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Is Mushtaq Mohammad Underrated?

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subshakerz

Hall of Fame Member
Was he underrated as a player and would he make your Pakistan ATG XI? Certainly was a trailblazer captain.
 
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subshakerz

Hall of Fame Member
Prince EWS said:
Yeah, massively so.

He was also criminally underbowled in Tests.
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I agree.

I mean, just by the numbers this test performance by his has to be among the top 10 ever but never gets mentioned. It's like he has been airbrushed from history.

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WI vs PAK Cricket Scorecard, 4th Test at Port of Spain, April 01 - 06, 1977

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Coronis

Coronis

International Coach
subshakerz said:
I agree.

I mean, just by the numbers this test performance by his has to be among the top 10 ever but never gets mentioned. It's like he has been airbrushed from history.

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WI vs PAK Cricket Scorecard, 4th Test at Port of Spain, April 01 - 06, 1977

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Didn’t even take a 10’fer. Pathetic
 
capt_Luffy

capt_Luffy

Cricketer Of The Year
reyrey said:
Underrated, but he's in my Pakistan ATG XI. Especially useful if going with 4 pacers. Imran, Wasim, Waqar and Asif.
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I don't think he should be a sole spinner, I would prefer Pakistan to go with two spinners and Saqlain is better than Asif anyways.....
 
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reyrey

U19 Captain
capt_Luffy said:
I don't think he should be a sole spinner, I would prefer Pakistan to go with two spinners and Saqlain is better than Asif anyways.....
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It's pitch dependent obviously. Huge fan of Saqlain so no issues on that, but Asif is another who is underrated on here, probably cos he's a criminal.

He played only 20 odd Tests and its crazy how many batsman that faced him, and even bowlers talk about his skill and ability to set batsman up. Anderson in particular always talks about him and what he learned just from watching him.
 
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Coronis

Coronis

International Coach
reyrey said:
It's pitch dependent obviously. Huge fan of Saqlain so no issues on that, but Asif is another who is underrated on here, probably cos he's a criminal.

He played only 20 odd Tests and its crazy how many batsman that faced him, and even bowlers talk about his skill and ability to set batsman up. Anderson in particular always talks about him and what he learned just from watching him.
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Anderson could learn a lot from a wet paper bag
 
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subshakerz

Hall of Fame Member
reyrey said:
It's pitch dependent obviously. Huge fan of Saqlain so no issues on that, but Asif is another who is underrated on here, probably cos he's a criminal.

He played only 20 odd Tests and its crazy how many batsman that faced him, and even bowlers talk about his skill and ability to set batsman up. Anderson in particular always talks about him and what he learned just from watching him.
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I don't think Asif can make my Pak XI with too small a sample set even though he is the best new ball bowler I have ever seen.
 
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subshakerz

Hall of Fame Member
reyrey said:
It's pitch dependent obviously. Huge fan of Saqlain so no issues on that, but Asif is another who is underrated on here, probably cos he's a criminal.
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I have Saqlain and Mushtaq Mohammad in the attack with Imran and the 2Ws. I don't think four pacers is a requisite.
 
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peterhrt

U19 Captain
Mushtaq was the best Pakistani batsman on an English greentop, and the most adept from the sub-continent on these surfaces since Merchant. Not as secure against pace as Majid or as quick on his feet against spin as Asif.

Would have bowled more in Tests but for the presence of Intikhab.

Has a similar first-class record to Clive Rice.
 
The_CricketUmpire

The_CricketUmpire

State 12th Man
Test cricket: averaged just under 40 (39.17) with the bat and under 30 (29.22) with the ball.

Very good numbers for an All-Rounder. He isn't spoken about much. Absolutely he's underrated.
 
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subshakerz

Hall of Fame Member
peterhrt said:
Mushtaq was the best Pakistani batsman on an English greentop, and the most adept from the sub-continent on these surfaces since Merchant. Not as secure against pace as Majid or as quick on his feet against spin as Asif.

Would have bowled more in Tests but for the presence of Intikhab.

Has a similar first-class record to Clive Rice.
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He has a ridiculously good FC record.

I think he justifies being in an ATG XI for Pakistan as a sort of jack in the box capable of the odd great hundred or wicket haul.
 
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