Mohammad Yousuf stepped down from his role as Pakistan's national selector, citing personal reasons for his decision. 

Journey of Mohammad Yousuf.

Personal Information
Full name	Muhammad Yusuf
Born on	27 August 1974 (age 50 years)  Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Batting	Right-handed batsman
Bowling	Right arm medium bowler
Status	batsman

 

International cricket
National Team	Pakistan
First Test (Cap 122)	26 February 1998 vs South Africa
Last Test	29 August 2010 vs England
First One Day (Cap 152	28 March 1998 vs Zimbabwe
Last ODI	22 September 2010 vs England
One day shirt no	13

 

Domestic cricket
Period	Period
2011	Workshire
2010	Lahore Lions
2010	Islamabad Leopards
2008	Lincolnshire
2004–2008	Lahore Lions
2003–2004	Lahore
2002–2003	ZTBL
2000–2001	Lahore Blues
1999–2002	PIA Cricket Team
1997–1998	Lahore City
1997–2008	WAPDA
1996–1997	Bahawalpur Cricket Team

  Muhammad Yousuf (cricket player)

Formerly known as Yusuf Yohanna; Born: 27 August 1974) is a former Pakistani cricketer. Before converting to Islam in 2005, Yusuf was one of the few Christian players to play for the Pakistan cricket team. Hailing from a poor background, Yusuf made his name due to his excellent batting and achieved many records in the history of cricket. Yusuf scored seven and a half thousand runs in his Test career and nine and a half thousand runs in his ODI career. Yusuf was also named the best Test cricketer of 2007 by the ICC. He was briefly involved with the contentious Indian Cricket League, sparking considerable debate.

In 2009-2010, the Pakistani cricket team under the leadership of Mohammad Yusuf visited Australia where they were defeated. As a result, the Pakistan Cricket Board, after an investigation, banned Muhammad Yousuf from playing international cricket for Pakistan on 10 March 2010. A statement issued by the board said that he would not be selected for the next team. Because he caused disciplinary problems and internal discord in the team. In reaction to this ban, Muhammad Yousuf retired from international cricket on 29 March

Early Life.

Mad Yusuf was born in Lahore, Punjab (Pakistan), Pakistan. Your family left Hinduism and converted to Christianity. Your father John Masih worked at the railway station and his family lived near the railway colony. As a boy, Yusuf could not even afford a racket, so he played with a wooden board and a tape tennis ball. At the age of 12, Golden Gymkhana assessed Yusuf's talent, but even then Yusuf did not think of making cricket a livelihood. Yusuf enrolled at Forman Christian College in Lahore and continued to play. In early 1994, Yusuf quit playing and started driving a rickshaw in Bahawalpur. Hailing from a poor background, Yusuf also worked in a tailor shop in the 1990s. During this time he attended a local cricket match. His brilliant shots caught everyone's attention and his journey towards becoming one of Pakistan's best batsmen began. He was working at a tailor's shop when a local club approached him because of a shortage of players. Yusuf's outstanding play led him to the Bradford Cricket League where he played for Bowling Old Lane Cricket Club.

Accepting Islam.

Prior to his conversion to Islam in 2005, Yusuf was the fourth Christian (and fifth overall) non-Muslim player to play for the Pakistan cricket team (Willis Mathias, Antao D'Souza and Duncan Sharp had previously been part of the Pakistan team. He also achieved the honor of being the first and only non-Muslim player to lead the Pakistan team when he led the team on the tour of Australia in 2004-2005 and scored a century in the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. He converted to Islam after continuously attending Tablighi Jamaat, Pakistan's largest non-political religious movement. Yusuf's wife, Tania, also converted to Islam with him and adopted the Islamic name Fatima.However, after keeping the news a secret for three months due to family matters, Yusuf In September 2005, he publicly declared his conversion to Islam.

Talking to an English newspaper, Yusuf's mother said that "after this act of Yusuf, I don't want to give him my name." We learned of his decision when he offered Friday prayers at a local mosque. It was shocking news for us.” However, Yusuf said, “I cannot describe the wonderful feeling (of accepting Islam).” After accepting Islam, Yusuf officially changed his name to Yusuf Yohanna. Muhammad Yusuf hired.

Career.

Yusuf started his Test career against South Africa in Durban and played his first ODI against Zimbabwe in Harare. In ODI career, Yusuf scored 9000 runs with 15 centuries at an average of over 40 and scored 7000 runs in Test matches with 24 Test centuries at an average of over 50. He also holds the record for most runs without getting out in an ODI match. He scored a total of 405 runs in the series against Zimbabwe in 2002-2003. Apart from scoring a 23-ball half-century and a 68-ball century in ODIs, Yusuf also holds the distinction of scoring a 27-ball half-century in a Test match. In his most successful years, namely 2002 and 2003, Yusuf was the leading run-scorer in ODIs. In December 2005, he played an innings of 223 runs against England in Lahore. Seven months later in July 2006, when Pakistan toured England, Yusuf scored 202 runs and 48 runs in the first Test match, earning him the Player of the Match award. Yusuf scored 192 runs in the third test of this series and 128 runs in the last test.

In 2006, CNN News 18 named Yusuf as the player of the year against Australian captain Ricky Ponting, West Indies' Brian Lara, Australian spinner Shane Warne and Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan. In 2007, he was selected as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year list. In 2007, Yousuf was awarded the ICC Test Cricketer of the Year. He was the fourth player to win the award. He scored 944 runs at an average of 94.40 with the help of 7 centuries and 2 fifties in 10 innings.

Yusuf is one of the best fielders. According to a report prepared by Cricinfo in late 2005, he was the seventh highest run-out player in ODI cricket since the 1999 Cricket World Cup. His style of celebrating after completing a century was also his signature. Before converting to Islam, he used to make the sign of the cross on his chest after scoring a century, while after converting to Islam, he adopted the practice of prostrating in the direction of Mecca in the field.

After signing a deal with the Indian Cricket League in 2007, Yusuf refused to play in the league due to pressure from the Pakistan Cricket Board and threats of a ban. In response, the Pakistan Cricket Board promised to include him in the Indian Premier League, but his bid could not be accepted due to a lawsuit by the Indian Cricket League.

In 2008, after not being selected for the national team, he once again threatened to join the Indian Cricket League. Commenting on this, a PCB official said, "We have banned all our players from joining the Indian Cricket League and if Yusuf plays for such a league, he will face the same punishment." Will be. Yusuf is still our best batsman and he has a future with Pakistan team, but not if he joins ICL. However, Yusuf has already decided to join ICL. One of the reasons for Yusuf's decision is Younis. Shoaib Malik was to be made captain instead of Khan; There were differences between Yusuf and Shoaib. Finally Pakistan Cricket Board banned Yusuf.

On February 2, 2009, the Pakistani court annulled the ban imposed on the players playing in the ICL, so the chances of Muhammad Yusuf's return to Pakistani cricket increased. In July 2009, Muhammad Yusuf was part of the Pakistan squad for the Test series in Sri Lanka. They had already disassociated themselves from the unsanctioned league in early May. In July 2009, Yusuf returned to cricket with a century. It was his first Test match since 2007.

When Muhammad Yousuf and Abdul Razzaq separated themselves from the Indian Cricket League, the Pakistan Cricket Board gave them 'A' category mid-term central contracts. Yusuf informed the board that he would not participate in the Champions Trophy 2008, as it would be held in the month of Ramadan. Almost a year after Yousuf's return, the board appointed Muhammad Yousuf as Test captain for the tour of New Zealand, resting Younis Khan.

On March 10, 2010, the Pakistan Cricket Board banned Muhammad Yousuf and former captain Younis Khan indefinitely, while Shoaib Malik and Rana Naveedul Hasan was banned for one year.

Retirement and withdrawal.

On 29 March 2010, Muhammad Yousuf announced his retirement from international cricket, after the Pakistan Cricket Board imposed an indefinite ban on him. I have received a letter from PCB that my presence in the team is detrimental to the team, so I am retiring from international cricket, he said while addressing a press conference in Karachi. Two days before that, on 27 March 2010, Yusuf had told the press agency, AFP, about his decision, saying, "Yes, I have decided to retire as a Pakistani player My choice is grounded in logic, not driven by emotions.." . If my playing is detrimental to the team, then there is no point in playing.

On August 1, 2010, the Pakistan cricket team faced defeat in the opening Test of their series against England at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, leading to Yusuf's reinstatement for the remainder of the matches.. Yusuf decided not to play the second Test due to exhaustion. After the second Test, Pakistan captain Salman Butt said that he expects Yousuf to return in the third Test. The selectors decided to field Yousuf in the tour match against Worcestershire before the third Test to test his fitness.  The selectors opted to have Yousuf play in the tour match against Worcestershire ahead of the third Test to assess his fitness levels. The test was successful and Muhammad Yusuf scored an unbeaten 40 before the match was abandoned due to rain. In the third Test of the series against England, Yusuf was caught by Graeme Swann on his individual score of 56, thus becoming Swann's 100th victim in Test cricket.

Despite being an older cricketer, generally known for not shooting too high and playing only one T20 international in 2006, Yusuf was also part of the T20 series during the tour of England. He scored 26 runs off 21 balls.

Yusuf's return journey went well. He also played in the five-match ODI series against England, although Pakistan lost that series 3–2. Later, Yusuf was included in the Pakistan cricket team for the series against South Africa in October 2010, and was even considered for captaincy, but the captaincy was given to Misbah-ul-Haq.

In the Faisal Bank T20 Cup 2010–11, Yusuf led local team Lahore Lions to defeat Karachi Dolphins in the final.

During training for the series against South Africa in October 2010, he suffered a hamstring strain. So, Younis Khan, who had been out of action since the ban but had settled matters with the board, was replaced by Yusuf for limited-overs matches. Yusuf's health recovered quickly and he recovered before the five-match ODI series. Yusuf's name was written brightly on the shirt he wore in the one-day match, which was a violation of the rules and regulations. When asked by the match referee, Yusuf said that since he had only come to play the Test series, he could not bring colorful clothes with him, as he did not think that he would be able to play the Test series. Finally, the ICC acquitted him of this case. Moments before the toss of the first Test match, Yusuf Gruen suffered an injury. It took two weeks for Yusuf to recover this time, resulting in Yusuf missing both the Test matches. Due to constant injuries, former Pakistan captain Moin Khan advised Yousuf that he should retire from ODI and T20 cricket and focus only on Test cricket due to his age and constant injuries. In August 2012, Muhammad Yousuf Good performance medal was awarded.