5 best Pakistani spinners of all time

#2-Saqlain Mushtaq (right arm off break)

Saqlain is said to have invented the ‘doosra’

Saqlain Mushtaq the inventor of ‘doosra’(a leg break delivery bowled with an off-break action) played for Pakistan between 1995-2004. Saqlain made both his Test and ODI debut against Srilanka in the year 1995 and fared well in his first few outings.

His most memorable performance came in the year 1999 against India. This was the first time he took 10 wickets in an innings that ensured a thrilling win for Pakistan, after Sachin Tendulkar had scored a brilliant century fighting with back pain.

Saqlain accumulated 208 wickets from the 49 Tests he played with 13 five hauls and three 10 wicket hauls. He was a terrific ODI bowler too, picking 288 wickets at an average of 21.78 per wicket.

Very few people knew what doosra was before its implementation by the Pakistani. Doosra was a very effective option as it confused batsman from all over the world. The ball is bowled with an off break action, but after pitching the ball behaves like a leg break. He was also the inventor of ‘teesra’, or the carrom ball as it is known in some quarters.