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Yasir Shah

Yasir Shah
Personal information
Full name Yasir Shah
Born (1986-05-02) 2 May 1986 (age 30)
Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Nickname Yasir
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
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 3 January 2017 v Australia
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 23 12 2 90
Runs scored 332 55 11 1,745
Batting average 11.86 13.75 16.61
100s/50s 0/0 -/- -/- 0/6
Top score 33 32* 11* 71
Balls bowled 7236 582 24 17,883
Wickets 124 16 361
Bowling average 31.52 30.68 24.92
5 wickets in innings 8 1 5
10 wickets in match 2 0 0
Best bowling 7/76 6/26 -/- 7/76
Catches/stumpings 16/- 4/- 4/- 38/-
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 6 November 2015

Yasir Shah (born 2 May 1986 in Swabi,Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) is an international cricketer from Pakistan who is the second fastest bowler in the history of Test cricket to take 100 wickets. He is a specialist leg break spin bowler and is known for his leg spinners, flippers and googlies.

Shah made his Test match debut for Pakistan against Australia in the United Arab Emirates on 22 October 2014. During Pakistan's tour of Sri Lanka, Shah became the fastest Pakistani bowler to take 50 test wickets.

Shah is the cousin of Pakistan fast bowler Junaid Khan as well as of Australian international cricketer Fawad Ahmed.

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

Shah 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.

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 held by Charles Turner of Australia who completed his 50 wickets in just six matches. Yasir Shah picked up 3 consecutive Five Wicket Hauls in three Tests against Sri Lanka further improving his Test Record.


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