Yasir Shah
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Full name | Yasir Shah | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | 2 May 1986|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting style | Right-hand bat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling style | Legbreak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | cousin Junaid Khan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[2] He made his Test match debut for Pakistan against Australia in the United Arab Emirates on 22 October 2014 and was praised by leg spin legend Shane Warne throughout the Test series. Shane Warne tweeted, "I like the look of this leggie Yasir Shah, plenty of energy & nice variations of pace." He is known for his resemblance with star footballer Lionel Messi. [3]
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 15th February 2015.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "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 05 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
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