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Mohammad Yousuf Biography.
Mohammad Yousuf (formerly Yousuf
Youhana, born 27 August 1974, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan) is a Pakistani
cricketer who has been a member of the Pakistani national cricket team
since 1998. He is best known for his achievement in 2006 when he broke
the great West Indian batsman, Sir Vivian Richards', world record for
the most Test runs in a single calendar year. Prior to his conversion to
Islam in 2005, Yousuf was one of the few Christians to play in the
Pakistan national cricket team. He made his Test debut against South
Africa at Durban and ODI debut against Zimbabwe at Harare. He has scored
over 9,000 ODI runs at an average of 43.63 (2rd highest batting average
among Pakistani batsmen after Zaheer Abbas and 6,770 Test runs at an
average of 55.49 (highest batting average amongst all Pakistani batsmen)
with 23 Test centuries. He has the record of scoring the most runs
without being dismissed in ODIs, 405 against Zimbabwe in Zimbabwe in
2002-03. He has also scored a 23-ball fifty in ODIs, and a 68-ball
hundred. In Tests he has scored a 27-ball fifty, which is 3rd fastest by
any player. He was top scorer during the successive years of 2002 and
2003 in the world in ODIs. In 2004, he scored a memorable 111 against
the Australians in the Boxing Day Test. In December 2005, he scored 223
against England at Lahore, also earning him the man of the match award.
Seven months later in July 2006, when Pakistan toured England, he scored
202 and 48 in the first Test, again earning himself the man of the
match award. He followed up with 192 in the third Test at Headingley and
128 in the final Test at the Oval. Yousuf was named CNN-IBN.s Cricketer
of the Year for 2006, ahead of the likes of Australian captain Ricky
Ponting, West Indies Brian Lara, Australian spinner Shane Warne, South
Africa.s bowling spearhead Makhaya Ntini and Sri Lanka.s Muttiah
Muralitharan. He was selected as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in the
2007 edition. Yousuf became the fourth recipient of the ICC 'Test
Cricketer of the Year' award for 2007, he scored 944 runs at an average
of 94.40 including five centuries and two fifties in just 10 innings and
that was enough to be awarded the honour ahead of Kevin Pietersen and
Ricky Ponting. Yousuf was also named in the 2007 Test team of the Year
alongside compatriot Mohammad Asif. A year that started on a promising
note, Yousuf carried it forward to break two world records both held
earlier by West Indian great Sir Vivian Richards. The 32-year-old
smashed an unparalleled 1788 runs in just 11 Test matches with the help
of nine centuries . his second record . taking him beyond the Windies
great yet again. Yousuf is known for his ability to score runs at
exceptional rate through his great technique and composed strokeplay.
Although capable of hitting the ball hard, Yousuf is quick between the
wickets, although he is prone to being run out. Yousuf is a skillful
infielder, with a report prepared in late 2005 showing that since the
1999 Cricket World Cup, he had effected the ninth highest number of
run-outs in ODI cricket of any fieldsman. He is also distinguished by
his characteristic celebration after hitting one hundred runs for his
country, where he prostrates in thankfulness to Allah in the direction
of Mecca. He has observed this act (known as the Sajdah) recently since
his conversion to Islam.
Major
teams Pakistan, Asia XI, Bahawalpur, Lahore, Lahore Badshahs,
Lancashire, Pakistan International Airlines, Warwickshire, Water and
Power Development Authority, Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
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