Mudassar Nazar
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| Batting style | Right-handed batsman (RHB) | |
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| Bowling type | Right-arm medium (RM) | |
| Tests | ODIs | |
| Matches | 76 | 122 |
| Runs scored | 4114 | 2653 |
| Batting average | 38.09 | 25.26 |
| 100s/50s | 10/17 | 0/16 |
| 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 | 0 | n/a |
| Best bowling | 6/38 | 5/29 |
| Catches/stumpings | 48/0 | 21/0 |
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As of 7 January 2006 |
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Mudassar Nazar (Urdu: مدثر نذر) (born April 6, 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 coach for Zimbabwe and for several other teams.
[edit] Summary of Career
Mudassar made his debut in Test cricket for Pakistan against Australia in Adelaide on December 24, 1976. The son of Test cricketer Nazar Mohammad, he followed in his father's footsteps to open Pakistan's opening batting. He played for many prominent league teams in Pakistan, and played his last Test match against New Zealand at Auckland on February 28, 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.
After retiring from professional cricket, Mudassar has coached a number of teams, including Zimbabwe's national team, which he coached for the season of 2005.
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