Mushtaq Ahmed Pakistan (Pak)
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling type	Legbreak googly
	Tests	ODIs
Matches	52	144
Runs scored	656	399
Batting average	11.71	9.50
100s/50s	-/2	-/-
Top score	59	34*
Balls bowled	12532	7543
Wickets	185	161
Bowling average	32.97	33.29
5 wickets in innings	10	1
10 wickets in match	3	N/A
Best bowling	7/56	5/36
Catches/stumpings	23/-	30/-
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Mushtaq Ahmed (Urdu: مشتاق احمد) (born 28 June 1970 in Sahiwal) is a Pakistani cricketer, more specifically a leg spin bowler. He is known for his hard-to-pick googly. He famously trapped Graeme Hick in front with one during the 1992 World Cup Final. He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1997. However, despite taking over 150 one-day international and Test wickets, he hasn't played international cricket since October 2003. (اردو) is an Indo-Aryan language of the Indo-Iranian branch, belonging to Indo-European family of languages. ... June 28 is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 186 days remaining. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... . Sahiwal (Urdu: ساہیوال) is a growing city in southeastern Punjab province of Pakistan and the administrative centre of Sahiwal District. ... Leg spin is a type of spin bowling in the sport of cricket. ... In cricket, a googly is a type of delivery bowled by a leg spin bowler. ... Graeme Ashley Hick (born 23 May 1966) is a former England cricketer. ... The Cricket World Cup in 1992 (aka Benson & Hedges Cup) was the fifth edition of the tournament. ... The Wisden Cricketers of the Year award is made annually in the pages of the Wisden Cricketers Almanack yearbook. ... A One-day International (ODI) cricket match is a one-day cricket match played over 50 overs per side between two international teams each representing a particular country. ... A Test match in progress. ...

He has played a lot of county cricket in England, including for Somerset and Surrey earlier in his career, and now for Sussex. Somerset County Cricket Club is a county cricket club with headquarters at the County Cricket Ground, Taunton. ... Surrey County Cricket Club (SCCC) is an English first-class cricket team, based at The Oval cricket ground in south London. ... Sussex field against Derbyshire at Hove on 24 April 2005 The Arthur Gilligan stand at Hove The Pavilion at Hove Leaving the County Ground at Hove Sussex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major counties which make up the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of...

In 2003, Mushtaq was the leading wicket taker in county cricket, finishing the season with 103, and inspiring Sussex to the County Championship title. Following this, he was recalled by Pakistan but was soon dropped for being ineffectual. In the 2004 season, Mushtaq was again the leading wicket taker in English county cricket with 84 scalps, but with Danish Kaneria's emergence as Pakistan's first-choice leg spinner, Mushtaq looks unlikely to play for Pakistan's national side again. In the UK, County cricket is the domestic form of the sport of cricket that is considered to be first-class cricket. ... The County Championship is the domestic first class cricket competition in the United Kingdom, mainly in England. ... Leg spin is a type of spin bowling used in cricket. ...

Recently, the Pakistan Cricket Board hired Mushtaq Ahmed to coach the Pakistan bowlers.^{[citation needed]}

In 2006, Mushtaq (or "Mushy" as he is best known to Sussex fans) took 102 wickets as Sussex once more won the County Championship, as well as the C&G Trophy. He began the last Championship match of the season, against Nottinghamshire, on 89 wickets, but a haul of 13 in the match (including a career-best 9-48 in the second innings) took him past the hundred mark once again. The 2006 English cricket season includes home international series for England against Sri Lanka and Pakistan. ... The C&G Trophy is a knock-out one day cricket competition in the United Kingdom. ... Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Nottinghamshire. ...

A recent petition to have a Brighton & Hove bus named after him was rejected due to a change in the firm's policy.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Cricinfo article on Mushtaq Ahmed
• 2003 Frizzell County Championship Division One: Bowling Records (Cricinfo)

• 2004 Frizzell County Championship Division One: Bowling Records (Cricinfo)