Mudassar Nazar

Mudassar Nazar

Personal information
Batting style	Right-handed batsman (RHB)
Bowling style	Right-arm medium (RM)
Career statistics
Competition	Tests	ODIs
Matches	76	122
Runs scored	4114	2653
Batting average	38.09	25.26
100s/50s	10/17	-/16
Top score	231*	95
Balls bowled	5967	4855
Wickets	66	111
Bowling average	38.36	30.91
5 wickets in innings	1	1
10 wickets in match	-	n/a
Best bowling	6/38	5/29
Catches/stumpings	48/-	21/-
Source: [1], 7 January 2006

Mudassar Nazar (Urdu: مدثر نذر) (born 6 April 1956, Lahore, Punjab) is a former Pakistani cricketer with a career in Test cricket for Pakistan and in league cricket in Pakistan and England. After retiring from professional cricket, he has had a number of administrative positions in the cricketing world, including two stints as coach for Pakistan in 1993 and 2001, for Kenya and for several other teams.

Summary of Career

Mudassar made his debut in Test cricket for Pakistan against Australia in Adelaide on 24 December 1976. The son of Test cricketer Nazar Mohammad, he followed in his father's footsteps to open Pakistan's opening batting. Mudassar now resides in Bolton, England. He played for many prominent league teams in Pakistan, and played his last Test match against New Zealand at Auckland on 28 February 1989, but he continued playing first-class cricket until 1993. He became the second Pakistani after his father to carry the bat as an opener in the fifth Test of the 1982-83 series against India. One time Mudassar Nazar held a record for highest partnership in Test Cricket of 451-runs, 3rd-wicket with Javed Miandad against India at Hyderabad, Pakistan in 1982-83. He also holds the record for the slowest Test match century. He was also a useful bowling option for his captain and earned the reputation of a shock bowler because he was good at breaking long partnerships and batsmen who played long innings.

After retiring from professional cricket, Mudassar became national coach for Pakistan and has coached a number of other teams, including Kenya's national team in the season of 2005. In 1982 he earned the title of 'Golden Arm' at Lord's for his match winning bowling spell against England.

Mudassar Nazar's career performance graph.

Persondata
Name	Nazar, Mudassar
Alternative names
Short description	Cricketer
Date of birth	6 April 1956
Place of birth	[Lahore]], Punjab, Pakistan
Date of death
Place of death