Mohammad Yousuf (cricketer)

Mohammad Yousuf

PP SI
Personal information
Full name
Mohammad Yousuf
BornYousuf Youhana
(1974-08-27) 27 August 1974 (age 50)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[1]
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 122)26 February 1998 v South Africa
Last Test26 August 2010 v England
ODI debut (cap 152)28 March 1998 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI8 November 2010 v South Africa
ODI shirt no.13
T20I debut (cap 6)28 August 2006 v England
Last T20I7 September 2010 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1996/97Bahawalpur
1997/98–2009/10WAPDA
1997/98Lahore City
1999/00–2001/02PIA
2000/01Lahore Blues
2002/03ZTBL
2003/04Lahore
2004/05–2012/13Lahore Lions
2008Lancashire
2010Islamabad Leopards
2010/11Lahore Lions
2011Warwickshire
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 90 288 134 325
Runs scored 7,530 9,720 10,152 10,510
Batting average 52.29 41.72 49.28 39.81
100s/50s 24/33 15/64 29/49 15/68
Top score 223 141* 223 141*
Balls bowled 6 2 18 8
Wickets 0 1 0 1
Bowling average 1.00 13.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 1/0 1/0
Catches/stumpings 65/– 58/– 84/– 69/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  Pakistan
ICC Cricket World Cup
Runner-up 1999 England-Wales
-Ireland-Scotland-Netherlands
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 17 February 2018

Mohammad Yousuf PP SI (Punjabi, Urdu: محمد یوسف; formerly Yousuf Youhana, یوسف یوحنا; born 27 August 1974) is a Pakistani cricket coach and former cricketer and captain, who played all three formats.[2] Prior to his conversion to Islam, Yousuf was one of the few Christians to play for the Pakistan national cricket team.[3][4] Yousuf scored 1,788 runs in 2006 which is a world record for most runs scored in a year in tests at an average of almost 100.[5] He was a part of the Pakistan squad which finished as runners-up at the 1999 Cricket World Cup.

Yousuf was banned from playing international cricket for Pakistan by the Pakistan Cricket Board on 10 March 2010, following an inquiry into the team's defeats during the tour of Australia.[6] An official statement was released by the Pakistan Cricket Board, saying that he would not be selected again because he had created disciplinary problems and infighting within the team.[6]

In reaction to the ban, Yousuf announced his retirement from international cricket on 29 March 2010.[7] However, following Pakistan's disastrous first Test against England in July/August 2010, PCB decided to ask Yousuf to come out of retirement.[8]

  1. ^ Mohammad Yousuf’s profile Archived 21 September 2022 at the Wayback Machine on Sportskeeda
  2. ^ "Mohammad Yousuf, Mohammad Zahid appointed to High Performance centre as batting, bowling coaches". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  3. ^ "For Pakistan's Dalit Christians, embracing Islam is an escape from stigma". Firstpost. 14 January 2014. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  4. ^ Varma, Devarchit (27 March 2014). "7 Non-Muslim cricketers who played for Pakistan". Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Yousuf's amazing run-spree". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Rana, Malik get one-year bans, Younis and Yousuf axed from teams". ESPNcricinfo. 29 March 2010. Archived from the original on 18 November 2010. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
  7. ^ "Mohammad Yousuf retires from international cricket". ESPNcricinfo. 29 March 2010. Archived from the original on 8 December 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
  8. ^ Gollapudi, Nagraj; Samiuddin, Osman (1 August 2010). "Mohammad Yousuf added to Test squad". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 27 November 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2010.