Saqlain Mushtaq

Quick Facts

Full Name	Saqlain Mushtaq
Occupation	Cricket Player
Date Of Birth	Dec 29, 1976(1976-12-29)
Age	48
Birthplace	Lahore
Country	Pakistan
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Saqlain Mushtaq Biography

Saqlain Mushtaq is one of the most popular and richest Cricket Player who was born on December 29, 1976 in Lahore, Pakistan. Professional cricketer well-known by his spinning bowling, and for introducing the doorsa move, which is a leg break delivery that is bowled using an off break. He is well-known for his involvement in the teams of Surrey, Lahore, and Sussex and has been awarded numerous prizes for bowling, batting and fielding.

He was a player with He played alongside Wasim Akram as part of the Pakistan national team where he referred to Mushtaq as “the greatest off-spinner he has seen”. in The Pakistan national team. In his interview, he described Mushtaq for being “the greatest off-spinner he has seen”.

Saqlain Mushtaq (Punjabi, Urdu: ثقلین مشتاق ‎) (born 29 December 1976) is a British Pakistani cricket coach, YouTuber, and former cricketer who played in Tests and ODIs for Pakistani national cricket team. Regarded as one of the best spin bowlers in the history of cricket, 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.

Saqlain started his first-class career in 1994–95 at the age of 17. In his first season he took 52 wickets and was selected to play for Pakistan A in a one-day tournament at Dhaka. In September 1995 he got international recognition, taking seven wickets for the PCB Patron’s Eleven against the visiting Sri Lankans. Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram said of him that he was “the greatest off-spinner he has seen” and “as aggressive as a fast bowler, not afraid of getting hit, and has this total belief in himself.”

He has two elder brothers: Sibtain, who’s also an experienced cricketer and Zulqurnain.

Saqlain Mushtaq Net Worth

Saqlain Mushtaq is one of the richest Cricket Player from Pakistan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Saqlain Mushtaq 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He began his career as a player for Govt. MAO College Lahore where he was the champion every year. Then he began his domestic career in 1994, at 17 years old. The international team made its debut in the month of September 1995.

In addition to his playing career as a player, he’s also famous for his coaching experience, including working with the ECB as the spin coach for England for their home match against Pakistan.

Saqlain was born to a government clerk on 29 December 1976, in Lahore. He has two elder brothers: Sibtain, who also played first-class cricket for Lahore, and Zulqurnain. Saqlain played for Govt. M.A.O. College Lahore for three years and won the championship each year. Saqlain never played cricket at school level, but started playing for Zareef Memorial Cricket Club Second Eleven when he was only 13. He always wanted to be an off-spinner: “I never wanted to be a quick bowler. I was very skinny and never had too much strength in the body.” Saqlain was coached by Ahmad Hassan and his brothers at the club level. At the age of 14 he went to the Govt. M.A.O. College Lahore, where he was coached by Mumtaz Akhtar Butt. He played for the college and won the championship for three consecutive years.

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Who is Saqlain Mushtaq Dating?

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Saqlain represented Surrey for eight successive seasons from 1997 to 2004. However, his time was interrupted there and his international career with Pakistan effectively ended in 2004. In August 2005, he played his first match against Bangladesh A after recovering from injury and took 4–87 from 35 overs over two innings. However, that same week, in his return to the County Championship, he conceded 110 off 28 overs against Gloucestershire, taking just one wicket.

Facts & Trivia

Saqlain Ranked on the list of most popular Cricket Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Pakistan. Saqlain Mushtaq celebrates birthday on December 29 of every year.

The highlight of his Test career came in the away series against India in 1999, where he achieved his first ten-wicket haul in a Test match. He took five-wicket hauls in both innings of the match, In the first Test, with India needing only 17 runs to win, Saqlain effectively sealed Pakistan’s win by taking the wicket of Sachin Tendulkar, who had scored 136. In the second Test of the series at the Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi, he once again took five- wicket hauls in both innings but could not prevent defeat. He ended the series with 20 wickets at an average of 20.15, which earned him the man-of-the-series award.

Top Facts about Saqlain Mushtaq

1. Saqlain Mushtaq is a former Pakistani cricketer.
2. He was born on December 29, 1976 in Lahore, Pakistan.
3. Saqlain is known for his exceptional spin bowling skills.
4. He played for the Pakistan national cricket team from 1995 to 2004.
5. Saqlain took 208 wickets in Test matches and 288 wickets in ODIs.
6. He invented the “doosra” delivery, which spins away from right-handed batsmen.
7. Saqlain was the fastest bowler to reach 100 ODI wickets at that time.
8. He also played for various domestic teams including Surrey and Sussex.
9. In total, he played in over 300 first-class matches and took more than 1200 wickets.
10. After retiring from playing cricket, he became a coach and commentator.

Who ended Saqlain Mushtaq career?

Domestic Career In 2007, he signed for Sussex in a two-year deal and then returned to Surrey in the same year. He was released by Surrey in 2008, which effectively ended his domestic career. Saqlain has 833 first-class wickets from 194 matches, and 478 List-A wickets in 323 matches.

Did Saqlain Mushtaq play for Ireland?

After his international career with Pakistan, Mushtaq played List A cricket for Ireland in 2006 and took to coaching after his playing days to become the West Indies spin coach.

What is the age of Saqlain Mushtaq?

45 years (December 29, 1976)

Is Saqlain Mushtaq England coach?

Mushtaq had worked with England team as a spin bowling coach. Responding to a question during a BT Sport show, Ali had said: “He was outstanding. I think his vision of coaching was brilliant.” He has his own way of coaching and philosophy, the England player had said.

Who is the captain of Pak?

Babar Azam