Mudassar Nazar

Mudassar Nazar (Urdu: مدثر نذر) (born 6 April 1956) is a Pakistani cricket coach and former cricketer with a career in Test cricket for Pakistan and in league cricket in Pakistan and England. He was an opening batsman who played 76 test and 122 one-day matches for Pakistan. 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. He was born in Lahore, Punjab.

Currently, he is appointed as an Advisor for Lahore Qalandars franchise cricket team in Pakistan Super League.

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 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 and also in terms of minutes (557). 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.

In the mid-1980s, Mudassar became a spokesman for the Pakistan players' association and claims that criticisms he made about the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) led to him being omitted from the Pakistan side.

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.

Test centuries

Test centuries of Mudassar Nazar
No	Runs	Match	Against	City/Country	Venue	Start date	Result
[1]	114	2	England	Lahore, Pakistan	Gadaffi Stadium	14 December 1977	Drawn
[2]	126	12	India	Bangalore, India	M Chinnaswamy Stadium	21 November 1979	Drawn
[3]	119	31	India	Karachi, Pakistan	National Stadium	23 December 1982	Won
[4]	231	33	India	Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan	Niaz Stadium	14 January 1983	Won
[5]	152*	34	India	Lahore, Pakistan	Gadaffi Stadium	23 January 1983	Drawn
[6]	152	35	India	Karachi, Pakistan	National Stadium	30 January 1983	Drawn
[7]	199	46	India	Faisalabad, Pakistan	Iqbal Stadium	24 October 1984	Drawn
[8]	106	48	New Zealand	Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan	Niaz Stadium	25 November 1984	Won
[9]	124	64	England	Birmingham, England	Edgbaston Cricket Ground	23 July 1987	Drawn
[10]	120	66	England	Lahore, Pakistan	Gadaffi Stadium	25 November 1987	Won

Test 5 Wicket hauls

#	Figures	Match	Opponent	Venue	City	Country	Year
1	6/32	25	England	Lord's	London	England	1982

ODI 5 Wicket hauls

#	Figures	Match	Opponent	Venue	City	Country	Year
1	5/28	68	West Indies	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Melbourne	Australia	1985

One-Day International Cricket

Man of the Match awards

S No	Opponent	Venue	Date	Match Performance	Result
1	Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	17 December 1981	10–4–20–3 ; 50 (67 balls: 6x4).	Pakistan won by 6 wickets.
2	Sri Lanka	National Stadium, Karachi	31 March 1982	8–0–42–2 ; 79 (82 balls: 9x4).	Pakistan won by 5 wickets.
3	West Indies	Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane	14 January 1984	68 (114 balls: 7x4) ; 10–0–46–2	West Indies won by 5 wickets.
4	Sri Lanka	Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar	13 October 1985	8–0–32–2 ; 40 (42 balls: 4x4).	Pakistan won by 8 wickets.
5	India	Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah	17 November 1985	67 (117 balls: 4x4, 1x6) ; 9–0–43–2	Pakistan won by 48 runs.
6	Australia	Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah	11 April 1986	DNB, 1 Ct. ; 95 (140 balls: 5x4)	Pakistan won by 8 wickets.
7	West Indies	WACA Ground, Perth	30 December 1986	DNB ; 10–0–36–3	Pakistan won by 34 runs.
8	Australia	Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah	3 April 1987	10–1–44–3 ; 64 (135 balls: 4x4)	Pakistan won by 6 wickets.
9	Australia	Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore	14 October 1988	9–0–40–2 ; 76 (108 balls: 9x4)	Tied.  Pakistan won by losing less wickets.