Saqlian terms Saeed Anwar as a maestro of playing off-spin bowling.

ISLAMABAD -- Former Test Cricketer SaqlainMushtaq believes Pakistani batting legend Saeed Anwar was the maestro of playing off-spin bowling, saying no left-handed batsmen played off-spinners better than him.

'I played some matches against Anwar but have done many rounds with him in the nets. It was very difficult to beat him or take his wicket,' Saqlain said in a video on his YouTube Channel.

Anwar played 55 Tests and 247 ODIs scoring 4,052 and 8,824 runs, respectively. Anwar also captained Pakistan in seven Tests and 11 ODIs.

'Anwar was very skillful and I think there was no other left handed batsman who played off-spinner better than him,'

Saqlain, who was the Head of International Player Development at the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) High Performance Centre, said.

Saqlain, who was credited with the invention of the 'doosra', said the second left handed batsman who played off-spin better was the Indian cricketer and current Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President SouravGanguly.

'Ganguly also had an expertise against the off-spinners. He used to cut, inside-out, sweep against off-spinners. He would charge the bowler whenever he wanted,' he said.

Ganguly who also captained the Indian team, had scored 7,212 runs in 113 Tests and 11,363 runs in 311 ODIs.

'Dada was intelligent, brave and played good on the turning tracks,' he said.

Saqlain said West Indies batsman Brian Lara also played off-spinners very well. 'I witnessed once when Lara was in command against the Sri Lankan off-spinner MuttiahMuralitharan. Muralitharan couldn't get his hands on him,' he said.

Lara who debuted in international cricket in 1990 against Pakistan, scored 11,953...