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Saqlain Mushtaq: what went wrong?
- Thread starter AaronK
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Wanna_Be_AB
U19 12th Man
definitely better in odi
Fanboy375
School Boy/Girl Captain
Yeah Mushtaq is perfect for ODI because it creates less stress on his knees which cause his retirement
sayon basak
International Vice-Captain
Mushtaq has an argument to be the GoAT ODI spinner.
Kumble better in tests by distance.
subshakerz
Hall of Fame Member
PCB threw him under the bus when he got injured. Nothing new
Fanboy375
School Boy/Girl Captain
Some say his doosra became predictable and that's why they ignored him
subshakerz
Hall of Fame Member
He overdid the doosra a bit but was still quality enough on the basics of offspin (flight, control, drift) to be a threat.
But he had a knee injury and the PCB didn't give him support as he was in England on his own. He could have played another five more years with better management.
subshakerz
Hall of Fame Member
I think with a full test career he could have ended up ahead of Kumble and frankly been the best spinner of SC after Murali. He was a different type of bowler.
subshakerz
Hall of Fame Member
TheJediBrah
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Probably because they caught on to his chucking
Starfighter
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Seen some writings reckon he became reliant on the doosra and his ability to get batsmen out with the off break lessened.
Migara
International Coach
Very flimsy one
Migara
International Coach
He describes how his knees were treated by snake oil healers by standing on them. Definietly had a lot more in him, if not for knees.
Chin Music
State Vice-Captain
In the mid 90s he was brilliant. I take the point about becoming over-reliant on the doosra though. What I always found ridiculous was that he tended to bowl death overs in limited overs and be utterly brilliant. He would have earnt a fortune in franchise cricket today, no doubt.
nightprowler10
Global Moderator
This was a great story.I beat Elahi's bat just once, but that was like a wicket to me.
It was while this game was on - I had to leave the match halfway through to go to the indoor nets, but I wasn't complaining at all. A 16 year old getting to have a crack at those chaps? Sweet.
How tf did Waqar get MOTM there though. It should've been Wasim.