the age of He impressed at an early age and was selected to play for Pakistan against Sri Lanka in Peshawar in The highlight of his international career came in the Test where he took his first 10 wicket haul.

Sachin tendulkar biography book Personal Information. It wasn't really enough to get into a rhythm. He took 64 wickets in his first season, including five 5-wicket hauls, to earn Whits promotion to the first division. Day 1 - Karnataka lead by runs.

Against a rampaging India in the sweltering heat of Chennai in , Saqlain dismissed Sachin Tendulkar which sparked a late order collapse after India looked set to win the match. He ended up with 20 wickets in the two Test series. A heroic performance against India on the cricket field made any player an instant hero in Pakistan and Saqlain achieved legendary status with his show.

He represented Pakistan in 49 Tests and picked up wickets at an average of just under The primary reason of him not playing more Tests was the emergence of off spinners like Shoaib Malik, who bowled with a similar action, but could bat better than him.

Saqlain mushtaq sachin tendulkar biography We've had seamer-friendly tracks and people like Azhar Mahmood, Martin Bicknell and Ian Salisbury have been taking a lot of wickets as well. He was the founder of teesra. He took nine wickets for 80 runs, earning him the man-of-the-match award and ensuring Pakistan's clean sweep against the touring side. Auckland vs Otago 23rd Match.

Moreover Saqlain was a regular in the county circuit and was hugely successful for Surrey continuously throughout his international career. For batsmen, he was more than a handful in the ODIs. He was the fastest to reach ODI wickets and his immaculate control meant that he more or less bowled in the death overs, with reasonable success.

After a career low in early , his place in the Pakistan Test side was taken by the leg-spinner Danish Kaneria.

Saqlain mushtaq sachin tendulkar biography book Pakistan squad — Cricket World Cup. ECB to rope in Saqlain for extended spin consultancy role. In the series against South Africa, prior to the World Cup, I got a few wickets, and before that, against Australia and Zimbabwe, I was the highest wicket-taker. Day 1 - Rajasthan trail by 64 runs.

Saqlain got a chance to repeat his performance against the Indians in , but a Virender Sehwag blitzkrieg ensured that he ended up with figures of 1/ and soon enough he was dumped out of the squad. He returned to England and joined his fellow country mate and spinner Mushtaq Ahmed in Sussex and there were rumors of the both of them going on to represent England.

But Saqlain signed up with the rebel Indian Cricket League ( ICL) and the counties were quick to sever ties with him. In his career, he has represented Surrey, Sussex and has also played club cricket in Leicester.

Saqlain mushtaq sachin tendulkar biography in english Day 1 - Karnataka lead by runs. Over the last two years, however, my position in the bowling order has been shifted too much. In , Saqlain debuted in first-class cricket and played matches in which he dismissed batsmen with an average of PM Cup 2.

In late , he was training in Taunton at the facilities of Somerset County Cricket Club, whom he has now joined as a temporary spin- bowling coach for the Caribbean Twenty20 competition. Saqlain was appointed the spin bowling coach of West Indies in February

Interesting Trivia

1) He married a British citizen in and gained a British passport.

He was eligible to represent England after a four year qualifying period that ended in April

2) He was the Wisden cricketer of the year in

3) He is the fastest to reach the milestones of , , and wickets in ODIs

4) He was the first of only 2 spinners to have taken a hat-trick in ODIs

5) He has said in the interviews that he is working on deliveries which he has called 'teesra' and 'chotha' ( third and fourth)


By Siddharth Prabhakar
As of April