{"id":4894,"date":"2023-03-09T08:44:42","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T12:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crickethofmuseum.org\/?p=4894"},"modified":"2023-03-10T10:49:42","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T14:49:42","slug":"mashaallah-alhumdolillah-nominated-to-class-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crickethofmuseum.org\/hi\/2023\/03\/09\/mashaallah-alhumdolillah-nominated-to-class-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Mushtaq Ahmed Malik Nominated to Class 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NOMINATED BY NORTH AMERICA CRICKET AUTHORITY<\/strong><\/p>\n<table class=\"infobox vcard\">\n<caption class=\"infobox-title fn\">\n<div class=\"fn\"><strong>Mushtaq Ahmed<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/caption>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"infobox-image\" colspan=\"2\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Mushtaq_Ahmed_(2019).jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/0\/00\/Mushtaq_Ahmed_%282019%29.jpg\/220px-Mushtaq_Ahmed_%282019%29.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/0\/00\/Mushtaq_Ahmed_%282019%29.jpg\/330px-Mushtaq_Ahmed_%282019%29.jpg 1.5x, https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/0\/00\/Mushtaq_Ahmed_%282019%29.jpg\/440px-Mushtaq_Ahmed_%282019%29.jpg 2x\" alt=\"Mushtaq Ahmed (2019).jpg\" width=\"220\" height=\"157\" data-file-width=\"1006\" data-file-height=\"720\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"infobox-caption\">Mushtaq Ahmed in 9th <a title=\"The Asian Awards\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Asian_Awards\">The Asian Awards<\/a>, 2019<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-header\" colspan=\"2\">Personal information<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\">Born<\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\">28 June 1970<span class=\"noprint ForceAgeToShow\"> (age\u00a052)<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"birthplace\"><a title=\"Sahiwal\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sahiwal\">Sahiwal<\/a>, <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Punjab (Pakistan)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Punjab_(Pakistan)\">Punjab<\/a>, Pakistan<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\">Height<\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\">5\u00a0ft 4\u00a0in (1.63\u00a0m)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\">Batting<\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data category\">Right-handed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\">Bowling<\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data category\">Right-arm <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Leg break\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Leg_break\">leg break<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\">Role<\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data role\"><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Bowler (cricket)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bowler_(cricket)\">Bowler<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-header\" colspan=\"2\">International information<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\">National side<\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\">\n<div class=\"plainlist\">\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Pakistan national cricket team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pakistan_national_cricket_team\">Pakistan<\/a> (1989\u20132003)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\">Test debut (cap\u00a0<a title=\"List of Pakistan Test cricketers\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Pakistan_Test_cricketers\">116<\/a>)<\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\">19 January 1990\u00a0v\u00a0<a title=\"Australia national cricket team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Australia_national_cricket_team\">Australia<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\">Last Test<\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\">24 October 2003\u00a0v\u00a0<a title=\"South Africa national cricket team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_Africa_national_cricket_team\">South Africa<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\">ODI debut (cap\u00a0<a title=\"List of Pakistan ODI cricketers\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Pakistan_ODI_cricketers\">69<\/a>)<\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\">23 March 1989\u00a0v\u00a0<a title=\"Sri Lanka national cricket team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sri_Lanka_national_cricket_team\">Sri Lanka<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-label\" scope=\"row\">Last ODI<\/th>\n<td class=\"infobox-data\">3 October 2003\u00a0v\u00a0<a title=\"South Africa national cricket team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_Africa_national_cricket_team\">South Africa<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"infobox-header\" colspan=\"2\">Career statistics<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Competition<\/th>\n<th><a title=\"Test cricket\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Test_cricket\">Test<\/a><\/th>\n<th><a title=\"One Day International\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/One_Day_International\">ODI<\/a><\/th>\n<th><a title=\"First-class cricket\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/First-class_cricket\">FC<\/a><\/th>\n<th><a title=\"List A cricket\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_A_cricket\">LA<\/a><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Matches<\/th>\n<td>52<\/td>\n<td>144<\/td>\n<td>309<\/td>\n<td>381<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Runs scored<\/th>\n<td>656<\/td>\n<td>399<\/td>\n<td>5,124<\/td>\n<td>1,624<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><a title=\"Batting average (cricket)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Batting_average_(cricket)\">Batting average<\/a><\/th>\n<td>11.71<\/td>\n<td>9.50<\/td>\n<td>15.43<\/td>\n<td>11.27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>100s\/50s<\/th>\n<td>0\/2<\/td>\n<td>0\/0<\/td>\n<td>0\/20<\/td>\n<td>0\/0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Top score<\/th>\n<td>59<\/td>\n<td>34<a title=\"Not out\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Not_out\">*<\/a><\/td>\n<td>90<a title=\"Not out\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Not_out\">*<\/a><\/td>\n<td>41<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><a title=\"Delivery (cricket)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Delivery_(cricket)\">Balls<\/a> bowled<\/th>\n<td>12,532<\/td>\n<td>7,543<\/td>\n<td>70,759<\/td>\n<td>18,973<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><a title=\"Wicket\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wicket\">Wickets<\/a><\/th>\n<td>185<\/td>\n<td>161<\/td>\n<td>1,407<\/td>\n<td>461<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><a title=\"Bowling average\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bowling_average\">Bowling average<\/a><\/th>\n<td>32.97<\/td>\n<td>33.29<\/td>\n<td>25.67<\/td>\n<td>28.59<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><a title=\"Five-wicket haul\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Five-wicket_haul\">5 wickets in innings<\/a><\/th>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>104<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>10 wickets in match<\/th>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>32<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Best bowling<\/th>\n<td>7\/56<\/td>\n<td>5\/36<\/td>\n<td>9\/48<\/td>\n<td>7\/24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Catches\/<a title=\"Stumped\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stumped\">stumpings<\/a><\/th>\n<td>23\/\u2013<\/td>\n<td>30\/\u2013<\/td>\n<td>118\/\u2013<\/td>\n<td>59\/\u2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"infobox-full-data\" colspan=\"2\">\n<div>Source: <a class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.espncricinfo.com\/ci\/content\/player\/41316.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">ESPNcricinfo<\/a>, <span class=\"nowrap\">15 November 2012<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><b>Mushtaq Ahmed Malik<\/b> (<a title=\"Urdu\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Urdu\">Urdu<\/a>:\u0645\u0634\u062a\u0627\u0642 \u0627\u062d\u0645\u062f \u06af\u062c\u0631; born 28 June 1970) is a Pakistani cricket coach and former <a title=\"Cricket\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cricket\">cricketer<\/a> who currently acts as the <a title=\"Spin bowling\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spin_bowling\">spin bowling<\/a> coach for the <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Pakistan Cricket Team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pakistan_Cricket_Team\">Pakistan Cricket Team<\/a>. A <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Leg break\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Leg_break\">leg break<\/a> <a title=\"Googly\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Googly\">googly<\/a>bowler, at his peak he was described as being one of the best three wrist-spinners in the world. In an international career that spanned from 1990 until 2003, he claimed 185 wickets in <a title=\"Test cricket\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Test_cricket\">Test cricket<\/a> and 161 in <a title=\"One Day International\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/One_Day_International\">One Day Internationals<\/a>. He was at his most prolific internationally between 1995 and 1998, but his most successful years were as a domestic player for <a title=\"Sussex County Cricket Club\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sussex_County_Cricket_Club\">Sussex<\/a> in the early 2000s.<\/p>\n<p>Mushtaq was part of the Pakistan team that won the <a title=\"1992 Cricket World Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1992_Cricket_World_Cup\">1992 Cricket World Cup<\/a>, and five years later, he was named as one of the <a title=\"Wisden Cricketers of the Year\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wisden_Cricketers_of_the_Year\"><i>Wisden<\/i>Cricketers of the Year<\/a>. During his time with Sussex, he was the leading wicket-taker in the <a title=\"County Championship\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/County_Championship\">County Championship<\/a> for five successive seasons, and helped the county win the competition in 2003, 2006 and 2007.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>Mushtaq Ahmed made his <a title=\"First-class cricket\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/First-class_cricket\">first-class cricket<\/a> debut in January 1987, at the age of 16.<sup id=\"cite_ref-oracle_1-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mushtaq_Ahmed_(cricketer)#cite_note-oracle-1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup> Playing for <a title=\"Multan cricket team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Multan_cricket_team\">Multan<\/a>, he claimed four wickets in the second innings of the match against <a title=\"Sukkur cricket team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sukkur_cricket_team\">Sukkur<\/a>.<sup id=\"cite_ref-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mushtaq_Ahmed_(cricketer)#cite_note-2\">[2]<\/a><\/sup> He claimed his maiden recorded <a title=\"Five-wicket haul\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Five-wicket_haul\">five-wicket haul<\/a> in the format the following season, playing for the Punjab Chief Minister&#8217;s XI against the touring <a title=\"England cricket team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/England_cricket_team\">England cricket team<\/a>.<sup id=\"cite_ref-3\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mushtaq_Ahmed_(cricketer)#cite_note-3\">[3]<\/a><\/sup> Shortly thereafter, he competed in the <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"1988 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1988_ICC_Under-19_Cricket_World_Cup\">1988 Under-19 World Cup<\/a>, where he was the joint leading wicket-taker, claiming 19 wickets at an <a title=\"Bowling average\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bowling_average\">average<\/a> of 16.21.<sup id=\"cite_ref-4\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mushtaq_Ahmed_(cricketer)#cite_note-4\">[4]<\/a><\/sup> Pakistan reached the final of the tournament, in which they lost to Australia by five wickets.<sup id=\"cite_ref-5\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mushtaq_Ahmed_(cricketer)#cite_note-5\">[5]<\/a><\/sup> Early the following season, Mushtaq took the first <a title=\"Ten-wicket haul\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ten-wicket_haul\">ten-wicket haul<\/a> of his career, collecting six wickets in the first innings and eight in the second innings of a match against <a title=\"Peshawar cricket team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peshawar_cricket_team\">Peshawar<\/a>.<sup id=\"cite_ref-6\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mushtaq_Ahmed_(cricketer)#cite_note-6\">[6]<\/a><\/sup> He continued to impress that season, and took 52 wickets at an average of 22.84.<sup id=\"cite_ref-bowlbs_7-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mushtaq_Ahmed_(cricketer)#cite_note-bowlbs-7\">[7]<\/a><\/sup> He continued to appear for Pakistan Under-19s, and took 26 wickets in their series against India under-19s, more than double any other Pakistani player.<sup id=\"cite_ref-8\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mushtaq_Ahmed_(cricketer)#cite_note-8\">[8]<\/a><\/sup> His strong performances resulted in a call-up to the <a title=\"Pakistan national cricket team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pakistan_national_cricket_team\">Pakistan national cricket team<\/a> in March 1989.<sup id=\"cite_ref-oracle_1-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mushtaq_Ahmed_(cricketer)#cite_note-oracle-1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>He made his full international debut on 23 March 1989, playing a <a title=\"One Day International\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/One_Day_International\">One Day International<\/a> (ODI) against <a title=\"Sri Lanka national cricket team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sri_Lanka_national_cricket_team\">Sri Lanka<\/a>. He took two wickets for 33 runs in the match, which Pakistan won by 30 runs.<sup id=\"cite_ref-9\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mushtaq_Ahmed_(cricketer)#cite_note-9\">[9]<\/a><\/sup>He retained his place in the Pakistan side for the subsequent tri-series with <a title=\"India national cricket team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/India_national_cricket_team\">India<\/a> and the <a title=\"West Indies cricket team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/West_Indies_cricket_team\">West Indies<\/a>, and made his <a title=\"Test cricket\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Test_cricket\">Test cricket<\/a> debut in January 1990 against <a title=\"Australia national cricket team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Australia_national_cricket_team\">Australia<\/a> at the <a title=\"Adelaide Oval\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Adelaide_Oval\">Adelaide Oval<\/a>.<sup id=\"cite_ref-oracle_1-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mushtaq_Ahmed_(cricketer)#cite_note-oracle-1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup> His only wicket of the match was that of <a title=\"Mark Taylor (cricketer)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mark_Taylor_(cricketer)\">Mark Taylor<\/a>.<sup id=\"cite_ref-10\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mushtaq_Ahmed_(cricketer)#cite_note-10\">[10]<\/a><\/sup> A year later, took fourteen wickets in a match against Peshawar, collecting five in the first innings, followed by nine in the second, finishing the match with figures of 14 for 130.<sup id=\"cite_ref-11\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mushtaq_Ahmed_(cricketer)#cite_note-11\">[11]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>In 1992, Mushtaq was part of the Pakistan team which won the Cricket World Cup. He was joint-second amongst bowlers by wickets taken, having claimed 16 during the tournament, trailing only his compatriot <a title=\"Wasim Akram\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wasim_Akram\">Wasim Akram<\/a>.<sup id=\"cite_ref-12\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mushtaq_Ahmed_(cricketer)#cite_note-12\">[12]<\/a><\/sup> He struggled to make a significant impact in Test cricket for a number of years after his debut: between 1990 and 1994, he only claimed ten or more wickets in a Test series on one occasion, <a title=\"Pakistani cricket team in England in 1992\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pakistani_cricket_team_in_England_in_1992\">against England in 1992<\/a>. However, between November 1995 and March 1998, he took at least ten wickets in every Test series, and claimed ten five-wicket hauls.<sup id=\"cite_ref-bowlbs_7-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mushtaq_Ahmed_(cricketer)#cite_note-bowlbs-7\">[7]<\/a><\/sup> The first occasion on which he claimed five wickets in an innings in Test cricket was the second Test against Australia in November 1995.<sup id=\"cite_ref-13\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mushtaq_Ahmed_(cricketer)#cite_note-13\">[13]<\/a><\/sup> He repeated the feat in the third Test of that series, and then in the only Test of the subsequent series against New Zealand, in which he recorded his best figures in a Test match, seven for 56.<sup id=\"cite_ref-14\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mushtaq_Ahmed_(cricketer)#cite_note-14\">[14]<\/a><\/sup> His only five-wicket haul in ODI cricket occurred in the fifth ODI of the &#8220;Sahara &#8216;Friendship&#8217; Cup&#8221;, a series played between India and Pakistan in <a title=\"Toronto\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Toronto\">Toronto<\/a>, Canada. He took five wickets for 36 runs to help Pakistan win the match by 52 runs, and thus clinch the series 3\u20132.<sup id=\"cite_ref-15\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mushtaq_Ahmed_(cricketer)#cite_note-15\">[15]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>During his most prolific years of Test cricket, he played his first spell of <a title=\"County cricket\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/County_cricket\">county cricket<\/a>, appearing for <a title=\"Somerset County Cricket Club\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Somerset_County_Cricket_Club\">Somerset<\/a> between 1993 and 1998. In his book <i>Somerset County Cricket Club (100 Greats)<\/i>, Eddie Lawrence describes Mushtaq as &#8220;one of Somerset&#8217;s best-ever &#8220;overseas&#8221; signings.&#8221;<sup id=\"cite_ref-100greats_16-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mushtaq_Ahmed_(cricketer)#cite_note-100greats-16\">[16]<\/a><\/sup> He played 62 first-class matches for the county, and claimed 289 wickets at an average of 26.32.<sup id=\"cite_ref-100greats_16-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mushtaq_Ahmed_(cricketer)#cite_note-100greats-16\">[16]<\/a><\/sup> In 1997, he was named as one of the five <a title=\"Wisden Cricketers of the Year\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wisden_Cricketers_of_the_Year\"><i>Wisden<\/i> Cricketers of the Year<\/a>, in which he was described as being a member of &#8220;a glittering triumvirate of wrist-spinners who adorn the modern game.&#8221;<sup id=\"cite_ref-17\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mushtaq_Ahmed_(cricketer)#cite_note-17\">[17]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>In the late 1990s, Mushtaq was one of a number of Pakistan cricketers who were suspected of <a title=\"Betting controversies in cricket\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Betting_controversies_in_cricket\">match-fixing<\/a>. <a title=\"Saleem Pervez\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saleem_Pervez\">Saleem Pervez<\/a> alleged that he had given Mushtaq, along with <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Salim Malik\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Salim_Malik\">Salim Malik<\/a>, \u00a3100,000 to intentionally lose a match against Australia in September 1994.<sup id=\"cite_ref-murky_18-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mushtaq_Ahmed_(cricketer)#cite_note-murky-18\">[18]<\/a><\/sup> After an inquiry, Mushtaq was fined \u00a33,500, and banned from captaining Pakistan.<sup id=\"cite_ref-19\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mushtaq_Ahmed_(cricketer)#cite_note-19\">[19]<\/a><\/sup> The judge presiding over the inquiry stated that: &#8220;There are sufficient grounds to cast strong doubt on Mushtaq Ahmed.&#8221;<sup id=\"cite_ref-murky_18-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mushtaq_Ahmed_(cricketer)#cite_note-murky-18\">[18]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NOMINATED BY NORTH AMERICA CRICKET AUTHORITY Mushtaq Ahmed Mushtaq Ahmed in 9th The Asian Awards, 2019 Personal information Born 28 June 1970 (age\u00a052) Sahiwal, Punjab, Pakistan Height 5\u00a0ft 4\u00a0in (1.63\u00a0m) Batting Right-handed Bowling Right-arm leg break Role Bowler International information National side Pakistan (1989\u20132003) Test debut (cap\u00a0116) 19 January 1990\u00a0v\u00a0Australia Last Test 24 October 2003\u00a0v\u00a0South [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4896,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crickethofmuseum.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4894","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crickethofmuseum.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crickethofmuseum.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crickethofmuseum.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crickethofmuseum.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4894"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/crickethofmuseum.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4894\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4902,"href":"https:\/\/crickethofmuseum.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4894\/revisions\/4902"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crickethofmuseum.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4896"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crickethofmuseum.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crickethofmuseum.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crickethofmuseum.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}