Mohammad Yousuf Biography
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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.
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.
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