Career
He is a specialist leg break spin bowler and is known for his leg spinners, filppers and googlies. He made his Test match debut for Pakistan against Australia in the United Arab Emirates on 22 October 2014. During Sri Lanka Test series, Yasir Shah became the fastest Pakistani bowler to take 50 test wickets.
He"s the cousin of Pakistan fast bowler Junaid Khan as well as of Australian international cricketer Fawad Ahmed.
Domestic He has played for a number of teams in the Pakistani first-class domestic cricket circuit, including the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cricket team, Pakistan A cricket team, Abbottabad Rhinos, Pakistan Customs cricket team, and Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited. International He played his first international match, the third game of one-day international series on Pakistan"s tour of Zimbabwe, on 14 September 2011.
In the game he took 2 for 51 runs (10 overs). The wickets were of Zimbabwean opener Vusi Sibanda and star wicketkeeper-batsman Tatenda Taibu.
He has also played cricket for the Pakistan A cricket team
Worldcup 2015 In January 2015 he was selected in Pakistan"s squad for the Interstate Commerce Commission 2015 and he was considered as a long-term replacement for Pakistan"s banned off-spinner Saeed Ajmal. He made his World Cup debut against arch-rivals India on 15 February 2015. Test In June 2015 while on the tour against Sri Lanka, Shah become the first Pakistani bowler to take 50 test wickets in just nine matches.
He has become the first Pakistani bowler to take early 50 wickets, while 5th spinner of the world overall.
The early 50 wicket record for Pakistan in test cricket was previously held by Waqar Younis, Mohammad Asif and Shabbir Ahmed who completed their 50 wickets in ten matches. However, record for quick 50 wickets in overall is hold by Charles Turner of Australia who completed his 50 wickets in just six matches.
Yasir Shah picked up 3 consecutive Five Wicket Hauls in three Tests against Sri Lanka further improving his Test Record. Ban Shah was banned for 3 months from playing any type of cricket after a sample taken from him on November 13, was found to contain chlortalidone (a banned substance) which is on WADA"s prohibited list of diuretics and masking agents.
Interstate Commerce Commission banned Yasir for 3 months starting from 27 December 2015 to 27 March 2016.
Milestones Fastest Pakistani cricketer to take 50 test wickets. Best bowling figures by an overseas player in Sri Lankan soil. Most wickets by a legspinner in their first 10 tests.
Test five-wicket hauls ODI five-wicket hauls.
