Yasir Shah Full Biography, Records, Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Family, & More

April 13, 2020

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.

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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

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	M	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	4s	6s
Test	39	58	6	707	113	13.6	1529	46.24	1	81	7
ODI	25	13	6	127	32	18.14	149	85.23	0	9	1
T20I	2	1	1	11	11	0.0	7	157.14	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.

You can read the complete biography of Pakistani legend spinner Saeed Ajmal

The All Out Cricket Post Interview Of Yasir Shah

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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