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Full name Tauseef Ahmed
Born May 10, 1958, Karachi, Sind
Current age 50 years 157 days
Major teams Pakistan,Karachi,Pakistan Customs,Public Works Department,United Bank Limited
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
34
38
20
318
35*
17.66
0
0
0
9
0
ODIs
70
25
14
116
27*
10.54
216
53.70
0
0
3
0
10
0
First-class
176
198
63
1944
77
14.40
0
1
75
0
List A
177
84
30
634
49*
11.74
0
0
40
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
34
58
7778
2950
93
6/45
9/77
31.72
2.27
83.6
3
3
0
ODIs
70
67
3250
2247
55
4/38
4/38
40.85
4.14
59.0
1
0
0
First-class
176
39875
15349
697
8/52
22.02
2.30
57.2
45
7
List A
177
8492
5311
185
4/22
4/22
28.70
3.75
45.9
3
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
Pakistan v Australia at Karachi, Feb 27-Mar 2, 1980 scorecard
Last Test
Pakistan v Zimbabwe at Karachi, Dec 1-6, 1993 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Karachi, Mar 31, 1982 scorecard
Last ODI
Australia v Pakistan at Melbourne, Feb 23, 1990 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1978/79 - 1997/98
List A span
1980/81 - 1997/98
Profile
Pakistan's Tauseef Ahmed tended to be overshadowed by his more illustrious colleagues, Abdul Qadir and Iqbal Qasim, but he was a skilled and cunning offspinner, even if his afro and moustache did make him look like Lionel Richie. He took seven wickets on his debut, after being plucked from nowhere to play against Australia in 1979-80. And it was his destiny to play a huge role in Pakistan's famous 16-run victory over India at Bangalore in 1986-87, when he and Iqbal took nine wickets each, and Sunil Gavaskar wound up his Test career with a masterful 96. Two years later, against Australia at Karachi, Tauseef had match figures of 47.4-28-44-3, par for the course for this thrifty performer, whose average was superior to the great Qadir's. Rob Smyth
