Top 5 military medium bowlers of all-time

Military medium pace bowlers are those who do not quite have the pace to trouble batsmen, but bowl a disciplined line and length throughout their quota of overs to choke the run flow and frustrate the batsmen into throwing away their wickets. These are bowlers who generally bowl at the speed of 110-125 km/h and can be depended upon to lend some control to the captain. They are much more effective in limited-overs cricket where batsmen are constantly forced to look for scoring opportunities, as opposed to Test cricket where they can afford to be patient and wait for the loose deliveries. Here are the top 5 bowlers belonging to this category:

#5 Mudassar Nazar

Pakistan’s Mudassar Nazar played 76 Tests and 122 ODIs for his country in a career spanning from 1976 to 1989. He was mainly known for his opening batting, but his medium pace bowling cannot be overlooked. He bowled a nagging line, and earned himself the reputation of having a golden arm because of his tendency to break long partnerships on a regular basis and bail the team out when the frontline bowlers weren’t effective.

In Test matches, he took 66 wickets at an average in the late thirties. He was most effective in ODIs, though, picking up 111 wickets at an average of just over 30 and an excellent economy rate of just 4.24. He contributed some match-winning performances with the ball, like the 5/28 he took against the West Indies in the semi finals of the World Championships. This was against a team which boasted of players like Desmond Haynes, Richie Richardson and Clive Lloyd. Another amazing performance came in an ODI against India in 1983, where he had figures of 10-3-17-3. These are figures any top bowler would be proud of.

After retirement, he occupied the role of coach for a number of teams, including the national teams of Pakistan and Kenya.