One of the most elegant batsmen to have played the game of cricket, Mohammad Yousuf has turned 46 today. The legendary cricketer has scored over 17,000 international runs for Pakistan and is still one of the leading run-scorers across formats for the Men in Green.
Yousufโs 1,788 runs in Tests in 2006 are still the most by any batsman in a calendar year. In the same year, he scored 9 Test hundreds, which is also a world record.
The star batsman has 7,530 runs in Tests and 9,720 runs in ODIs with a total of 39 centuries to his name. Yousuf is the second-highest run-scorer in ODIs, third-highest run-scorer across formats, and fourth-highest run-scorer in Tests for Pakistan.
ALSO READ
PCB Announces Star-Studded List of Coaches for Domestic Tournaments
On his birthday, the cricketing fraternity is all praise for the legendary cricketer who has recently joined PCBโs National High Performance Center as a batting coach. Letโs have a look at some of the tweets:
Happy birthday to one of Pakistan’s finest batsmen, Mohammad Yousuf ๐
His records for ๐ต๐ฐ include:
๐ธ Second-highest run-scorer in ODIs
๐ธ Third-highest run-scorer across formats
๐ธ Fourth-highest run-scorer in Tests pic.twitter.com/HOGLkqGVzVโ ICC (@ICC) August 27, 2020
#DidYouKnow that Mohammad Yousuf, who celebrates his 46th birthday today, is one of only two Pakistan batsmen to have made a double-century at Lord’s ๐
Can you guess the other batsman? pic.twitter.com/ylx6H3GAIA
โ ICC (@ICC) August 27, 2020
Happy birthday to Muhammad Yousaf @yousaf1788
Arguably one of the most elegant batsman produced by Pakistan.
A true class act!Enjoy one from the vault as Yousaf takes @ShaneWarne to the cleaners at the MCG! pic.twitter.com/JcxiTOh7YO
โ PTV Sports (@PTVSp0rts) August 27, 2020
Most test 100s in a calendar year
M yousaf โ 9
V Richards- 7
De silva- 7
R pointing โ 7
S Tendulkar โ 7Happy birthday to one of the most elegant batsman from Pakistan, Mohammed Yousaf โฃ๏ธ pic.twitter.com/p4Z7ubZoyk
โ ฺฺูฏุฑ (@AliHass73696713) August 27, 2020
One of the finest batsman of Pakistan always been a match winner and consistent performer.
Inspiration for all young batsmen, Man who scored (17134) runs for Pakistan in International Cricket with (39) hundreds ๐
Happy birthday ๐ ” Mohammad Yousaf ” #Legend pic.twitter.com/LuleCqK0uv
โ Usman Satti (@usmansatti476) August 27, 2020
7,530 runs in Tests ๐ด
9,720 runs in ODIs โช๏ธ
39 centuries in international cricket ๐ฏ
His 1,788 Test runs in 2006 were the most ever by a batsman in a calendar year ๐๏ธHappy birthday @yousaf1788! pic.twitter.com/tlIbfsXaKH
โ Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) August 27, 2020
Happy Birthday, Mohammad Yousuf. ๐
The ๐ต๐ฐ great holds the record of most Test runs in a calendar year: 1,788 in 2006.
๐น: @robelinda2pic.twitter.com/L3wViZqbjR
โ Wisden (@WisdenCricket) August 27, 2020
Happy birthday Mohammad Yousuf! ๐ฅณ
Could bat.pic.twitter.com/Tko9w73uGF
โ Rob Moody (@robelinda2) August 27, 2020
124, 102, 191, 56, 192, 128, 8, 192, 15, 38, 48, 202, 14*, 17, 97,0, 126, 65 & 173 โ Mohammad Yousuf’s Test scores in 2006 (Inns 19, Runs 1788, Ave 99.33, 100s 9). World record most Test runs & Test centuries in a calendar year in 143-year Test history. Happy Birthday @yousaf1788
โ Daniel Alexander (@daniel86cricket) August 27, 2020
Happy Birthday Mohammad Yousuf!
What a player ๐pic.twitter.com/MUJ0UKMeoEโ Emmad Hameed (@Emmad81) August 27, 2020
โ 39 ๐ฏs across Tests and ODIs ๐ฅ
โ Over 17,000 international runs ๐
โ Record for the most Test runs in a calendar year ๐ฎHappy birthday to former ๐ต๐ฐ cricketer Mohammad Yousuf! ๐ #OnThisDay
โ ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) August 27, 2020
Which Mohammad Yousuf innings is your favorite? Share your thoughts in the comments section.
