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HOME > PLAYERS > Saqlain Mushtaq Saqlain Mushtaq Born November 27, 1976 Major Teams Pakistan, Surrey Known As Saqlain Mushtaq Batting Style Right Hand Bat Bowling Style Right Arm Off Break Test Debut 1995/96 against Sri Lanka at Peshawar ODI Debut 1995/96 against Sri Lanka at Gujranwala Profile Saqlain Mushtaq claimed his first Test wicket with his seventh ball. He has continued to improve and acclaimed as one of the game's premier off-spinners. He has an easy action, bowls with great control and variation. He rarely bowls a loose ball, and has had great success in one-day cricket. The main weapon in his armory is his "Floater", the "Mystery Ball", as called by some. He also has a hat-trick against his name, which is quite unusual for a spinner. He also holds the records of reaching the 100 wkt and 150 wkt landmark faster than any other bowler as well as taking the highest number of wickets in a calendar year in ODIs. News Articles The genius of Mutiah Muralitharan (2006-08-07) Pathan joins 100 club (2006-04-20) Inzamam opposes sending Pak pacers to India (2005-06-23) India vs Pakistan – Time to Revive the Traditional Rivalry (2005-03-05) Afridi looking forward to tour India (2005-02-22) Saqlain ruled out of India tour (2005-02-08) Test Statistics   M I No Runs Hs Ave 100 50 Ct St Batting 39 60 13 748 101 15.91 1 2 14 0   O M R W Ave Best 5w 10w Sr Econ Bowling 1910.3 485 4762 165 28.86 8/164 12 2 69.4 2.49 One Day Statistics   M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 SR Ct St Batting 148 86 31 662 37 12.03 0 0 49.58 37 0   O M R W Ave Best 4w 5w Sr Econ Bowling 1294.1 58 5488 264 20.78 5/20 10 6 29.4 4.24

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