Nasser Hussain Biography

Nasser Hussain is a British cricket commentator and former cricketer who captained the England cricket team between 1999 and 2003, with his overall international career extending from 1990 to 2004. A pugnacious right-handed batsman, Hussain scored over 30,000 runs from more than 650 matches across all first-class and List-A cricket, including 62 centuries. he was led to cricket by his father and his family move to England when he was young.

In 1987 he joined Essex after developing from a spin bowler to batsman while at school and playing for the various Essex youth teams, as the leg-spin of his youth deserted him. He was selected for England initially on the back of 990 runs scored for Essex in the County Championship of 1989, though injury and poor form would limit his international caps during the early 1990s to three Tests of a 1990 West Indies tour, and four further matches in 1993. Only in 1996 did he become a regular England Test cricketer.

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He was born in Madras, India in 28 March 1968 as a Shia Muslim. His father, Raza Jawad ‘Joe’ Hussain, was Indian and a keen cricketer and field hockey player. He was a descendant of Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah, the Nawab of Arcot State in the second half of the 18th century. He is 51 years old as of 2019.

Nasser Hussain Family|Father

He was born to mother Shireen Hussain and father Raza Jawad Hussain who was an Indian cricketer. He played only one first-class match, for Tamil Nadu against Andhra in the 1964–65 Ranji Trophy. He scored 17 in his only innings, bowled one over for three runs, and did not hold a catch. He has a brother Mel Hussain who is also a is an English former cricketer who played one first-class cricket match for Worcestershire County Cricket Club in 1985. He also played one List A match for Essex Cricket Board 16 years later in 2001 and a sister Benazir Hussain.

Nasser Hussain Wife

His wife is Karen Hussain they got married in 1993. The couple have three sons Joel Hussain, Jacob Hussain and Layla Hussain.

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rought up by his Indian-born, Essex-based coach of a father with the ambition to represent England, Nasser Hussain’s desire was such that he was prepared to forgo his natural style – opening the face of the bat, running the ball to third man – to succeed at Test level. His success was a triumph of willpower over several technical deficiencies including a dominant bottom hand and unorthodox leg and head positions which led him to lean back in the drive.

Taking over from Alec Stewart in July 1999, Hussain established himself as the best and – not coincidentally – the most articulate England captain since Mike Brearley. Under Hussain, England won four Test series in a row for the first time since Brearley, and rose to third place in the ICC Test Championship table when it was launched, after being ninth and last in the prototype Wisden World Championship in September 1999. Hussain’s style of captaincy was a reflection of his personality, never static, always full of energy and ideas.

He was known to make four field-changes in one over in a Test match, searching for the solution, trying to make up for the lack of variety among his attack of mostly right-arm seamers with his own imaginative placements. His batting while captain veered from one extreme to another, from the heights of England’s tour to South Africa to a worse run than even Brearley knew.

Yet so widespread was the recognition of Hussain’s merit as captain that his place was never questioned, unlike Brearley’s. Nor were there many calls for his head despite consecutive Ashes drubbings in 2001 and 2002-03.

However, after a disappointing performance by England in the 2003 World Cup, Hussain relinquished the one-day international captaincy, and he resigned the Test captaincy during the series against South Afrcia later in the summer explaining that he had “grown tired” of the role.

He played on in the team in that series, and toured Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and the West Indies that winter, playing a big part in helping England to their first win in the Caribbean for 36 years. However, the calls for his resignation increased, and he finally resigned from all forms of cricket in May 2004, three days after an unbeaten hundred against New Zealand at Lord’s. He immediately joined Sky Sports’ commentary team, and quickly became one of its more incisive members.

A firebrand in his youth, renowned for looking after number one in run-out situations, Hussain tempered his fire into a fierce commitment to England’s cause – when his brittle fingers weren’t broken, that is. He has also shared the quality of the finest captains in being lucky, not with the toss, but in seeing central contracts introduced during his time and in having Duncan Fletcher by his side as coach. He will be remembered as one of England’s finest captains.

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Hussain became Test captain in July 1999, taking over from Alec Stewart for the series against New Zealand at home, after which he was booed by the England fans as he and his team stood on the pavilion balcony. In 2000 he led England to a 3–1 victory over the West Indies at home, and in that winter, the England team beat both Pakistan and Sri Lanka away. Under Hussain, England won four Test series in a row and rose to third place in the ICC Test Championship table when it was launched, after being ninth and last in the prototype Wisden World Championship in September 1999.

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‘He will be pinching himself’ – Nasser Hussain questions Chris Silverwood appointment

Nasser Hussain has questioned whether Chris Silverwood has the strength to make the tough decisions after he has named the new head coach of England.

Silverwood played under Hussain’s captaincy for England’s Test side 17 years ago, and has been working under former coach Trevor Bayliss as bowling coach for some time.

However, he has been a controversial appointment as England’s new head coach, and Hussain says he can understand peoples’ concerns.

“There is a massive difference between being a friendly bowling coach and being the main man, picking and choosing your time to get tough with the players, especially in the Test arena,” Hussain is quoted as saying in The Mirror.

“That will be a challenge – at the moment he is popular, but if he wants to do a good job, he might have to upset a few people.

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“When I played with him, he was a very likeable, down-to-earth, simple lad who realised that playing for England was an absolute dream.

“So he’s lived the dream as a player and will now be pinching himself that he’s England coach – and he will be judged by his results.”
Source: cricket365.com