Mohammad Yousuf
Mohammad Yousuf (Punjabi, Urdu: محمد یوسف ; formerlyYousuf Youhana, یوسف یوحنا; born 27 August 1974, Sargodha,Punjab, Pakistan) is a Pakistani right-handed batsman. He is best known in cricket for his achievement in 2006 when he broke the world record for most Test runs in a single calendar year.[2] Prior to his conversion to Islam in 2005, Yousuf was one of only a fewChristians to play for the Pakistan cricket team.
Yousuf was effectively banned from playing international cricket for Pakistan, for an indefinite period by the Pakistan Cricket Boardon 10 March 2010, following an inquiry into the team's defeat during the tour of Australia.[3] An official statement was released by the Pakistan Cricket Board, saying that he would not be selected again on the grounds of inciting infighting within the team.[3]
On 29 March 2010, Yousuf announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket,[4] a direct reaction of the indefinite ban handed out to him by PCB. However following Pakistan's disastrous first Test against England in July/August 2010, PCB decided to ask Yousuf to come out of retirement.[5]
Danish Kaneria
| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Danish Prabha Shanker Kaneria | |||
| Born | 16 December 1980 Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan | |||
| Nickname | Nani-Danny | |||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |||
| Batting style | Right-handed | |||
| Bowling style | Right arm leg break | |||
| International information | ||||
| National side | Pakistan | |||
| Test debut(cap 163) | 29 November 2000 v England | |||
| Last Test | 3 January 2010 v Australia | |||
| ODI debut (cap 140) | 31 October 2001 v Zimbabwe | |||
| Last ODI | 21 March 2007 v Zimbabwe | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 1998–1999 | Pak. Nat. Shipping Corp. | |||
| 1998–2002 | Karachi Whites | |||
| 1999–2000 | Pakistan Reserves | |||
| 2001–present | Habib Bank Limited | |||
| 2003–2004 | Karachi | |||
| 2004–present | Essex (squad no. 15) | |||
| 2004–2005 | Karachi Blues | |||
| 2006–2007 | Karachi Harbour | |||
| 2007–2008 | Sind | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | Test | ODI | FC | LA |
| Matches | 61 | 18 | 177 | 147 |
| Runs scored | 360 | 12 | 1,484 | 347 |
| Batting average | 7.05 | 6.00 | 10.62 | 9.91 |
| 100s/50s | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/1 |
| Top score | 29 | 6* | 65 | 64 |
| Balls bowled | 17,697 | 854 | 47,381 | 7,330 |
| Wickets | 261 | 15 | 880 | 227 |
| Bowling average | 34.79 | 45.53 | 25.98 | 22.85 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 15 | 0 | 61 | 7 |
| 10 wickets in match | 2 | n/a | 10 | 0 |
| Best bowling | 7/77 | 3/31 | 8/59 | 6/33 |
| Catches/stumpings | 18/– | 2/– | 59/– | 28/– |
Career
[edit]Tests
He made his international debut in 2000 against England atFaisalabad. In January 2002, he took 7 wickets for 77 runs in the Test match against Bangladesh in Bangladesh, which are his career best figures so far in Test cricket. Earlier, in the same season, he had taken 6 wickets in an innings twice against Bangladesh during Bangladesh's tour of Pakistan. In October 2004, he took 10 wickets against Sri Lanka at Karachi, with a second-innings haul of 7/109, setting up Pakistan's 6-wicket win. More recently he has played an important role in Pakistan's Test wins over West Indies, England and India. In December 2009, He took 7/168 in the 1st innings of the 3rd Test match against New Zealand at Napier. Pakistan managed to draw that game.
[edit]One Day Internationals
In One Day International cricket, he has been economical so far with an economy rate under 4.8 runs per over. His best bowling in ODIs came against New Zealand in Sri Lanka in 2003. He also had a good series against Zimbabwe in Sharjah just before that.
Success in the one day arena has been more elusive, Pakistan usually opting to play the two spinning all-rounders Shahid Afridiand Shoaib Malik or Saeed Ajmal instead.
[edit]County Cricket
Kaneria has impressed in English county cricket taking 32 wickets in seven championship matches for Essex in 2005. Although unable to play English county cricket in 2006 due to Pakistan's tour of England, he returned to play for Essex in 2007, taking 107 wickets for the County in all forms of the game.[2] He played for Essex again in 2008, although he missed the start of the campaign due to his wife giving birth to their second child. Kaneria suffered a broken finger in Essex's LV County Championship Division Two match against Worcestershire at Colchester on August 21, 2008. The bowler was injured attempting to take a catch off Ben Smith. An X-ray confirmed he had broken a finger and he missed the remainder of the 2008 English domestic season.
[edit]Arrest and release (2010)
In May 2010, he was arrested by Essex police in connection with “match irregularities” in the 2009 domestic season. The investigations are believed to focus on a NatWest Pro40 match in September 2009, which Essex won.[3] In September 2010, police told Kaneria that the investigation had been closed and that he had been cleared of any allegations.[4][5]
He was selected for the two-match test series against South Africa but shortly after the PCB stopped Kaneria from playing in the series. No reason was given.[6]
[edit]Personal life
Kaneria is a devout Hindu of Marwari heritage. His uncle Anil Dalpat played for Pakistan as a wicketkeeper. Kaneria is married and has one daughter.[7]
