• Rusty Pakistan too good for Bangladesh
• India draw first blood over a tentative Pakistan
• Yousuf's steady ton wins it for Pakistan
• Back to Test Cricket for Pak and SA
• Yousuf bags the 'Test Player of the year' award
• ICL gives a deadly blow to BCCI with its player recruits!
• Pakistan ignore Yousuf, Razzaq for Twenty20
• Yousuf and T/20 cricket!
• Pak fightback after getting bowled out for 157 in the decider
• Confident Pak take on a homesick West Indies
• Pakistan ease to a comfortable victory to win the series 2-0
• Yousuf breaks Viv Richards' record; Pak push forward for a victory
• Windies on top despite Yousuf's ton
• Mohammad Yousuf's big hundred secures a draw for Pakistan
• Windies stuttering after conceding a massive lead
• Mohammad Yousuf’s 20th ton puts Pak ahead
• Younis Khan reappointed as Captain!
• Younis Khan resigns as Pak Captain; Yousuf to lead in Champions trophy
• Mohammad Yousuf keeps Pakistan in the Driver's Seat
• Big hundreds from Yousuf, Younis gives the lead for Pak
• Yousuf, Younis help Pak give a fitting reply to England's 515
• Mohammad Yousuf carries Pak to near safety with a big hundred
• Yousuf, Razzaq save Pak from an upset against Scotland
• Yousuf Youhana : Pakistan's Middle-Order Run Gobbler

Yousuf Youhana: Pakistan's Middle-Order Run Gobbler

- Karthik Narayan

Whenever I am asked for a contemporary batsman with the perfect blend of aggression and defense and capable of turning the match on its head, so many names come to mind. But when one brings the middle order batsmen into play, one fine Pakistani batsman comes to mind almost immediately – Yousuf Youhana.

He is a batsman in the classical mould, with all the exquisite shots in his repertoire. His Test Debut came at Durban, against South Africa in 1997-98, a tour beset with controversies for Pakistan. Coming into the Pakistani team as a greenhorn batting at that all important No. 5 position, he soon became a green finger, with solid performances at the test level almost immediately; tasting success in his second test itself. Against Zimbabwe, he scored fifties in both innings of that test, showing glimpses of his abilities. Read more

Statistics of Mohammad Yousuf's Career :

 
    M    I   NO   Runs    HS     Ave     SR    100   50   Ct  St
   79   134  12   6770   223   55.49   52.58    23   28   59   0

  Balls      M    R     W    Ave    BBI    5  10    SR    Econ
    6        0    3     0     -      -     0   0     -    3.00      

   M     I    NO   Runs   HS     Ave     SR    100  50   Ct  St
  269   254   40   9242  141*  43.18   75.34    15  62   53   0

  Balls      M     R     W     Ave    BBI   4w  5w    SR     Econ
    2        0     1     1    1.00    1-0    0   0   2.00    3.00