Yasir Shah has bowled the most overs per Test innings in the last two years

[The_Odd_One]

In the last 2 years, Ashwin has bowled the most overs, 1180 in 46 innings, that is almost 26 overs per inning.

The next bowler on the list is Yasir Shah who has bowled 1056 overs in just 35 innings which is almost 31 overs per inning.

This is crazy! Pakistan really need to find a 2nd spinner before Yasir's career ends like Saqlain's.

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[tr][td]Yasir Shah (PAK)[/td][td]18[/td][td]35[/td][td]1056.3[/td][td]175[/td][td]3345[/td][td]104[/td][td]32.16[/td][td]3.16[/td][td]60.9[/td][td]9[/td][td]2[/td][td]30.18[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]R Ashwin (INDIA)[/td][td]24[/td][td]46[/td][td]1179.4[/td][td]253[/td][td]3252[/td][td]147[/td][td]22.12[/td][td]2.75[/td][td]48.1[/td][td]14[/td][td]4[/td][td]25.64[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]RA Jadeja (INDIA)[/td][td]20[/td][td]39[/td][td]996[/td][td]267[/td][td]2291[/td][td]110[/td][td]20.82[/td][td]2.3[/td][td]54.3[/td][td]7[/td][td]1[/td][td]25.54[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Mehidy Hasan Miraz (BDESH)[/td][td]10[/td][td]19[/td][td]469[/td][td]44[/td][td]1595[/td][td]43[/td][td]37.09[/td][td]3.4[/td][td]65.4[/td][td]3[/td][td]1[/td][td]24.68[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]HMRKB Herath (SL)[/td][td]22[/td][td]41[/td][td]989[/td][td]179[/td][td]2869[/td][td]127[/td][td]22.59[/td][td]2.9[/td][td]46.7[/td][td]11[/td][td]5[/td][td]24.12[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]AU Rashid (ENG)[/td][td]10[/td][td]18[/td][td]424[/td][td]32[/td][td]1626[/td][td]38[/td][td]42.78[/td][td]3.83[/td][td]66.9[/td][td]1[/td][td]0[/td][td]23.56[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]D Bishoo (WI)[/td][td]13[/td][td]19[/td][td]437.4[/td][td]42[/td][td]1463[/td][td]39[/td][td]37.51[/td][td]3.34[/td][td]67.3[/td][td]1[/td][td]1[/td][td]23.02[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]NM Lyon (AUS)[/td][td]23[/td][td]43[/td][td]981[/td][td]166[/td][td]3040[/td][td]107[/td][td]28.41[/td][td]3.09[/td][td]55[/td][td]5[/td][td]1[/td][td]22.81[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]SNJ O'Keefe (AUS)[/td][td]8[/td][td]14[/td][td]314.2[/td][td]62[/td][td]810[/td][td]31[/td][td]26.12[/td][td]2.57[/td][td]60.8[/td][td]2[/td][td]1[/td][td]22.44[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]MDK Perera (SL)[/td][td]14[/td][td]26[/td][td]564.5[/td][td]70[/td][td]1777[/td][td]53[/td][td]33.52[/td][td]3.14[/td][td]63.9[/td][td]2[/td][td]1[/td][td]21.71[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Shakib Al Hasan (BDESH)[/td][td]9[/td][td]18[/td][td]385[/td][td]64[/td][td]1189[/td][td]41[/td][td]29[/td][td]3.08[/td][td]56.3[/td][td]3[/td][td]1[/td][td]21.39[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]TG Southee (NZ)[/td][td]16[/td][td]29[/td][td]612.3[/td][td]153[/td][td]1883[/td][td]60[/td][td]31.38[/td][td]3.07[/td][td]61.2[/td][td]2[/td][td]0[/td][td]21.11[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]RL Chase (WI)[/td][td]13[/td][td]17[/td][td]351.1[/td][td]43[/td][td]1171[/td][td]24[/td][td]48.79[/td][td]3.33[/td][td]87.7[/td][td]1[/td][td]0[/td][td]20.65[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Mohammad Amir (PAK)[/td][td]16[/td][td]29[/td][td]591.5[/td][td]138[/td][td]1639[/td][td]44[/td][td]37.25[/td][td]2.76[/td][td]80.7[/td][td]1[/td][td]0[/td][td]20.40[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Mohammad Abbas (PAK)[/td][td]5[/td][td]10[/td][td]201.5[/td][td]47[/td][td]491[/td][td]23[/td][td]21.34[/td][td]2.43[/td][td]52.6[/td][td]1[/td][td]0[/td][td]20.15[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]TA Boult (NZ)[/td][td]18[/td][td]34[/td][td]674.3[/td][td]140[/td][td]2128[/td][td]67[/td][td]31.76[/td][td]3.15[/td][td]60.4[/td][td]1[/td][td]0[/td][td]19.83[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]JR Hazlewood (AUS)[/td][td]22[/td][td]41[/td][td]798.4[/td][td]202[/td][td]2169[/td][td]78[/td][td]27.8[/td][td]2.71[/td][td]61.4[/td][td]3[/td][td]0[/td][td]19.47[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]MA Starc (AUS)[/td][td]14[/td][td]26[/td][td]500.3[/td][td]110[/td][td]1716[/td][td]70[/td][td]24.51[/td][td]3.42[/td][td]42.9[/td][td]3[/td][td]1[/td][td]19.24[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]KA Maharaj (SA)[/td][td]13[/td][td]24[/td][td]459.2[/td][td]98[/td][td]1343[/td][td]51[/td][td]26.33[/td][td]2.92[/td][td]54[/td][td]2[/td][td]0[/td][td]19.13[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Sohail Khan (PAK)[/td][td]7[/td][td]13[/td][td]247.4[/td][td]44[/td][td]880[/td][td]26[/td][td]33.84[/td][td]3.55[/td][td]57.1[/td][td]2[/td][td]0[/td][td]19.03[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]N Wagner (NZ)[/td][td]16[/td][td]31[/td][td]587.3[/td][td]122[/td][td]1758[/td][td]72[/td][td]24.41[/td][td]2.99[/td][td]48.9[/td][td]3[/td][td]0[/td][td]18.95[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]DAJ Bracewell (NZ)[/td][td]8[/td][td]14[/td][td]263[/td][td]52[/td][td]865[/td][td]17[/td][td]50.88[/td][td]3.28[/td][td]92.8[/td][td]0[/td][td]0[/td][td]18.79[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]JM Bird (AUS)[/td][td]5[/td][td]10[/td][td]186.5[/td][td]39[/td][td]631[/td][td]21[/td][td]30.04[/td][td]3.37[/td][td]53.3[/td][td]1[/td][td]0[/td][td]18.65[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]M Morkel (SA)[/td][td]15[/td][td]27[/td][td]502.3[/td][td]117[/td][td]1497[/td][td]58[/td][td]25.81[/td][td]2.97[/td][td]51.9[/td][td]0[/td][td]0[/td][td]18.60[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Wahab Riaz (PAK)[/td][td]14[/td][td]26[/td][td]477[/td][td]58[/td][td]1661[/td][td]48[/td][td]34.6[/td][td]3.48[/td][td]59.6[/td][td]1[/td][td]0[/td][td]18.35[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]JM Anderson (ENG)[/td][td]22[/td][td]41[/td][td]738.5[/td][td]212[/td][td]1726[/td][td]93[/td][td]18.55[/td][td]2.33[/td][td]47.6[/td][td]6[/td][td]1[/td][td]18.01[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]PADLR Sandakan (SL)[/td][td]7[/td][td]12[/td][td]213.1[/td][td]31[/td][td]713[/td][td]20[/td][td]35.65[/td][td]3.34[/td][td]63.9[/td][td]1[/td][td]0[/td][td]17.76[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Taijul Islam (BDESH)[/td][td]7[/td][td]13[/td][td]230.4[/td][td]32[/td][td]764[/td][td]18[/td][td]42.44[/td][td]3.31[/td][td]76.8[/td][td]0[/td][td]0[/td][td]17.72[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]ST Gabriel (WI)[/td][td]14[/td][td]22[/td][td]385.1[/td][td]64[/td][td]1266[/td][td]39[/td][td]32.46[/td][td]3.28[/td][td]59.2[/td][td]2[/td][td]0[/td][td]17.50[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]K Rabada (SA)[/td][td]22[/td][td]39[/td][td]677.1[/td][td]140[/td][td]2317[/td][td]102[/td][td]22.71[/td][td]3.42[/td][td]39.8[/td][td]7[/td][td]3[/td][td]17.36[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]CBRLS Kumara (SL)[/td][td]8[/td][td]14[/td][td]243[/td][td]20[/td][td]1042[/td][td]23[/td][td]45.3[/td][td]4.28[/td][td]63.3[/td][td]1[/td][td]0[/td][td]17.36[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]MM Ali (ENG)[/td][td]28[/td][td]51[/td][td]882.2[/td][td]140[/td][td]3155[/td][td]83[/td][td]38.01[/td][td]3.57[/td][td]63.7[/td][td]3[/td][td]1[/td][td]17.30[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]KJ Abbott (SA)[/td][td]8[/td][td]15[/td][td]259.1[/td][td]68[/td][td]628[/td][td]26[/td][td]24.15[/td][td]2.42[/td][td]59.8[/td][td]2[/td][td]0[/td][td]17.27[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]JO Holder (WI)[/td][td]18[/td][td]28[/td][td]483.5[/td][td]119[/td][td]1228[/td][td]33[/td][td]37.21[/td][td]2.53[/td][td]87.9[/td][td]1[/td][td]0[/td][td]17.27[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]SCJ Broad (ENG)[/td][td]25[/td][td]47[/td][td]810.5[/td][td]219[/td][td]2198[/td][td]80[/td][td]27.47[/td][td]2.71[/td][td]60.8[/td][td]1[/td][td]0[/td][td]17.24[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Rahat Ali (PAK)[/td][td]8[/td][td]15[/td][td]258.5[/td][td]49[/td][td]878[/td][td]22[/td][td]39.9[/td][td]3.39[/td][td]70.5[/td][td]0[/td][td]0[/td][td]17.23[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]RAS Lakmal (SL)[/td][td]15[/td][td]28[/td][td]480.2[/td][td]80[/td][td]1467[/td][td]38[/td][td]38.6[/td][td]3.05[/td][td]75.8[/td][td]1[/td][td]0[/td][td]17.15[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]MJ Santner (NZ)[/td][td]15[/td][td]25[/td][td]428.3[/td][td]89[/td][td]1222[/td][td]31[/td][td]39.41[/td][td]2.85[/td][td]82.9[/td][td]0[/td][td]0[/td][td]17.13[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]VD Philander (SA)[/td][td]15[/td][td]27[/td][td]424.3[/td][td]110[/td][td]1118[/td][td]48[/td][td]23.29[/td][td]2.63[/td][td]53[/td][td]2[/td][td]0[/td][td]15.71[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]N Pradeep (SL)[/td][td]15[/td][td]27[/td][td]424.3[/td][td]75[/td][td]1415[/td][td]36[/td][td]39.3[/td][td]3.33[/td][td]70.7[/td][td]1[/td][td]0[/td][td]15.71[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]A Mishra (INDIA)[/td][td]6[/td][td]12[/td][td]188.4[/td][td]33[/td][td]628[/td][td]18[/td][td]34.88[/td][td]3.32[/td][td]62.8[/td][td]0[/td][td]0[/td][td]15.70[/td][/tr][/table]

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Not just that.

The psychological aspect of knowing that you have to take wickets and can't drop your intensity or your team will sink is a huge burden.

It's a miracle that he hasn't broken down yet.

6/183 is a very good effort considering he had no support.

I would assign a small part of the blame to Yasir himself too. He needs to tell the captain how much he can take in.

 

[WhenSultansBowled]

Not just that.

The psychological aspect of knowing that you have to take wickets and can't drop your intensity or your team will sink is a huge burden.

It's a miracle that he hasn't broken down yet.

6/183 is a very good effort considering he had no support.

I would assign a small part of the blame to Yasir himself too. He needs to tell the captain how much he can take in.

Indeed. Pakistan are literally abusing of his bowling from day 1

 

[Abdullah719]

The next few bowlers bowling the most overs/innings are off-spinners. Rashid and Bishoo bowl 23-24 overs an innings.

 

[Navdeep Srivastava]

Sarfaraz is doing what Misbah did. This was one of the aspect of Misbah captaincy which I never liked, he always bowled Yasir to death. In Australia he made Yasie bowled 31 over on the first day of the test match.

 

[Gabbar Singh]

Good job he’s not a regular in the odi and T20 teams because then he’d really be in trouble workload wise.

 

[ManFan]

I think this might be the management's way of keeping Yasir away from LOI. Poor guy must be ready to drop dead after Day 1 in the locker room. Is it so hard to find another capable spinner to assist him? He also took blame from the leg-side tactic Misbah insisted on in Australia. I just think the current team is full of too many acha-bache.

 

[Buffet]

If Pakistan plays series with 4-5 tests then I think he will break down. Too much workload. It's insane to not play second spinner in UAE when you find that lone spinner is bowling so many overs.