Yasir Shah
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Full name | Yasir Shah | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | 2 May 1986|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Shah of Spin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-hand bat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Legbreak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | cousin Junaid Khan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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National side | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Only ODI | 14 September 2011 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI shirt no. | 86 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 44) | 16 September 2011 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 18 September 2011 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rest of North-West Frontier Province | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–present | Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010 | Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–present | Abbottabad Rhinos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2001–2009 | Pakistan Customs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 10 December 2013 |
Yasir Shah (born 2 May 1986 in Swabi,[1] Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) is an international cricketer from Pakistan. He is the cousin of another cricket player Junaid Khan. He is a specialist leg break spin bowler and is known for his leg spinners, filppers and googlies.
[2] He made his Test match debut for Pakistan against Australia in the United Arab Emirates on 22 October 2014.[3] On 26 June 2015 Yasir Shah became the fastest Pakistani cricketer to take 50 test wickets.
Records
Milestones
- Fastest Pakistani cricketer to take 50 test wickets.
- Best bowling figures by an overseas player in Sri Lanka.
Career
International
He played his first international match, the third game of one-day international series on Pakistan's tour of Zimbabwe, on 14 September 2011. In the game he took 2 for 51 runs (10 overs). The wickets were of Zimbabwean opener Vusi Sibanda and star wicketkeeper-batsman Tatenda Taibu.[4]
He has also played cricket for the Pakistan A cricket team.
Domestic
He has played for a number of teams in the Pakistani first-class domestic cricket circuit, including the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cricket team, Pakistan A cricket team, Abbottabad Rhinos, Pakistan Customs cricket team, and Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited.[1]
Worldcup 2015
In January 2015 he was selected in Pakistan's squad for the ICC cricket Worldcup 2015 and he is considered as a replacement for the Pakistan's banned magical off-spinner Saeed Ajmal. He made his worldcup debut against the arch-rivals India on 15 February 2015.
Test
In June 2015 while on the tour against Sri Lanka, Shah become the first Pakistani bowler to take 50 test wickets in just nine matches. He has become the first Pakistani bowler to take early 50 wickets, while 5th spinner of the world overall. The early 50 wicket record for Pakistan in test cricket was previously held by Waqar Younis, Mohammad Asif and Shabbir Ahmed who completed their 50 wickets in ten matches. However, record for quick 50 wickets in Test Cricket overall is hold by Charles Turner of Australia who completed his 50 wickets in just six matches.[5] Yasir Shah picked up 2 Five Wicket Hauls in both the Tests against Sri Lanka further improving his Test Record.[6]
International five-wicket hauls
Test five-wicket hauls
Yasir Shah's Test five-wicket hauls | |||||||
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# | Figures | Match | Against | City/Country | Venue | Year | Result |
1 | 5/79 | 4 | ![]() |
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Sheikh Zayed Stadium | 2014 | Drawn |
2 | 7/76 | 8 | ![]() |
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Galle International Stadium | 2015 | Won |
3 | 6/96 | 9 | ![]() |
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P. Sara Oval | 2015 | Lost |
References
- ^ a b "Yasir Shah". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ Cricket: Honley recruit leg-spinner to plug the gap left by county prospect Craddock The Huddersfield Daily Examiner 23 July 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2013
- ^ "Australia tour of United Arab Emirates, 1st Test: Australia v Pakistan at Dubai (DSC), Oct 22–26, 2014". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ^ Pakistan vs Zimbabwe ODI no. 3194 Cricinfo 14 September 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2011
- ^ "Yasir Shah breaks another record". The News Tribe. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- ^ "Yasir Shah performing consistently for Pakistan". CricCoverage. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
External links
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cricketers
- Pakistan Customs cricketers
- Pakistani cricketers
- Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited cricketers
- Pashtun people
- People from Swabi District
- Pakistan One Day International cricketers
- Pakistan Twenty20 International cricketers
- Pakistan Test cricketers
- Abbottabad cricketers
- Cricketers at the 2015 Cricket World Cup