Articles about Mushtaq Ahmed
Born on June 28, 1970, Mushtaq Ahmed is a Pakistani cricket coach and former right-arm off-spin bowler who played for the Pakistan cricket team. Known for his leg break googly bowling, Ahmed is often described to be one of the best three wrist-spinners in the world. He was part of Pakistan’s squad during the 1992 Cricket World Cup during which the team won the tournament. Ahmed made his One Day International (ODI) in 1989. Between 1989 and 2003, Ahmed played 144 ODI matches and took 161 wickets. He made his international Test debut in 1990 against Australia. Between 1990 and 2003, he played 52 Test matches and took 185 wickets. In the late 1990’s he was accused of match-fixing, and following an inquiry, he was banned from captaining the Pakistan cricket team. In 2008, he was appointed as the spin-bowling coach for the England cricket team. In 2012, he was appointed as the bowling coach for the Surrey Cricket Country Club. In 2014, he was appointed as the bowling consultant for the Pakistan Cricket team. In 2016, he was named as the head coach of Pakistan’s National Cricket Academy. In 2018, he was appointed as the assistant coach and spin consultant of the West Indies cricket team. In June 2020, he was appointed as the spin-bowling coach of the Pakistan cricket team.
09 Jun 2020
SportsFormer captain Younis Khan has been appointed as Pakistan cricket team's batting coach for the upcoming England tour.
05 Apr 2020
SportsVeteran bowler Wasim Akram believes Pakistan is the "Brazil" of cricket in terms of talent.
25 Mar 2020
SportsThe Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia witnessed a spectacle full of grit and valence on March 25, 1992.
06 Jan 2020
SportsThe cricketing world continues to debate about the efficacy and utility of four-day Tests, as proposed by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
13 Dec 2019
SportsThe Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday appointed former leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed as their spin bowling consultant for a year.
01 Dec 2019
SportsPakistan spinner Yasir Shah shocked the world, not with the ball, but with the bat, this time around.
20 Jun 2019
SportsNew Zealand kept their unbeaten run going in the ICC World Cup 2019.
15 Jun 2019
SportsIndia and Pakistan face each other in match number 22 of the ICC World Cup 2019 at Old Trafford in Manchester on Sunday.
26 May 2019
IndiaAfter the Bharatiya Janata Party's landslide victory in the recently held 2019 Lok Sabha elections, a Muslim woman in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda district has named her newborn son 'Narendra Damodardas Modi'.
17 Feb 2019
SportsSri Lanka stunned South Africa in the first Test at the Kingsmead in Durban.
17 Oct 2018
SportsLegendary Indian spinner Anil Kumble turned 48 today, and there are not enough words to express our gratitude to this monumental cricketing figure, who contributed so much to Indian cricket.
