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Mohammad Yousuf
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Mohammad Yousuf
Pakistan
Player profile
Full name Mohammad Yousuf
Born August 27, 1974, Lahore, Punjab
Current age 32 years 101 days
Major teams Pakistan, ACC Asian XI, Bahawalpur, Lahore, Pakistan International Airlines, Water and Power Development Authority
Also known as Yousuf Youhana
Batting style Right-hand bat
Statsguru Test player, ODI player
Batting and fielding averages
class mat inns no runs hs ave bf sr 100 50 4s 6s ct st
Tests 73 122 9 6402 223 56.65 12181 52.55 23 26 822 46 59 0
ODIs 226 214 30 7580 141* 41.19 10233 74.07 11 51 607 78 50 0
Twenty20 Int. 1 1 0 20 20 20.00 19 105.26 0 0 2 1 0 0
First-class 113 186 16 8682 223 51.07 27 41 76 0
List A 251 238 35 8131 141* 40.05 11 54 58 0
Twenty20 6 5 0 94 30 18.80 77 122.07 0 0 0 0
Bowling averages
class mat balls runs wkts bbi bbm ave econ sr 4 5 10
Tests 73 6 3 0 - - - 3.00 - 0 0 0
ODIs 226 1 1 0 - - - 6.00 - 0 0 0
Twenty20 Int. 1 0 0 0 - - - - - 0 0 0
First-class 113 18 24 0 - - - 8.00 - 0 0 0
List A 251 7 13 0 - - - 11.14 - 0 0 0
Twenty20 6 0 0 0 - - - - - 0 0 0
Career statistics
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Test debut South Africa v Pakistan at Durban - Feb 26-Mar 2, 1998 scorecard
Last Test Pakistan v West Indies at Karachi - Nov 27-Dec 1, 2006 scorecard
ODI debut Zimbabwe v Pakistan at Harare - Mar 28, 1998 scorecard
Last ODI Pakistan v South Africa at Chandigarh - Oct 27, 2006 scorecard
Only Twenty20 Int. England v Pakistan at Bristol - Aug 28, 2006 scorecard
First-class span 1996/97 - 2006/07
List A span 1996/97 - 2006/07
Twenty20 span 2004/05 - 2006
Profile
Until his conversion to Islam in 2005, Mohammad Yousuf (formely known as Yousuf Youhana) was one of a handful of Christians to play for Pakistan. After a difficult debut against South Africa in 1997-98, he quickly established himself as a stylish world-class batsman, and a pillar of Pakistan's middle order, alongside Inzamam-ul-Haq. He is no sluggard, but gathers his runs through orthodox, composed strokeplay, unlike some of his colleagues who seldom hint at permanence. He is particularly strong driving through the covers and flicking wristily off his legs and brings with him as decadent and deliciouos a backlift as any in the game. A tendency to overbalance when playing across his front leg can get him into trouble. He excels at both versions of the game, and in one-day cricket can score 20 or 30 runs before anyone notices. He is quick between the wickets although not necessarily the best judge of a single. There had been questions about his temperament as batsman when the pressure is on, but between 2004 and 2005, he began to silence critics. First came a spellbindingly languid century against the Australians in Melbourne, as captain to boot, where he ripped into Shane Warne like few Pakistani batsmen have before or since. A century in the cauldron of Kolkatta followed but he ended the year with possibly his most important knock: a double century against England at Lahore so easy on the eye, you almost didn't notice it. With Inzamam missing through injury for parts of the innings, Yousuf displayed an unusual responsibility, eschewing the waftiness that has previously blighted him. More plunder followed against India but in England, Yousuf came of age, not just scoring under pressure, but scoring big. A double ton at Lord's was followed by another big hundred at Headingly. With Inzamam nearing a natural end, the credentials of Yousuf as Pakistan's premier batsman are impressive.
Kamran Abbasi August 2006
