Saleem Yousuf

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Saleem Yousuf
Personal information
Born (1959-12-07) 7 December 1959 (age 65)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
International information
National side
Test debut(cap  91)5 March 1982 v  Sri Lanka
Last Test15 November 1990 v  West Indies
ODI debut(cap  40)12 March 1982 v  Sri Lanka
Last ODI21 December 1990 v  Sri Lanka
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI
Matches3286
Runs scored1,055768
Batting average 27.0517.86
100s/50s0/50/4
Top score91* 62
Catches/stumpings 91/1381/22
Source: CricInfo, 4 February 2006

Saleem Yousuf (born 7 December 1959) is a former Pakistani international cricketer who played in 32 Test matches and 86 One Day Internationals between 1982 and 1990. He was a wicketkeeper.

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Cricket career

He made his highest Test score of 91 not out against England at Edgbaston in 1987. One of his most memorable innings was against the West Indies in the 1987 World Cup, which turned certain defeat into victory for Pakistan.

In 1990, Saleem Yousuf became the first wicketkeeper to record three stumpings in an ODI innings and still jointly holds the record for the most stumpings in a single ODI innings. [1]

India

He had some notable performances against India.

In the Bangalore Test of 1986–87, played on a sharply turning surface after four drawn matches, Pakistan trailed by 29 on first innings and slipped to 184/7 when Saleem Yousuf came in. After Imran Khan’s dismissal at 198, Yousuf countered the spinners with a composed 41 and stitched a crucial 59-run ninth-wicket stand with Tauseef Ahmed, contributions that proved match-defining in a 16-run Pakistan victory over India. [2]

At Sharjah in 1990 during the Austral-Asia Cup, Yousuf was promoted up the order and again led the way against India, top-scoring with 62—the only Pakistan innings above forty—to set 235/9. Waqar Younis then spearheaded the attack to dismiss India for 209, sealing the result. [2]

Post-retirement

After retirement, he served on the Selection Committee for the Pakistan Cricket Board. He presently serves as Principal Appraiser in the Pakistan Customs Service.

He is currently one of the members of the Advisory Board of PSL's franchise Karachi Kings. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Records | One-Day Internationals | Wicketkeeping records | Most stumpings in an innings | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  2. 1 2 Mukherjee, Abhishek (8 September 2022). "From Adhikari to Farhat: Near-forgotten batters who starred in India–Pakistan matches". Wisden . Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  3. ↑ http://dailytimes.com.pk/sports/07-Oct-16/babar-gayle-sangakkara-to-join-karachi-kings-in-next-psl-iqbal Daily Times, 2016-10-07. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
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