[1][2][3] Mushtaq Ali was noted for his graceful batting style and a flair which often cost him his wicket by being over-adventurous too soon in an innings.

[2] He received the C. K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award in 1995, the highest honour bestowed by the BCCI on a former player.

[5] Mushtaq Ali was observed by C. K. Nayudu at Indore at the age of 13 and helped to develop his cricketing skills.

He was an opening or middle-order batsman who played very little international cricket mainly due to World War II.

He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1964 and made a life member of the Marylebone Cricket Club for his contribution to the game.