Yasir Shah, Pakistan’s right-arm leg-break spinner, became the joint second quickest bowler overall and quickest spinner to take 150 Test wickets. Yasir achieved this feat on Day one of the first Test of the two-match series against Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi on Thursday.
Sri Lanka’s Lahiru Thirimanne became the 150th dismissal of Yasir as he equalled former Pakistan fast bowler, Waqar Younis’ record of reaching this milestone in 27 Test matches.
Following this achievement, the International Cricket Council (ICC) tweeted from its official Twitter handle, congratulating the Pakistan spinner,”150 Test wickets for Yasir Shah! It’s taken him just 27 Tests, the joint second quickest to reach that milestone #cricket #lovecricket #Pakistan #Yasir #Shah #YasirShah #milestone #150.”
Yasir also broke Saeed Ajmal’s record, who grabbed 150 wickets in 29 matches. Yasir, last played against the West Indies in May when he grabbed a wicket on the final ball of the day to earn his side first clean sweep in West Indies. Recently, he was also given the ‘Test Cricketer of the Year’ award at the PCB Awards.
In current Test bowling rankings, Yasir Shah is ranked 15, and he will be hoping to get back into the top-10 list by showing some impressive performances in the ongoing Test series against Sri Lanka.
