Yasir Shah

Some Lesser Known Facts About Yasir Shah

• Does Yasir Shah smoke?: Not Known

• Does Yasir Shah drink alcohol?: Yes

• Yasir Shah belongs to a Pashtun Family.

• He is a right-arm leg break spin bowler who is known for his leg spinners, googlies, and flippers.

• He made his first-class debut in 2002.

• Yasir Shah made his international debut after nine years of his first-class debut.

• He played his first international match for Pakistan in 2011 against Zimbabwe in a three-match ODI series.

• He is the cousin of cricketers – Fawad Ahmed and Junaid Khan.

• In September 2014, after the suspension of Saeed Ajmal, Yasir got the chance to play his first international test match against Australia at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, and he picked 7 wickets in that match.

• He has also been a part of the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup; where he played his first World Cup match against India at Adelaide, Australia.

• In 2015, Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka by winning the test series with 3-0. Yasir Shah picked 24 wickets in that series (9 wickets in the first test, 8 in the second test, and 7 in the third test). He was declared as the Man of the Series.

• In July 2016, he ranked world’s no. 1 on the list of ICC Test Bowler.

• In 2017, Yasir Shah chose to play for Brisbane Heat for the Big Bash League (BBL).

• In August 2018, among thirty-three players, he awarded a central contract for the 2018-2019 season by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).

• In October 2018, he was selected in the ‘Khulna Titans’ squad to play for the 2018-2019 Bangladesh Premier League.

• In December 2018, Yasir Shah broke the 82-year-old record of the Australian leg-spinner “Clarrie Grimmett” by taking 200 wickets in just 33 matches.