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Full name Yasir Hameed Qureshi
Born February 28, 1978, Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province
Current age 30 years 184 days
Major teams Pakistan, Pakistan International Airlines, Peshawar Cricket Association
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Fielding position Wicketkeeper

Batting and fielding averages

Mat

Inns

Runs

Ave

100

Tests

1450

170

34.52

2514

57.67

217

ODIs

2028

127*

36.87

3029

66.95

219

First-class

112

187

6492

300

37.09

List A

156

151

5174

128*

36.95

Twenty20

258

23.45

242

106.61

Bowling averages

Mat

Inns

Balls

Runs

Wkts

BBI

BBM

Ave

Econ

Tests

6.00

ODIs

8.66

First-class

112

879

709

2/46

101.28

4.83

125.5

List A

156

370

317

4/38

24.38

5.14

28.4

Twenty20

24.00

Career statistics

Test debut

Pakistan v Bangladesh at Karachi, Aug 20-24, 2003 scorecard

Last Test

India v Pakistan at Bangalore, Dec 8-12, 2007 scorecard

Test statistics

ODI debut

New Zealand v Pakistan at Dambulla, May 20, 2003 scorecard

Last ODI

India v Pakistan at Jaipur, Nov 18, 2007 scorecard

ODI statistics

First-class debut

1996/97

Last First-class

North West Frontier Province v Baluchistan at Peshawar, Mar 11-14, 2008 scorecard

List A debut

1995/96

Last List A

Habib Bank Limited v Pakistan International Airlines at Karachi, Apr 4, 2008 scorecard

Twenty20 debut

Australia A v Pakistanis at Adelaide, Jan 13, 2005 scorecard

Last Twenty20

Karachi Dolphins v Peshawar Panthers at Karachi, Dec 25, 2006 scorecard

Yasir Hameed stamped his presence in international cricket with two Test centuries on debut - against Bangladesh at Karachi in August 2003 - becoming only the second player to achieve that feat. Frail of build, Yasir's game is built on timing and an easy elegance. A technique more solid than many recent top-order Pakistani batsmen served him well in his career early on. His exploits in the one-day arena were initially as impressive, and he forged a superb combination with Imran Farhat at the top of the order: against New Zealand at home the pair put together a record four consecutive hundred partnerships. The early signs were promising then, but he developed a worrying tendency to waste his starts, making pretty 20s and then throwing it away, often by flailing at wide ones outside off. That saw him lose his place in the team in late 2004. Selectorial inconsistencies didn't help, Hameed being dropped the next match after scoring two fifties in a Test at Syndey. Thereafter opportunities have been limited: a few ODIs here and there (in all of which he has made contributions) and no Tests since June 2005. Persistence at domestic level paid off, however, as he returned to the national squad against the West Indies in November 2006, made a couple of fifties in the ODI series and booked himself a seat to South Africa at the start of 2007. With Mohammad Yousuf missing there, opportunities will be present. Not part of Pakistan's squad for the World Cup, Hameed swiftly returned to occupy the vacant number three spot for the Abu Dhabi series in Younis' absence and his decent performance will surely cause discomfort in the selectors' minds.Cricinfo Staff (May 2007)

Nov 18, 2007

Umar Gul and Yasir Hameed are thrilled at the fall of Yuvraj Singh © AFP

Oct 26, 2007

Makhaya Ntini appeals unsuccessfully against Yasir Hameed © AFP

Oct 25, 2007

Yasir Hameed heads for the ball © AFP

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