Spin great Mushtaq Ahmed has been appointed a spin bowling consultant at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Lahore.Mushtaq, one of the finest leg spinners produced by Pakistan, was appointed last week, according to the Pakistan Cricket Board. He will be available at the NCA for 120 days.He will work with under-16, under-19 and other NCA programmes at the academy, sources added. The former spinner could also be asked to work with the national team, if need be.His first assignment will be to work with Yasir Shah, who has lost his mojo this year and was not picked for the ongoing first Test against Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi.Yasir has been given a release from the national squad until December 16, when the second Test will commence on 19 December in Karachi.Mushtaq has held various bowling positions with multiple national teams during his post-playing career. He counts England, West Indies as well as Pakistan among his former employers.Furthermore, he had also been appointed the head … [Read more...] about PCB hires legspin great Mushtaq Ahmed as bowling consultant for NCA
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Pakistan Cricket Board appoints Mushtaq Ahmed as spin bowling consultant
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has appointed former Test leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed as spin bowling consultant for a one-year term. Mushtaq’s first job will be to work with experienced leg-spinner Yasir Shah at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore and get him ready for the second Test against Sri Lanka in Karachi. The PCB has confirmed that Yasir had been released from the national team in Rawalpindi and told to report to the new spin consultant in Lahore.“He will rejoin the team for the second test in Karachi,” a PCB source said. The PCB said Mushtaq was appointed as a spin bowling consultant last week. According to his contract, he will work 120 days in a year at the National Cricket Academy with the U-16, U-19 and other domestic bowlers. As and when required, he will work with the national team. Mushtaq, who has worked with the West Indies team as spin consultant and was also a bowling coach at the National Cricket Academy, will be helping out Yasir who has not … [Read more...] about Pakistan Cricket Board appoints Mushtaq Ahmed as spin bowling consultant
Yasir Shah to work with PCB spin consultant Mushtaq Ahmed
RAWALPINDI (AP) — Pakistan Cricket Board says legspinner Yasir Shah will work with spin consultant Mushtaq Ahmed before the second test against Sri Lanka at Karachi next week. Shah, who is the fastest bowler to complete 200 test wickets, was dropped for the first test against Sri Lanka at Rawalpindi -- a historic five-day game in Pakistan for over a decade. Shah struggled against Australia in the last series which Pakistan lost 2-0 after two heavy defeats by an innings margin. He took four wickets for 205 runs at Brisbane and remained wicketless at Adelaide, finishing with a disappointing 0-197. Shah completed 200 wickets in his 33rd test match last year against New Zealand at Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The PCB appointed Ahmed as its spin consultant last week and will work for 120 days in a year at the National Cricket Academy at Lahore. Shah was released from the Pakistan team in Rawalpindi on Wednesday and will train with Ahmed at the NCA in Lahore before he joins the … [Read more...] about Yasir Shah to work with PCB spin consultant Mushtaq Ahmed
Yasir Shah to work with spin consultant Mushtaq Ahmed ahead of 2nd Sri Lanka Test
Pakistan leg-spinner Yasir Shah has been temporarily released from the national squad in order to work with spin consultant Mushtaq Ahmed at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore ahead of the side's second Test against Sri Lanka, beginning December 19 in Karachi. The 33-year-old was earlier left out of Pakistan's Playing XI for this week's opening Test against Sri Lanka at Rawalpindi--which was the first-ever five day game in the country in over a decade. Shah, who is the fastest bowler to take 200 Test wickets besides being Pakistan's seventh-highest wicket-taker in the longest format of the game, will now work with Mushtaq to improve his spin bowling before rejoining the squad in Karachi on December 16. After the second Test against Australia in Adelaide, Shah had admitted that it is a wish of every spinner to perform well in Australia, but he failed to use his variations well. “It's every spinner's wish to do well in Australia because that raises your image … [Read more...] about Yasir Shah to work with spin consultant Mushtaq Ahmed ahead of 2nd Sri Lanka Test
Pakistan appoint Mushtaq Ahmed as spin bowling consultant
Mushtaq's first job will be to work with experienced leg-spinner Yasir Shah at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore and get him ready for the second Test against Sri Lanka in Karachi. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has confirmed that Yasir had been released from the national team in Rawalpindi and told to report to the new spin consultant in Lahore. "He will rejoin the team for the second test in Karachi," a PCB source said. The PCB said Mushtaq was appointed as a spin bowling consultant last week. According to his contract, he will work 120 days in a year at the National Cricket Academy with the U-16, U-19 and other domestic bowlers. As and when required, he will work with the national team. Mushtaq, who has worked with the West Indies team as spin consultant and was also a bowling coach at the National Cricket Academy, will be helping out Yasir who has not been in the best of form in recent matches. Yasir, with over 200 Test wickets, went for runs during the recent Test series in … [Read more...] about Pakistan appoint Mushtaq Ahmed as spin bowling consultant