Yasir Shah

Yasir Shah
Personal information
Full name Yasir Shah
Born 2 May 1986
Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak
Role Bowler
Relations cousin Junaid Khan
International information
National side
  • Pakistan
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
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
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
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 5 2 2 71
Runs scored 40 11 1,561
Batting average 10.00 18.58
100s/50s 0/0 -/- -/- 0/5
Top score 25 11* 71
Balls bowled 1312 98 24 12,122
Wickets 27 2 241
Bowling average 26.29 45.50 25.71
5 wickets in innings 1 0 5
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/79 2/51 -/- 6/20
Catches/stumpings 5/- 0/- 4/- 38/-
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. 1.0 1.1 "Yasir Shah". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  2. 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
  3. "Australia tour of United Arab Emirates, 1st Test: Australia v Pakistan at Dubai (DSC), Oct 22–26, 2014". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
  4. Pakistan vs Zimbabwe ODI no. 3194 Cricinfo 14 September 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2011

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