29 Facts About Yasir Shah

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Yasir Shah SI is an international cricketer from Pakistan.

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Yasir Shah plays as a bowler, and is the joint-second fastest bowler in the history of Test cricket to take 100 wickets, as well as being the fastest to pick up 200 wickets, having broken the previous record set by Australian bowler Clarrie Grimmett.

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In December 2018, during Pakistan's Test series against New Zealand, Yasir Shah became the fastest bowler to take 200 wickets in Tests, breaking an 82-year-old record.

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Yasir Shah was born into a Bondizai Pashtun family in Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 1986.

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Yasir Shah's cousins include fellow cricketers Junaid Khan, who has played as a fast bowler for Pakistan, as well Fawad Ahmed, who has played as a spin bowler for Australia.

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Yasir Shah has played for numerous teams in the Pakistani first-class domestic cricket circuit, including the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cricket team, Abbottabad Rhinos, Pakistan Customs cricket team and Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited.

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Yasir Shah has played cricket for the Pakistan A cricket team.

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Yasir Shah played his first international match, the third game of the one-day international series on Pakistan's tour of Zimbabwe, on 14 September 2011.

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Yasir Shah made his Test debut against Australia, who toured to the UAE in 2014.

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Yasir Shah was picked in place of Saeed Ajmal, who was banned for an illegal bowling action.

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Yasir Shah helped the team to win the match by 221 runs.

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Yasir Shah picked 12 for 207 overall and was the second-highest wicket-taker of that series.

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In January 2015, Yasir Shah was selected in Pakistan's squad for the 2015 Cricket World Cup and was considered as a long-term replacement for Pakistan's banned off-spinner Saeed Ajmal.

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Yasir Shah made his World Cup debut against arch-rivals India on 15 February 2015.

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In June 2015, while on tour against Sri Lanka, Yasir Shah became the fastest Pakistani bowler to take 50 Test wickets, which he did in just nine matches.

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Yasir Shah then picked up 3 consecutive five-wicket hauls in three Tests against Sri Lanka, further improving his Test record.

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Yasir Shah was named in the Test XI of the year 2015 by Cricinfo.

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In July 2016, while on tour against England, Yasir Shah became the first leg spinner to take a five-wicket haul in a Test innings at Lord's since Mushtaq Ahmed in 1996.

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Yasir Shah became the highest wicket-taking bowler in a single match from any Asian side at Lord's.

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On 18 July 2016, Yasir Shah reached No 1 in the ICC rankings for Test bowlers, becoming the first Pakistani bowler to do since Ahmed in December 1996.

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Yasir Shah displaced English quick Jimmy Anderson from the No 1 spot and is the first leg spinner since Warne in 2005 to be ranked No 1.

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Yasir Shah had 86 wickets to his name at the end of his 13th Test match and, after 15, the total was 90.

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Yasir Shah is fastest Pakistani to take 50 and 100 wickets in Tests.

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In November 2018, in the second Test against New Zealand, Yasir Shah took fourteen wickets in the match.

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In December 2018, during the same series against New Zealand, Yasir Shah took his 200th wicket in Test cricket.

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Yasir Shah became the fastest bowler, in terms of matches played, to take 200 wickets in Tests, doing so in his 33rd match.

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In November 2019, during the series against Australia, Yasir Shah set a record for becoming the first ever bowler to concede 200 runs in an innings of a Test match on three occasions.

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In November 2020, Yasir Shah was nominated for the ICC Men's Test Cricketer of the Decade award.

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Yasir Shah was awarded the third highest civilian award of Pakistan Sitara-e-Imtiaz by President of Pakistan Arif Alvi on 23 March 2019.