6 Pairs of Cricketers with almost the same game

3. Abdul Qadir & Mushtaq Ahmed (Pakistan):

How they reflect each other?: When Mushtaq Ahmed began his stride towards the peak of his career as a specialist bowler, he was always seen as the heir to Pakistani-legend Abdul Qadir who showed Pakistan the magic of leg-spin first-hand. There was a very striking similarity in the way both these blokes spun the ball – with their wrists! Further Mushtaq Ahmed soon learned the techniques of trapping the batsmen in humid conditions on turning wickets from Qadir and the imitation was so clean that he was never much acknowledged for being himself as much as he was for trying to be Abdul Qadir.

What is the difference?: Their bowling styles. For a leg-spinner, Mushaq Ahmed had quite an odd way of bowling whereas Qadir bowled in a more conventional fashion. This made it easier for Qadir to improvise his bowling and baffle the batsmen continuously. Needless to say, he ended up on a far successful level than Ahmed.