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Mohammad Yousuf |
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| Player Details |
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| Team Name |
Pakistan |
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| Full Name |
Mohammad Yousuf |
| Date of Birth |
27th August 1974 |
| Place of Birth |
Punjab (India) |
| Batting Style |
Right Handed |
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| Player Profile |
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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. |
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Yousuf rues lack of Test cricket for Pakistan ( 30th Aug, 2008 )
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Shoaib Akhtar in Pak Champions Trophy squad ( 12th Aug, 2008 )
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Sehwag, Harbhajan rise in ICC Rankings ( 4th Aug, 2008 )
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Shoaib Malik wants more power in selection matters ( 27th Jul, 2008 )
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Akhtar in, Yousuf out of Champions Trophy probables ( 15th Jul, 2008 )
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Appellate tribunal to resume proceedings on Shoaib ( 25th May, 2008 )
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Yousuf to play for Lancashire ( 1st May, 2008 )
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Yousuf, Gul in line for joining ICL: reports ( 6th Apr, 2008 )
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Lawson does not want Yousuf, Afridi in Pak ODI team ( 24th Mar, 2008 )
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Yousuf blames PCB, BCCI for missing IPL auction ( 23rd Feb, 2008 )
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| BATTING STATISTICS |
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MAT |
INNS |
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RUNS |
BF |
HS |
AVE |
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100 |
50 |
4S |
6S |
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3 |
3 |
0 |
55 |
113 |
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18.33 |
48.67 |
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3 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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| BOWLING STATISTICS |
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MAT |
BALLS |
RUNS |
WKTS |
BBI |
EXT |
AVE |
SR |
ECON |
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3 |
10000000149012 |
0 |
1 |
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0 |
0 |
10000000149012 |
0 |
| Tests |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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