Saleem Yousuf

Pakistan

Personal Information
Born
Dec 07, 1959 (55 years)
Birth Place
Karachi, Sind
Height
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Role
Batsman
Batting Style
Right Handed Bat
ICC Rankings
 
Test
ODI
T20
Batting
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Bowling
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Career Information
Teams
Pakistan
A heir to the throne exited by Wasim Bari was never going to be easy for anyone but Saleem Yousuf fitted the bill. After a debut in Tests in 1982, Saleem remained in the exile for the next t...
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Batting Career Summary
M Inn Runs BF HS Avg SR NO 4s 6s 50 100 200
Test 32 44 1055 1865 91 26.38 56.57 4 100 4 5 0 0
ODI 86 62 768 1024 62 17.86 75.00 19 52 6 4 0 0
T20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
IPL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bowling Career Summary
M Inn B Runs Wkts Avg Econ SR BBI BBM 5w 10w
Test 32 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -/- -/- 0 0
ODI 86 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -/- -/- 0 0
T20 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -/- -/- 0 0
IPL 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -/- -/- 0 0
Career Information
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A heir to the throne exited by Wasim Bari was never going to be easy for anyone but Saleem Yousuf fitted the bill. After a debut in Tests in 1982, Saleem remained in the exile for the next three years before returning in 1985. A gutsy 61 as a nightwatchman against the likes of Marshall, Patterson and Walsh in only his 4th Test spoke about the pedigree of the man.

As a keeper, he was often neat to the likes of Qadir, Tauseef and Qasim effecting stumpings and taking catches. A busy batsman Saleem played a crucial role in a World cup game in 1987 against the Windies. He top-scored with 56 off 49 balls batting at number 7 to win the Man of the Match award as Pakistan went on to win that game by one wicket off the last ball of the game. Spirited performances like these helped him to earn the reputation of a wily customer while at the crease as a batsman. From 1985-1990, Pakistan never looked beyond Saleem for their man behind the sticks!
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