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Full name Mohammad Yousuf
Born August 27, 1974, Lahore, Punjab
Current age 33 years 264 days
Major teams Pakistan,Asia XI,Bahawalpur,Lahore,Lancashire,Pakistan International Airlines,Water and Power Development Authority
Also known as Yousuf Youhana
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
79
134
12
6770
223
55.49
12875
52.58
23
28
869
47
59
0
ODIs
261
248
40
9074
141*
43.62
12099
74.99
15
61
723
87
53
0
T20Is
1
1
0
20
20
20.00
19
105.26
0
0
2
1
0
0
First-class
121
201
19
9149
223
50.26
27
44
77
0
List A
293
279
45
9762
141*
41.71
15
65
63
0
Twenty20
8
7
0
135
30
19.28
113
119.46
0
0
13
2
1
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
79
1
6
3
0
-
-
-
3.00
-
0
0
0
ODIs
261
2
2
1
1
1/0
1/0
1.00
3.00
2.0
0
0
0
T20Is
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
First-class
121
18
24
0
-
-
-
8.00
-
0
0
0
List A
293
8
13
1
1/0
1/0
13.00
9.75
8.0
0
0
0
Twenty20
8
1
1
1
0
-
-
-
6.00
-
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
South Africa v Pakistan at Durban, Feb 26-Mar 2, 1998 scorecard
Last Test
India v Pakistan at Bangalore, Dec 8-12, 2007 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
Zimbabwe v Pakistan at Harare, Mar 28, 1998 scorecard
Last ODI
Pakistan v Bangladesh at Karachi, Apr 19, 2008 scorecard
ODI statistics
Only T20I
England v Pakistan at Bristol, Aug 28, 2006 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut
1996/97
Last First-class
Lancashire v Durham at Manchester, May 7-9, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
1996/97
Last List A
Lancashire v Yorkshire at Manchester, May 11, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Karachi Dolphins v Lahore Lions at Lahore, Apr 25, 2005 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Lahore Lions v Sialkot Stallions at Karachi, Dec 25, 2006 scorecard
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 delicious 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. Yousuf displaying an unusual responsibility, eschewing the waftiness that has previously blighted him. In 2006, Yousuf truly came of age in a record-breaking year. He began by plundering India and continued in England, not just scoring under pressure, but scoring big. A double ton at Lord's was followed by another big hundred at Headingly and the Oval. He rounded off a fantastic year with four hundreds in three Tests against the West Indies, a feat that took him past Viv Richards's long-standing record of most Test runs in a calendar year and also saw him establish the record for most Test hundreds (9) in a year. A poor World Cup - and he certainly wasn't alone - didn't deter from the impression that Yousuf, with Inzamam-ul-Haq gone, had taken over as Pakistan's premier batsman, until his surprise exclusion from the 15-man squad for the Twenty20 World Championship that many thought was the reason he signed up for the Indian Cricket League (ICL). However, PCB persuaded him to cancel the ICL contract and sign a national contract instead and he was swiftly drafted into the national side for the Test and ODI series against South Africa.
Osman Samiuddin October 2007
