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| July 10, 2007 | Tuesday | Jamadi-us-Sani 24, 1428 |
Saqlain eligible to play for England
LONDON, July 9: Remember Saqlain Mushtaq? The same off-spinner, who gave cricket the doosra – the off-break bowler's surprise ball that goes turns the wrong way.
The 30-year-old Saqlain is currently playing for English county champions Sussex against touring Indians and, thanks to having acquired British passport, he is now eligible for selection to England team.
“I really don't know, I haven't thought about it because I have been out of cricket for last three years, he said. “If they ask then I'll think about it and discuss it with my family and with my friends as well.”
The Pakistani off-spinner married a British-born girl in 1998 and moved to London soon after he was dropped from Test team in April 2004.
His last Test for Pakistan was hardly memorable – same Multan Test where Indian opener Virender Sehwag smashed all comers on way to a triple century. Figures of one for 204 did no favours to Saqi, as he is fondly known to team-mates.
Having last played a One-day International for Pakistan in October 2003, Saqlain still holds the record of fastest 100 wickets in ODIs. He achieved the feat in only 53 matches.—Agencies
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