Yasir Shah Net Worth, Height, Age, Wife, Biography & More

Yasir Shah (born May 2, 1986) is an international cricketer from Pakistan. Playing as a bowler, he is the second fastest bowler in Test Cricket history to take 100 wickets and is also the fastest to take 200 wickets after breaking Australian bowler Clarrie Grimmett's previous record. Shah made his test game debut for Pakistan against Australia in the United Arab Emirates on October 22, 2014. During the Pakistani tour of Sri Lanka, Shah became the fastest Pakistani bowler to take 50 test wickets.

From December 2015 to March 2016, Shah was banned from playing any type of cricket by the ICC for 3 months after it was found that a sample he had taken contained chlortalidone, a prohibited substance on WADA's Prohibited List of Diuretics and Masking Agents . In December 2018, during the Pakistani test series against New Zealand, Shah became the fastest bowler to take 200 wickets in tests, breaking an 82-year-old record.

Domestic and T20 franchise careers

Yasir Shah made his first-class debut in February 2002. Shah has played for numerous teams on the top Pakistani cricket circuit including Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cricket team, Abbottabad Rhinos, Pakistan Customs cricket team and Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited. He has also played cricket for the Pakistan A cricket team. He was selected to play for Brisbane Heat alongside his Pakistani Shadab Khan for the 2017-18 Big Bash League season. In October 2018 he was appointed to the squad of the Khulna Titans team based on the draft for the 2018/19 Bangladesh Premier League.

International career

Shah played his first international game, the third game in the one-day international series on the Pakistani tour of Zimbabwe, on September 14, 2011. In the game he won 2 for 51 runs (10 overs). The wickets were Zimbabwean opener Vusi Sibanda and star wicketkeeper batsman Tatenda Taibu.

In August 2018 he was one of 33 players to receive a central contract for the 2018/19 season from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Shah made his test debut against Australia, who toured the United Arab Emirates in 2014. He was selected to replace Saeed Ajmal, who was banned for illegal bowling. In the first test, he picked up 7 for 116, with Steve Smith becoming his first wicket. He helped the team win the game by 221 runs. In the second test, he picked 5 for 91, resulting in a 356-run win for Pakistan and a glossing over for Australia. He picked 12 for a total of 207 and was the second highest wicket taker in that streak. In January 2015, Shah was selected in Pakistan's squad for the 2015 World Cricket Championship and was seen as a long-term replacement for Pakistan's banned off-spinner Saeed Ajmal. He made his World Cup debut on February 15, 2015 against arch rivals India.