Yasir Shah

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Yasir Shah
Personal information
Full name Yasir Shah
Born (1986-05-02) 2 May 1986 (age 38)
Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Nickname Shah of Spin
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak
Role Bowler
Relations Junaid Khan (cousin)
Fawad Ahmed (cousin)
International information
National side
Test debut 22 October 2014 v Australia
Last Test 1 November 2015 v England
ODI debut 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
Domestic team information
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
2016–present Lahore Qalandars
2015–present Dhaka Dynamites
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 12 12 2 90
Runs scored 136 55 11 1,745
Batting average 10.46 13.75 – 16.61
100s/50s 0/0 -/- -/- 0/6
Top score 25 32* 11* 71
Balls bowled 3682 582 24 17,883
Wickets 76 16 – 361
Bowling average 24.17 30.68 – 24.92
5 wickets in innings 4 1 – 5
10 wickets in match 0 0 – 0
Best bowling 7/76 6/26 -/- 7/76
Catches/stumpings 7/- 4/- 4/- 38/-
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 6 November 2015

Yasir Shah (born 2 May 1986 in Swabi,[1] Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) is an international cricketer from Pakistan. He is a specialist leg break spin bowler and is known for his leg spinners, filppers and googlies.

He made his Test match debut for Pakistan against Australia in the United Arab Emirates on 22 October 2014.[2] During Sri Lanka Test series, Yasir Shah became the fastest Pakistani bowler to take 50 test wickets.

He's the cousin of Pakistan fast bowler Junaid Khan[3][4] as well as of Australian international cricketer Fawad Ahmed.[5][6]

Career

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]

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.[7]

He has also played cricket for the Pakistan A cricket team.

Worldcup 2015

In January 2015 he was selected in Pakistan's squad for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 and he was considered as a long-term replacement for Pakistan's banned off-spinner Saeed Ajmal. He made his World Cup debut against 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.[8] Yasir Shah picked up 3 consecutive Five Wicket Hauls in three Tests against Sri Lanka further improving his Test Record.[9]

Ban

Shah was banned for 3 months from playing any type of cricket after a sample taken from him on November 13, was found to contain chlortalidone (a banned substance) which is on WADA's prohibited list of diuretics and masking agents.[10][11] ICC banned Yasir for 3 months starting from 27 December 2015 to 27 March 2016.[12]

Records

Milestones

  • Fastest Pakistani cricketer to take 50 test wickets.
  • Best bowling figures by an overseas player in Sri Lankan soil.
  • Most wickets by a legspinner in their first 10 tests.

International five-wicket hauls

Test five-wicket hauls

Yasir Shah's Test five-wicket hauls
# Figures Match Against City/Country Venue Year Result
1 5/79 4  New Zealand United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi, UAE Sheikh Zayed Stadium 2014 Drawn
2 7/76 8  Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Galle, Sri Lanka Galle International Stadium 2015 Won
3 6/96 9  Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Colombo, Sri Lanka P. Sara Oval 2015 Lost
4 5/78 10  Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Kandy, Sri Lanka Pallekele Cricket Stadium 2015 Won

ODI five-wicket hauls

Yasir Shah's ODI five-wicket hauls
# Figures Match Against City/Country Venue Year Result
1 6/26 4  Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Harare, Zimbabwe Harare Sports Club 2015 Won

International Awards

Test Cricket

Man of the series awards

# Series Season Match Performance Result
1 Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series 2015 176.3-28-464-24 with 3 five-wicket hauls. 56 runs. 1 ct. (3 Matches)  Pakistan won the series 2–1.[13]
2 England vs Pakistan in UAE Test Series 2015/16 124-24-323-15 with avg. 21.53. 27 runs. (2 Matches)  Pakistan won the series 2–0.[14]

One-Day International Cricket

Man of the Match awards

S No Opponent Venue Date Match Performance Result
1 Zimbabwe Harare Sports Club, Harare 1 October 2015 DNB ; 9-0-26-6  Pakistan won by 131 runs.[15]

References

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  3. ↑ Cricket: Honley recruit leg-spinner to plug the gap left by county prospect Craddock The Huddersfield Daily Examiner 23 July 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2015
  4. ↑ Rookie spinner Yasir Shah in preliminary squad Khaleej Times 15 October 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2015
  5. ↑ How Fawad Ahmed's cousin stitched up Australia SMH 29 October 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2015
  6. ↑ Family, friends back Fawad Ahmed to bamboozle England at Ashes NDTV 3 July 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2015
  7. ↑ Pakistan vs Zimbabwe ODI no. 3194 Cricinfo 14 September 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2011
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