Yasir Shah Full Biography
Coming from cricketing background Yair Shah made his first-class debut at the age of 15. Yasir Shah waited nine long years for his maiden call. He represents National Team for the series against Zimbabwe but his ordinary performance was not able to get the attention of selectors.
The suspension of Saeed Ajmal earned him a selection in the National team and he grabbed it with both hands and took 12 wickets in his debut series and whitewashed Australia in UAE. Stepping into test cricket, Yasir Shah keeps breaking records since his debut. His extraordinary performance was praised by Legendary Shane Warne. Apart from Test cricket, Yasir Shah unable to create an impact in the shorter format of the game.
Yasir Shah Basic Information
- Name: Yasir Shah
- Nickname: N/A
- Role: Bowler
- Batting Style: Right-hand bat
- Bowling Style: Right-arm leg break
Yasir Shah Physical Appearance
- Height (approx.):5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
- Weight (approx.):75kg
- Eye Colour: Brown
- Hair Colour: Black
Personal Life Of Yasir Shah
- Date of Birth: May 2, 1986,
- Age: 33 years
- Birth Place: Swabi
- Zodiac sign: Taurus
- Nationality: Pakistani
- School: Quaid-e-Azam Public School, Swabi
- College: Swabi College, Swabi
- Educational Qualifications: Graduate
- Net Worth:$5.6 million.
Yasir Shah Family & Religion
- Father: Said Khaki Shah
- Mother: N/A
- Brother: Kifayat Shah
- Sister: N/A
- Coach/Mentor: Micky Arthur
- Religion: Islam
- Address: Swabi
Cricket Career Of Yasir Shah
- Test: Australia v Pakistan at Dubai (DSC), Oct 22-26, 2014
- ODI: Zimbabwe v Pakistan at Harare, Sep 14, 2011
- T20: Zimbabwe v Pakistan at Harare, Sep 16, 2011
- Jersey Number: 86
- Domestic/State Teams: Abbottabad Rhinos, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province, Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited
- PSL Team: Peshawar Zalmi, Lahore Qalandars
- Nature on the field: Calm
Batting Career
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100 | 200 | 50 | 4s | 6s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 39 | 58 | 6 | 707 | 113 | 13.6 | 1529 | 46.24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 7 |
| ODI | 25 | 13 | 6 | 127 | 32 | 18.14 | 149 | 85.23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| T20I | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0.0 | 7 | 157.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Bowling Career
| M | Inn | B | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Econ | Avg | SR | 5W | 10W | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 39 | 73 | 12211 | 6502 | 213 | 8/41 | 14/184 | 3.19 | 30.53 | 57.33 | 16 | 3 |
| ODI | 25 | 24 | 1293 | 1150 | 24 | 6/26 | 6/26 | 5.34 | 47.92 | 53.88 | 1 | 0 |
| T20I | 2 | 2 | 24 | 39 | 0 | 0/8 | 0/8 | 9.75 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Cricbuzz
Highlighted Records Of Yasir Shah
- Yasir Shah became the fastest cricketer to take 200 Test wickets, breaking an 82-year-old record.
- Yasir Shah holds the for the fastest Pakistani to take 50 Test Wickets.
- He is quickest Asian To 100 Test Wickets
- Yasir Shah is First Asian to take 10-Wickets At Lords
Yasir Shah Preferences & Hobbies
- Hobbies: Listening music, traveling
- Favorite Cricketers: Shane Warne
- Most Favorite Sportspersons: N/A
- Favorite Food:non-vegetarian
- Favorite Color: Brown
Yasir Shah Relationship Status
- Marital Status: Married
- Wife: N/A
- Marriage Date: N/A
- Children: Yawar Shah
Yasir Shah Awards and Recognitions
- In PCB awards 2017 Yasir Shah received PCB’s Test Player of the Year.
- Yasir Shah got Sitara-i-Imtiaz in acknowledgement of his extraordinary performance in the field of cricket.
Controversies did by ( Yasir Shah )
- Yasir was charged with an anti-doping rule violation under the ICC Anti-Doping Code in 2015 and faced 3 months ban.
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Lesser-Known Facts About Yasir Shah
- Yasir Shah waited long for 9 years before his first International call.
- He is the Cousin of Junaid Khan & Fawad Ahmed.
- Yasir Shah dismissed Steve Smith 7 times in 11 innings most after Stuart Broad.
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