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Mohammad Yousuf - an underrated Legend

 Mohammad Yousuf alias Yousuf Youhana is a former Pakistan Cricketer. He represented Pakistan from (1998 to 2010). But the sad part is this younger generation might have forgotten this great talent

Let me Showcase his stats

Mohammad Yousuf Has Played 90 test matches from the period (1998–2010) at an Impeccable average of 52.29 currently puts him in 10th position for Test batting averages for players with more than 50+ test appearances

Mohammad Yousuf By years In Tests


Runs in Test career By years in progression

Career Average by years in Progression

Any Subcontinent Batsmen will be considered as great based on his ability of scoring runs in SENA countries ( South Africa, England, Newzealand, Australia)


Yousuf Away record is even considered good where he averages 46.01 with the highest score of 204*


Especially in the conditions of England and Newzealand where the ball does swing a lot which is almost an alien conditions to the subcontinent batsmen but Yousuf has managed to score and maintain more than 50+ average





Highest points of Yousuf Career:

  • From the period of 2000 - 2009, Yousuf has maintained an average above 40+
  • 2006 was a remarkable year for Yousuf, where he has scored 1788 runs at an average of 99.93 with 9 centuries in a row
  • Yousuf carried it forward to break two world records both held earlier by former West Indian batsman Viv Richards
  • Mohammad Yousuf has Awarded as the CNN-IBN cricketer of the year and also won the ICC ‘Test Cricketer of the year’
  • Yousuf has won 2 consecutive Player of the Match Award in his career

Mohammad Yousuf in ODI’s:

Yousuf is a solid ODI player and is well known for his ability to score runs at an exceptional rate through his great technique and composed strokeplay

Mohammad Yousuf has scored 9720 runs at an average of 41.72 with a strike rate of almost 76

He is the second Pakistan ODI batsmen to score more than 9000+ runs after Inzamam Ul Haq

Let's See his career Progression by years in ODI’s:


In the span of 13 years of his International career, Yousuf has managed to score 4 times of more than 1000+ runs in a calendar year


Yousuf Career Average against Arch Rivals India is nearly 39

Home and Away Record in ODI’s

Career Highlights:

  • Mohammad Yousuf has scored 15 ODI Hundreds in his international career
  • Yousuf has won 18 Man of the Match awards and also won 2 consecutive Player of the match against India
  • Comeback Century: Yousuf returned to ICL in 2008 and found himself in fuss and controversy regarding his inclusion in the national side. But he secured his place in the side with an impactful hundred in a Test against Sri Lanka at Galle 2009.
  • He is the second-highest ODI run-getter for Pakistan

Career Downfall:

Yousuf has been inconsistent after his return to international cricket from Ban in 2010 but he did not make any notable performances. Due to frequent injuries and a dip in form Yousuf was not considered for the selection by PCB.

There is a lot of fuss about his retirement, He once stated to the press that ‘I am already out of the Pakistan team and haven’t played top-class cricket for a while now, so what is the purpose of me announcing any retirement?”

Very sad to leave a cricketer without a farewell match!

Besides all those Controversies, Mohamad Yousuf is Arguably one of the best batsmen that Pakistan has ever produced


Sources: Howstat,Espnstatsinfo

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