Mohammad Iqbal Qasim ( ur, محمد اقبال قاسم; born 6 August 1953) is a former Pakistani
cricket
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er who played in 50
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One Day International
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s between 1976 and 1988.
Qasim ended his career with 171 wickets in his 50 Test matches, at approximately 3.5 wickets a match. His accurate bowling saw his economy rate at a low 2.21. He pushed the ball through quicker than normal, not extracting great turn, but deceiving batsmen through variations in pace and trajectory.
He is most notable 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 remained in the shadows of his teammate, leg spinner
Abdul Qadir
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, although his career returns are superior by average and very similar by strike rate.
He became Pakistan's chief selector in 2012.
Iqbal Qasim named Pakistan chief selector
Retrieved 5 December 2013.
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1953 births
Living people
Pakistan One Day International cricketers
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National Bank of Pakistan cricketers
Karachi cricketers
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Cheshire cricketers
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