Yasir Shah becomes the quickest bowler to 200 Test wickets (33 matches)

[saeed5646]

Yasir Shah needs 35 wickets in 7 matches to become the fastest to take 200

wickets in Test Cricket.

Here is the list of quickest to 200th wickets

 

[MenInG]

We playing the types of XIs we do and yes he will be the only one capable of taking wickets!

 

[Arham_PakFan]

He has some tough foreign tours ahead.Not sure if he reaches the landmark.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Given that he is the only wicket taker in the team , he should get there.

 

[WhenSultansBowled]

If he doesn't get injured (overbowling; hate to be a broken record about it): Insha'Allah, he will break the record .

 

[Bilal7]

He'll do it, God willing. Although for his sake, I sincerely hope he's not the only one taking wickets. Need to find a second spinner ASAP and get Junaid back into the test team.

 

[SLcric123]

Great spinner.

 

[Square Drive]

That's 5 wickets a game.

If it was the UAE I'd say he'd get there 100%, but overseas it may not be as easy.

Let's see.

 

[backfootpunch]

needs a 10fer against Ireland

 

[Syed1]

My favourite Pakistani cricketer right now. This kid has got the heart of a champion. He would have bowled 30 overs in a day in searing UAE heat but would still have a smile on his face.


Will stand alongside Murali and Warne as the greatest spinner to ever play the game by the time he retires.

 

[QalandarFan]

He will break the record, Insha'Allah

 

[Cric1234]

My favourite Pakistani cricketer right now. This kid has got the heart of a champion. He would have bowled 30 overs in a day in searing UAE heat but would still have a smile on his face.


Will stand alongside Murali and Warne as the greatest spinner to ever play the game by the time he retires.

Not even close to Warne and Murali Yasir isn't a force in LOIs and averages 29 in tests an above average test bowler at the moment but not a great one.

 

[Abdullah Rabbani]

Can Yasir Shah Become Fastest To 200 Wicket's In Test

Yasir is one of best spin bowlers in world rightnow record holder of second fastest to 100 and 150 Wicket's in test,

In 30 matches he have 173 Wicket's @29.8 average need 17 wicket's more in 5 matches to break CV Grimmet record to fastest 200 wickets in 36 matches.

 

[hk031992]

17? Yes, he can but he is not in the best form right now.

 

[Sam99]

You mean 27 not 17. Should be possible for spinner of his level but idk about his current form and future tours of pakistan.

 

[New Yorker]

Yasir is one of best spin bowlers in world rightnow record holder of second fastest to 100 and 150 Wicket's in test,

In 30 matches he have 173 Wicket's @29.8 average need 17 wicket's more in 5 matches to break CV Grimmet record to fastest 200 wickets in 36 matches.

You mean 200-173= 27 wickets

a bit less than 6 wickets a match, basically Murli's average take. Tough but not out of bounds.

 

[Abdullah Rabbani]

You mean 200-173= 27 wickets

a bit less than 6 wickets a match, basically Murli's average take. Tough but not out of bounds.

Opps Sorry

 

[Couch Cricketer]

Would be tough unless he is able to get most of them in this series as our next 2 matches are in SA

 

[nextover666666]

Currently at 176 wickets

 

[Finisher]

Any updates on this

 

[Couch Cricketer]

He needs 12 wickets in 4.5 matches he could easily reach the milestone by the end of the series now

 

[nextover666666]

Currently at 190 he is 7th all time leading wicket taker for Pakistan in test matches went past mustaq Ahmed who was at 185

 

[DRsohail]

10 wickets.

 

[letme alone]

9 wickets

 

[QalandarFan]

Yasir Shah: Countdown to 200 Test Wickets

After a phenomenal performance today against NZ, Yasir sits on 191 wickets in 32 Test Matches.

The fastest to 200 Test Wickets is CV Grimmett of Australia in 36 Test Matches, an 82 year old record. I am fully backing Yasir to get there in the next match against NZ. He should still pick up 3-5 more wickets in this match so if he ends up with 195 wickets in this match, it will be very easy for him to get 5 wickets in the next match. Wow if Yasir beats this record in the next match he'll have done it a whole 3 matches quicker than the next best.

Come on YASIR!!!

 

[QalandarFan]

9 wickets to go! Can he demolish the record??

 

[MMHS]

9 to get from 28 Kiwi wickets left in this series - I am sure he’ll get there.

He has pulled his average below 28.5 in this Test - might bring it below 28, after the series.

 

[MenInG]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A memorable day for Yasir Shah. His bowling figures today:<br><br>25.3 - 3 - 97 - 10<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PAKvNZ?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PAKvNZ</a> <a href="https://t.co/9UQlc2SBCa">pic.twitter.com/9UQlc2SBCa</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1067055697609789440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 26, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[Saj]

Fastest to 200 Test wickets:

Clarrie Grimmett in 36 matches
R Ashwin in 37 matches
Dennis Lillee in 38 matches
Waqar Younis in 38 matches

Yasir Shah: Currently has 191 wickets in only his 32nd Test match

 

[Mainul]

A great achievement if he gets there before 36 tests. A modern day great legspinner.

 

[Mainul]

One thing to regreat, he was debuted at older age otherwise he would have got 500 plus test wickets, first Pakiatsni to do that

 

[KingKhanWC]

He could get to 199 by the end of this test.

Great performance today.

 

[Justcrazy]

I think he can get another 3 - 4 wickets this innings .

 

[Barragan]

It would be an incredible achievement, considering he doesn't have a good googly.

If he could bowl the other one, he'd be running rings around teams and would have been up there with the likes of Warne/Murli.

 

[Adijazz1706]

It would be an incredible achievement, considering he doesn't have a good googly.

If he could bowl the other one, he'd be running rings around teams and would have been up there with the likes of Warne/Murli.

Warne didn't have a Mushy/Qadir level googly either, not a make/break thing. It'd be better if he had it though. Interesting username though, how'd that come about

 

[Sherlock]

Considering he doesn't have a very good Googly, and he more often than not under-bowls it, he's forged a great Test career for himself. He's not a great though, not yet anyway.

 

[Barragan]

Warne didn't have a Mushy/Qadir level googly either, not a make/break thing. It'd be better if he had it though. Interesting username though, how'd that come about

Warne still had a pretty good one and did manage to outfox batsmen with it.

 

[MMHS]

Fastest to 200 Test wickets:

Clarrie Grimmett in 36 matches
R Ashwin in 37 matches
Dennis Lillee in 38 matches
Waqar Younis in 38 matches

Yasir Shah: Currently has 191 wickets in only his 32nd Test match

Of these great bowlers, Grimmett played the n a different era with lots of timeless Test, means he had the chance to get more wickets. His SR was 68, which means he bowled at an average of around 63 overs/Test.

I think, WY’s first 200 wickets were almost unreal, at around 35-38 SR and he probably had 19 5fors in those 38 Tests!!!

 

[shaz619]

Wow, can't believe he has gone past Mushi. Both Mushi and Kaneria are more versatile but Yasir will end his career as the most successful Leg Spinner / Spinner in Pakistan's history. I would still pick Kaneria over him / Mushi in Tests if I had to choose, didn't watch Qadir so can't comment.

 

[Saj]

During this match Yasir Shah's climbed another place in the list of bowlers with most Test wickets for Pakistan:

Wasim Akram 414
Waqar Younis 373
Imran Khan 362
D Kaneria 261
A Qadir 236
S Mushtaq 208
Yasir Shah 191
Mushtaq Ahmed 185
S Akhtar 178
S Ajmal 178

 

[Hasan123]

Should get it in the next test.

 

[QalandarFan]

He should also be the first Spinner from Pakistan to take 300+ Test Wickets.

 

[The Viper]

During this match Yasir Shah's climbed another place in the list of bowlers with most Test wickets for Pakistan:

Wasim Akram 414
Waqar Younis 373
Imran Khan 362
D Kaneria 261
A Qadir 236
S Mushtaq 208
Yasir Shah 191
Mushtaq Ahmed 185
S Akhtar 178
S Ajmal 178

Should end up 4th on the list by the end of his career.

 

[gazza619]

Will be remembered as a top player. To increase his reputation he will need to take wickets in Australia when the team tours there next.

 

[Hawkeye]

Will be remembered as a top player. To increase his reputation he will need to take wickets in Australia when the team tours there next.

Top UAE player as of now, but I'll take it too.

 

[Sunny_majoka]

Should end up 4th on the list by the end of his career.

if he played another 5 years which he will most likely at current he can end up 2nd even 1st

 

[Oligochaetes]

Yasir is 19 wickets way from 200.

The way NZ are batting, I hope he does it in this series itself

 

[ali2220]

Play more on doctored pitch and he'll be quickest to 1000.

Unfortunately he doesn't get to play in india, otherwise would definately have been the case!

 

[nextover666666]

Yasir is 19 wickets way from 200.

The way NZ are batting, I hope he does it in this series itself

He is currently at 193 wickets
So he is 7 wickets away not 19 lol

 

[JibranAnsari]

He has another 3 years in him , can get around 320 330.

 

[Markhor]

What would we do without him in UAE ? Our most important Test matchwinner.

 

[90MPH]

He will def get the world record and should be the upcoming test.

Congratulations to him, bowled beautifully.

 

[Pakhs]

What would we do without him in UAE ? Our most important Test matchwinner.

We will find another one.

 

[Markhor]

We will find another one.

Maybe but he's a class above because he knows the right pace and lengths to bowl in these conditions.

If it's that easy to take wickets as a spinner in UAE then look at how ordinary Bilal Asif was.

We are still highly dependent on Yasir as a matchwinner in UAE, he has been instrumental in nearly every Test we've won in the last four years in UAE.

 

[Hitman]

Pakistan is lucky to have him in the side. Brilliant bowler.

 

[Stewie]

I think bilal will be our next main weapon.. he has a lot of things going for him and he will only improve with more experience

 

[Pakhs]

Maybe but he's a class above because he knows the right pace and lengths to bowl in these conditions.

If it's that easy to take wickets as a spinner in UAE then look at how ordinary Bilal Asif was.

We are still highly dependent on Yasir as a matchwinner in UAE, he has been instrumental in nearly every Test we've won in the last four years in UAE.

Nobody is irreplaceable! In the past the likes of two W's, Akhtar, Ajmal and the rest were replaced.

 

[Pakhs]

I think bilal will be our next main weapon.. he has a lot of things going for him and he will only improve with more experience

I think he is very limited as a bowler and relies on Doosra which is easily picked as a variation. He needs to develop more variations to be effective in UAE. The wickets in UAE dont offer natural variations unlike say Indian or Sri lankan wickets so the bowlers must provide variations themselves.

 

[ARK Rafay]

I think bilal will be our next main weapon.. he has a lot of things going for him and he will only improve with more experience

Agree. He needs time and experience. If the team will scrap him no wonder we'll struggle to find our next main spinner. He took the opposition with storm in his debut. And everyone started praising him. And now he dosen't look as lethal as he looked the first time. People are ready to drop him.

 

[Markhor]

I think bilal will be our next main weapon.. he has a lot of things going for him and he will only improve with more experience

He's already 33 so inexperience isn't a valid explanation for his ordinary performances since the 6-fer against an Australian team shorn of their two leading batsmen.

Yasir needs better support in UAE, and I'd like to see a left arm spinner in these conditions - we all saw how effective Rehman was against England in 2012. Someone such as Gohar should be looked at, who for some reason has been ignored despite making a strong debut vs England in Sharjah three years ago.

 

[as-95]

During this match Yasir Shah's climbed another place in the list of bowlers with most Test wickets for Pakistan:

Wasim Akram 414
Waqar Younis 373
Imran Khan 362
D Kaneria 261
A Qadir 236
S Mushtaq 208
Yasir Shah 191
Mushtaq Ahmed 185
S Akhtar 178
S Ajmal 178

I didn't realise Kaneria had so many wickets for us! Imagine if he had a better wicket keeper and didn't fix/underperform intentionally!

 

[Bilal7]

Maybe but he's a class above because he knows the right pace and lengths to bowl in these conditions.

If it's that easy to take wickets as a spinner in UAE then look at how ordinary Bilal Asif was.

We are still highly dependent on Yasir as a matchwinner in UAE, he has been instrumental in nearly every Test we've won in the last four years in UAE.

Pakistan has been producing very good spinners in (fairly) recent times. Ajmal and Shah have been the two standouts.

 

[JibranAnsari]

I think bilal will be our next main weapon.. he has a lot of things going for him and he will only improve with more experience

Time on his side too , only 34 years young.

 

[jnaveen1980]

He should also be the first Spinner from Pakistan to take 300+ Test Wickets.

wow Never knew Pakistan had no spinners with 300 plus wickets. Saqlain's career ended prematurely i think. Qadir probably didn't play enough i suppose.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Pakistan is lucky to have him in the side. Brilliant bowler.

ANy decent wrist spinner is a major weapon given that many teams are not used to facing leggies in domestic cricket. They always add additional value.

 

[QalandarFan]

wow Never knew Pakistan had no spinners with 300 plus wickets. Saqlain's career ended prematurely i think. Qadir probably didn't play enough i suppose.

It has a lot to do with the amount of Test Matches we play.

 

[Abid Z]

Wow, can't believe he has gone past Mushi. Both Mushi and Kaneria are more versatile but Yasir will end his career as the most successful Leg Spinner / Spinner in Pakistan's history. I would still pick Kaneria over him / Mushi in Tests if I had to choose, didn't watch Qadir so can't comment.

You can’t be serious. Just watch the first few tests of 2010 and see how bad Kaneria was at the end of his career and rightly dropped.

 

[WhenSultansBowled]

I didn't realise Kaneria had so many wickets for us! Imagine if he had a better wicket keeper and didn't fix/underperform intentionally!

He was a complete leggie and a key component of our test team.

Pity he (and Sami) had Akmal behind stumps... a rough guess but I'd say Kaneria would have retired with 300+ test scalps with a decent WK.

 

[Zaz]

Kaneria and mushy were more versatile and had more variations but were not as consistent or relentless as yasir

To be a great spinner you need 2 attributes To spin the bowl and accuracy and yasir has both in abundance

 

[Zaz]

He was a complete leggie and a key component of our test team.

Pity he (and Sami) had Akmal behind stumps... a rough guess but I'd say Kaneria would have retired with 300+ test scalps with a decent WK.

Kaneria had the tools but unfortunately wasn’t consistent Yes having Akmal behind the stumps didn’t help at all but he never seemed to have a great cricketing brain hence why his record is decent but not great

Yasir is a far better spinner than him and the stats prove this

 

[shaz619]

You can’t be serious. Just watch the first few tests of 2010 and see how bad Kaneria was at the end of his career and rightly dropped.

What a highly ignorant post, Kaneria is one of the most complete Leg Spinners of the 21st century outside Shane Warne; I pity such ignorance but can also forgive it partially due to Kamran Akmal. If you've studied this beautiful art then it's hard not to praise the beautiful Leg Spin of Kaneria and for all the naive criticism he ended his career in the top 5 highest wickets for Pakistan, so you sir should be submitting an apology because the man did his country proud when many fail to do just this even on a smaller scale.

 

[Abid Z]

What a highly ignorant post, Kaneria is one of the most complete Leg Spinners of the 21st century outside Shane Warne; I pity such ignorance but can also forgive it partially due to Kamran Akmal. If you've studied this beautiful art then it's hard not to praise the beautiful Leg Spin of Kaneria and for all the naive criticism he ended his career in the top 5 highest wickets for Pakistan, so you sir should be submitting an apology because the man did his country proud when many fail to do just this even on a smaller scale.

It’s ignorant because I disagree with you? Kaneria bowled at least 1 4 ball every over. Yes he had every variation but his consistency was nowhere near as good as Yasir. Yasir has fewer variations but just his accuracy and drift trumps Kaneria.

 

[Abid Z]

What a highly ignorant post, Kaneria is one of the most complete Leg Spinners of the 21st century outside Shane Warne; I pity such ignorance but can also forgive it partially due to Kamran Akmal. If you've studied this beautiful art then it's hard not to praise the beautiful Leg Spin of Kaneria and for all the naive criticism he ended his career in the top 5 highest wickets for Pakistan, so you sir should be submitting an apology because the man did his country proud when many fail to do just this even on a smaller scale.

Im still chuckling at this.

 

[Saj]

195 wickets now in 32 Tests.

Needs 5 wickets in 3 Tests to break the record.

 

[Savak]

195 wickets now in 32 Tests.

Needs 5 wickets in 3 Tests to break the record.

Consider it broken in his next test

Phenomenal achievement for a guy who made his debut in October 2014

 

[RickyG]

Kaneria and mushy were more versatile and had more variations but were not as consistent or relentless as yasir

To be a great spinner you need 2 attributes To spin the bowl and accuracy and yasir has both in abundance

To be a great bowler, consistency is absolutely key. Qadir and Kanier were two of the most skilled leggies to have international cricket but their cricketing records are inferior to the likes of Yasir and Kumble. Neither Yasir nor Kumble were particularly skilled but what they didn't do was bowl poor deliveries as often as Qadir or Kaneria.

Sami is the fast bowling example of that. He couldn't sustain pressure because there was a loose delivery was always around the corner. His best bowling for Pakistan as a third seamer in an enforcer/workhorse sort of a role that would come in try to hurt the batsman. With a new swinging ball, he was a liability. In terms of natural ability, there isn't much difference between Sami and Steyn. Quick, skiddy outswing bowlers both of them.

 

[shaz619]

It’s ignorant because I disagree with you? Kaneria bowled at least 1 4 ball every over. Yes he had every variation but his consistency was nowhere near as good as Yasir. Yasir has fewer variations but just his accuracy and drift trumps Kaneria.

Kaneria is one of the most complete leg spinners of the modern era and among the highest test wicket takers for Pakistan, his numbers do not do him justice due to Kamran Akmal, consistency is hardly a criticism when you end your career prematurely as one of the highest wicket takers in Pakistan's long Test history.

Im still chuckling at this.

You're laughing at yourself like a dosser, that's what ignorant people do.

 

[shaz619]

Consider it broken in his next test

Phenomenal achievement for a guy who made his debut in October 2014

With that big beer belly his career could end within 3 years, Yasir needs to go on the Keto diet

 

[Abid Z]

Kaneria is one of the most complete leg spinners of the modern era and among the highest test wicket takers for Pakistan, his numbers do not do him justice due to Kamran Akmal, consistency is hardly a criticism when you end your career prematurely as one of the highest wicket takers in Pakistan's long Test history.



You're laughing at yourself like a dosser, that's what ignorant people do.

You do realise he was convicted for match fixing...hardly doing his country proud. And you do realise that by 2010 he was rightly dropped and a spent bowler. So you must be referring to early 2000’s...right. But how was he a complete bowler ?

 

[shaz619]

You do realise he was convicted for match fixing...hardly doing his country proud. And you do realise that by 2010 he was rightly dropped and a spent bowler. So you must be referring to early 2000’s...right. But how was he a complete bowler ?

Only a daft person would bring that up, he didn't do it in a Pakistan shirt like your hero's salman butt and aamir did he who were selling the country on a daily basis for god knows how long. And if you look beyond the narrow mind, then you'd see that Kaneria ended his career in the top 5 of Pakistans greatest ever in Tests, he wasn't given an oppourtunity to make a comeback after that but he cemented his legacy even then, what more proofs do you need ? I think you require a self evaluation, Kaneria bled for his country and would have 600 wickets if it wasn't for Kamran Akmal.