Mohammad Iqbal Qasim (born *, 1980, *, *) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 50 Tests and 15 ODIs from 1976 to 1988.
Source: [1], 4 February 2006 |
Qasim ended his career with 171 wickets in his 50 Test matches, at approximately 3.5 wickets a match. The accuracy of his delivery kept his economy rate at just 2.21. He pushed the ball through quicker then normal, not extracting great turn, but deceiving batsmen through guile and patience.
He is most famous for spinning Pakistan to victory in the 5th Test at Bangalore of the 1987 India-Pakistan series, and thus securing Pakistan's first series win on Indian soil. He took 9/121, including the key scalp of Sunil Gavaskar for 96 in the last innings of the game.
Iqbal Qasim remains in the shadows of Pakistan's legendary leg spinner Abdul Qadir, although his career returns are superior by average and very similar by strike rate.