Nasser Hussain is a right handed batsman of Asian origin who played for English national team. He was an inconsistent batsman and great fielder. His father and brother also played cricket at first class level but never get a chance for playing at International level. He starts his cricket career in 1980 with Essex. Several other players like, Mike Atherton, Mark Ramprakash, Graham Thorpe and Trevor Ward also played with or against him. He up lift the English team in late 1990 when they in deep trouble and because of his brilliance in captaincy he was able to won 3 consecutive back to back series in home and away tours for England. The most impressive thing in his batting as well captaincy was calmness something that always visible in his batting and in his thinking as a captain.
There are several other cricketers of Asian origin who played for England that include Monty Panesar, Mark Ramprakash but no one get the fame and respect in term of cricket that Nasser Hussain gained. This was the prove of his share ability and class as a cricketer that take him at the level where on other cricketer of Asian origin in English side could achieved. Many analysts in England believed that Nasser Hussain was the finest player and captain who played for England after the World War II and this statement was true because he was the most successful English captain at the time of his retirement from test matches as an English captain.
If you would like to make a comment, please fill out the form below.
