Mushtaq Mohammad

Mushtaq Mohammad PP (Urdu: مشتاق محمد; born 22 November 1943) is a Pakistani cricket coach and former cricketer who played in 57 Tests and 10 ODIs from 1959 to 1979. A right-handed batsman and a leg-spinner, he is one of the most successful Pakistani all-rounders and went on to captain his country in nineteen Test matches. He was the first and to date only Pakistani to score a century and take five wickets in an innings in the same test match twice.

Mushtaq Mohammad

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Personal information
Born (1943-11-22) 22 November 1943
Junagadh, Junagadh State, British India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm legbreak googly
RoleAll-rounder
RelationsWazir Mohammad (brother)
Raees Mohammad (brother)
Hanif Mohammad (brother)
Sadiq Mohammad (brother)
Shoaib Mohammad (nephew)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 31)26 March 1959 v West Indies
Last Test24 March 1979 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 5)11 February 1973 v New Zealand
Last ODI3 November 1978 v India
Career statistics
Competition Test ODIs FC LA
Matches 57 10 502 180
Runs scored 3,643 209 31,091 4,471
Batting average 39.17 34.83 42.07 29.22
100s/50s 10/19 0/1 72/159 1/24
Top score 201 55 303* 131
Balls bowled 5,260 42 47,226 2,090
Wickets 79 0 936 49
Bowling average 29.22 24.34 30.24
5 wickets in innings 3 39 0
10 wickets in match 0 2 0
Best bowling 5/28 7/18 4/30
Catches/stumpings 42/– 3/– 349/– 48/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 14 March 2013

Mushtaq was one of the five Mohammad brothers, four of whom (Wazir, Sadiq, Hanif and Mushtaq himself) played Test cricket for Pakistan, as did Hanif's son Shoaib. Another brother Raees was once twelfth man for Pakistan. Mushtaq's mother Ameer Bee was a national badminton champion in pre-independence British India.

Mushtaq coached the United States national cricket team. He also did cricket commentary for Pakistani television for many years.

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