Top 10 Fastest Pakistani Bowlers To 50 Test Wickets
Top 10 Fastest Pakistani Bowlers To 50 Test Wickets: Yasir Shah, the Pakistan’s leg spinner became the fastest man from his country to pick 50 wickets in Test Cricket during the ongoing Test against Sri Lanka at P Sara Oval, Colombo.
Yasir Shah, playing in his 9th Test match made his debut in October last year against Australia. As a result, Yasir overhauled Waqar Younis, Shabbir Ahmed and Mohammad Asif who took 10 Test matches to complete 50 test wickets. He is now jointly the fastest Asian player to pick 50 Test wickets as he completed the mark in 9 tests, the same taken by Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin.
In terms of days taken to 50 wickets, Yasir Shah became the 5th fastest player as he completed the mark in 246 days with Vernon Philander topping the list by completing his first 50 test wickets in 135 days.
Here is the list of Top 10 Fastest Pakistani Bowlers To 50 Test Wickets:
| Player | Mat | Match Date | Debut | Duration | Opposition | Ground |
| Yasir Shah | 9 | 25 Jun 2015 | 22 Oct 2014 | 246 days | v Sri Lanka | Colombo |
| Waqar Younis | 10 | 23 Nov 1990 | 15 Nov 1989 | 1 year 8 days | v West Indies | Faisalabad |
| Shabbir Ahmed | 10 | 12 Nov 2005 | 20 Aug 2003 | 2 years 84 days | v England | Multan |
| Mohammad Asif | 10 | 1 Oct 2007 | 2 Jan 2005 | 2 years 272 days | v South Africa | Karachi |
| Khan Mohammad | 11 | 11 Oct 1956 | 16 Oct 1952 | 3 years 361 days | v Australia | Karachi |
| Saeed Ajmal | 11 | 20 May 2011 | 4 Jul 2009 | 1 years 320 days | v West Indies | Basseterre |
| Abdur Rehman | 11 | 9 Dec 2011 | 1 Oct 2007 | 4 years 69 days | v Bangladesh | Chittagong |
| Pervez Sajjad | 12 | 3 Jun 1971 | 24 Oct 1964 | 6 years 222 days | v England | Birmingham |
| Danish Kaneria | 12 | 27 Aug 2003 | 29 Nov 2000 | 2 years 271 days | v Bangladesh | Peshawar |
| Umar Gul | 12 | 11 Nov 2006 | 20 Aug 2003 | 3 years 83 days | v West Indies | Lahore |
(Stats Updated till 26th June, 2015)
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