Mudassar Nazar: Sabr aur istiqamat ka opener

Kuch batsman tamashaiyon ko apne strokes se khush karte hain, aur kuch apni team ko ghanton ki mehnat se mehfooz karte hain. Mudassar Nazar (Mudassar Nazar) doosri qism ke batsman the. ESPNcricinfo ke mutabiq woh ek kam go aur sada mizaj cricketer the, jinhon ne apni salahiyat se poora poora faida uthaya². 76 Test matchon mein unhon ne 38.09 ki average se 4114 runs aur 10 centuries banayin, aur apni darmiyani raftar ki bowling se 66 wickets bhi liye¹.

Ibtidai zindagi aur Cricket ka aghaz

Mudassar Nazar 6 April 1956 ko Lahore mein paida hue. Un ke walid Nazar Mohammad bhi Pakistan ke opener the, aur ESPNcricinfo ke mutabiq unhon ne 1952-53 mein Pakistan ki pehli Test series mein ek innings mein shuru se akhir tak not out reh kar bat carry kiya tha. Mubashir Nazar un ke bhai hain. Mudassar daayen haath se batting aur daayen haath se medium pace bowling karte the, aur un ka first class career 1971-72 se 1993 tak raha, jis mein unhon ne Lahore, Punjab, Habib Bank, PIA, United Bank aur Pakistan Universities ki numainday ki².

Un ka Test career 24 December 1976 ko Adelaide mein Australia ke khilaf shuru hua, jahan unhon ne opener ke taur par 13 aur 22 runs banaye¹.

Lahore ki sab se sust century

ESPNcricinfo ke mutabiq Mudassar sust aur neechi rehne wali wicketon par apne behtareen rang mein hote the². 14 December 1977 ko Lahore mein England ke khilaf un ki pehli Test century is ki sab se mashhoor misal hai: unhon ne 591 minute crease par guzare aur 449 gendon par 12 chauukon ki madad se 114 runs banaye¹. ESPNcricinfo ke mutabiq yeh century das ghante se kuch kam waqt mein mukammal hui aur ise Test Cricket ki tareekh ki sab se sust century kaha jata hai³.

Isi series mein unhon ne Hyderabad mein 66 aur Karachi mein 76 runs banaye. 21 November 1979 ko Bangalore mein Bharat ke khilaf 126 runs ki innings aayi, jis ke bare mein profile ka kehna hai ke woh nisbatan tez thi aur aath ghante se kam mein bani¹³.

1982-83: Bharat ke khilaf yadgar series

Mudassar Nazar ke career ka sunehra bab 1982-83 mein Bharat ke khilaf home series hai, jo ESPNcricinfo ke mutabiq Pakistan ne 3-0 se jeeti aur jis mein Mudassar 126 ki average se 761 runs bana kar sab se aage rahe³.

Is series mein 23 December 1982 ko Karachi mein 119 runs ke baad, 14 January 1983 ko Hyderabad (Sindh) mein unhon ne 627 minute ki innings mein 21 chauukon aur ek chakke ki madad se 231 runs banaye, jo un ka sab se bada Test score hai. 23 January 1983 ko Lahore mein unhon ne pehli innings mein opener ke taur par 152 runs banaye aur akhir tak not out rahe. ESPNcricinfo ki record fehrist mein yeh innings Test Cricket mein bat carry karne ki misalon mein shamil hai, yoon baap aur beta dono ne yeh aizaz hasil kiya²³. 30 January 1983 ko Karachi mein unhon ne ek baar phir 152 runs banaye. Bharat ke khilaf 18 Test matchon mein un ki average 62.21 aur centuries 6 rahin¹.

24 October 1984 ko Faisalabad mein Bharat ke khilaf woh 552 minute ki innings mein 24 chauukon ki madad se 199 runs bana kar out hue¹. ESPNcricinfo ke mutabiq woh Test Cricket mein 199 par out hone wale pehle batsman the³.

Balla aur gend, dono se

ESPNcricinfo ke mutabiq England mein league Cricket ke professional ke taur par unhon ne apni medium pace bowling ko nikhara, aur is fan mein bhi un ke kuch yadgar lamhat aaye². In mein sab se numayan 12 August 1982 ko Lord’s ka Test hai, jahan England ki doosri innings mein unhon ne 19 overs mein sirf 32 runs de kar 6 wickets liye aur Pakistan ne yeh match jeeta. 26 August 1982 ko Leeds mein unhon ne 65 runs banane ke sath 55 runs de kar 4 wickets bhi liye¹. ESPNcricinfo ki record fehrist ke mutabiq woh un khilariyon mein shamil hain jinhon ne ek hi Test mein batting aur bowling dono ka aghaz kiya³.

1987 mein England ke daure par, jo Pakistan ne 1-0 se jeeta, 23 July ko Birmingham mein unhon ne 124 runs banaye, aur isi saal 25 November ko Lahore mein England ke khilaf 120 runs ki innings ne, profile ke mutabiq, ek badi jeet ki bunyad rakhi³. Un ka akhri Test 24 February 1989 ko Auckland mein New Zealand ke khilaf shuru hua¹.

ODI Cricket mein unhon ne 122 matchon mein 2653 runs banaye aur 111 wickets liye. 6 March 1985 ko Melbourne mein West Indies ke khilaf 28 runs de kar 5 wickets un ki behtareen ODI bowling hai, aur 11 April 1986 ko Sharjah mein Australia ke khilaf 95 runs un ka sab se bada ODI score hai¹.

Aadad o shumar

Maakhaz: ESPNcricinfo Statsguru¹, aadad International career ke hain.

Asar aur yadgar

Apne mulk mein Mudassar Nazar ka record khas taur par mutasir kun hai: Pakistan mein 35 Test matchon mein unhon ne 53.63 ki average se 2467 runs aur 8 centuries banayin¹. Khel chhodne ke baad woh coaching se wabasta rahe: 2005 mein Kenya ki qaumi team ki zimmedari sambhali, Pakistan ki National Cricket Academy ke director aur Dubai mein ICC ki Global Cricket Academy se wabasta rahe, aur 2023 mein UAE ke abori coach bane³.

Mudassar Nazar ki Cricket ka sabaq sada hai: crease par thehrna bhi ek fan hai. Lahore ki woh taweel century ho ya Hyderabad ki double century, un ki innings ghanton ki mehnat se banti thin aur team ko mazboot bunyad deti thin.