Man of Power: Yasir Shah
Can there be any doubt that Yasir Shah
is one of the finest bowlers of Pakistan? No there isn’t. On the basis of
facts, performances and his ability to raise match when chips are down; the
right armed leg break spinner is sincerely one of the best bowlers produced by
Pakistan in its 64-years test history. He is one of the most renowned bowlers
of Pakistan. He was born on 2nd May 1986 in Swabi. He is the cousin
of former cricketer Junaid Khan. His excellent performance in domestic cricket
in the country has opened door for his international career. Apart from being a
leg-spinner he has also supported Pakistan in crucial situations by showing a
bit of his batting skills. He is the second fastest bowler to take 100 wickets
in cricket history. At the very young age of 15 his passion for cricket led him
to play his debut match at national level. Nine years after going through thick
and thins he was able to create space in International Cricket Team of Pakistan.
He was given chance to play debut T20 match against Zimbabwe in 2011. Later on
in the same series he started showing his class by taking 2 wickets after
giving 51 runs in his debut ODI match. Suspension of Saeed Ajmal paved way for
Yasir shah to climb the heights of popularity and international rankings. He
played his debut test match in 2014 against Australia and in his debut match he
made his country proud by taking seven wickets and became threat for other
teams. In a very short time of just nine matches he crossed the miles of taking
50 wickets and became first faster bowler from Pakistan to achieve this goal.
He climbed the heights of success after picking consecutive Five Wickets Hauls
in three tests against Sri Lanka and improved his record in the international cricket
rankings. Recently, in 2016 in the series against England he took 5-wicket
hauls and made the record of being the first bowler to achieve this feat in a
Test Match at Lord’s stadium. With his countless efforts he became the highest
single match wicket taker at Lord’s from Asia. He keeps on making his country
proud on many occasions recently in his 17th match against West
Indies in Dubai he successfully took 100 wickets and become the second fastest
bowler to achieve this landmark and become the fastest bowler to cross the
figures of 50 and 100 international test wickets. On 18th July,
2016, He reached World # 01 bowler in
ICC Test rankings. He is one of the most successful bowlers from Pakistan side
and shows his class to the world by his massive bowling spell. Yasir Shah is a
huge fan of Shane Warne and he hopes to emulate him and is making an effort to
make his dream come true. One cannot achieve his dreams without having constant
struggle and efforts. He is a genuine spinner and contributes substantially in
the balling side of Pakistan. And since he is only 30 one can safely stick one’s
neck out and predict that his best is yet to come. 
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