MOHAMMAD YOUSUF<<< A Man Of Cricket >>>

A baby who borned to play cricket MOHAMMAD YOUSUF , doesn't need any introduction among Cricket fans all around the world .Yousuf was borned on 27 August 1974 in Lahore,Punjab,Pakistan. In an interview ,Mohammad Yousuf said that he belonged to a very poor family.His father was a helper in Pakistan Railway & the house in which he lived his childhood was also alloted to his father by Pakistan Railway which was actually the servant quarter .

He further said that his house was usually full because they had parents with 5 boys & a girl.His mother was a housewife.

Enjoyed best test form ever

After playing from several teams & alot of struggle , Yousuf got the chance to play from Pakistan Cricket Team & he made his debut his 1998 & the wheel of his life took a turn . In test matches, his debut was against South Africa & against Zimbabwe in One Day International.

Yousuf has been considered as the best Middle order Batsman throughout his career & whenever the team needs a sensible and responsible innings player, Yousuf was always there to play his role. Yousuf is known for his ability to score runs at exceptional rate through his great technique and composed strokeplay. 

Bob Woolmer, Pakistan's late coach, said "Yousuf was like a Ferrari when he was batting and a truck when he wasn't – he is not too hot in the field ..."

 Mohammad Yousuf formerly known as Yousuf Youhana converted to ISLAM in 2005 &

 then later on her wife also embraced ISLAM .In his interview , reporter asked him "Why have you accepted ISLAM?"

He replied that when he saw those peoples who actually follow the true salient features of ISLAM are really good human beings.After accepting ISLAM, a miracle just happened with him. He just made unbelievable record of making the highest runs(1788 runs in just 11 Test matches with the help of nine centuries in just one academic year)  breaking WestIndian batsman Vivan Richard's record .Yousuf last played for Pakistan in an ODI against South Africa in Abu Dhabi in November, 2010.In past times, it has also been heard that her wife also accepted Islam &  now her new name is Fatima Yousuf.After embracing ISLAM, the superstar use to do Dawati(inviting) work through different Ijtimaa's(gatherings) in order to spread ISLAM.

Wedding picture

  

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President Trophy: Another Title for Misbah as Captain

After the announcement of long awaited President Trophy Grade-I Final by PCB, final was played between teams of Habib Bank Limited (HBL) and Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL). It was played on 14 January 2012 to 18 January 2013 at National Stadium, Karachi. These teams also included many stars of Pakistan national team including Misbah ul Haq, Younis Khan, Umar Gul, Umar Akmal, Adnan Akmal, Mohammad Hafeez, Asad Shafiq and others.

Captain Misbah ul Haq

               SNGPL team was led by Pakistan’s national team's skipper Misbah ul Haq and Younis Khan led HBL team. HBL won the toss and invite SNGPL to bat first. Misbah led from the front from the very first day of final match. As SNGPL loses 3 wickets for only 49 runs, 38 years old give a strong support to his team by making unbeaten 85 runs and take team total to 283 runs. Inform batsman Ali Waqas also contributed 83 runs. Fahad Masood of HBL clinched 5 wickets for 67 runs.

Misbah ul Haq playing shot

               In their first innings, HBL batsmen were struggling throughout the whole innings. They bowled out for the total of only 137 runs. Ahmed Shahzad played a good knock of 79 for his team. Mohammad Hafeez took 4 wickets for only 16 runs.

               SNGPL was leading with 146 runs. In their 2^nd innings, SNGPL batting line up failed to establish against the good pace bowling of Umar Gul. Umar Gul’s Hat-Trick destabilized SNGPL batting line and they were dismissed only for 182 runs. Umar Akmal was the highest scorer for SNGPL who scored 76 runs. Umar Gul bowling figures were 6-67.

Umar Gul Celebrating after taking wicket

               Chasing the target of 329 runs, HBL started the innings and finished day 4 on the score of 159 for 6. At the start of final day of the final match, Imran Farhat was the only hope for HBL to lead their team towards the victory. But no one succeeded to have victory for HBL. Remaining 4 batsmen dismissed at the total score of 253 and lose the match.

Imran Farhat

               At last, Mr Patient Misbah ul Haq snatched the President Trophy title for his team by 75 runs after beating Younis Khan’s side. He has been continuing his victorious journey in different national and international tournament as captain since 2001, winning different national and international titles for his team, including defeat to World Cup holders in recent bilateral ODI series.

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BPL without Pakistan

Finally, Pakistan Cricket Board has declined to allow its player to play in Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2013. PCB has not issued No Objection Certificate (NOC) to the Pakistani cricketers to play in BPL. BPL 2^nd Edition will be ahead without any Pakistani Players. PCB’s spokesman Subhan Ahmed told BCB that no Pakistani player has issued NOC until BCB gave them a confirmation and a schedule for Bangladesh tour of Pakistan.

Bangladesh Premier League (BPL)

               51 Pakistani players have signed the contracts to play in BPL 2013, but not a single player is going to represent in BPL this year. However, Pakistani players are more popular in Bangladesh but PCB has pulled out its player from Bangladesh domestic T20 tournament. These players include Shahid Afridi, Umar Gul, Shoaib Malik, Saeed Ajmal, Imran Nazir, Umar Akmal, Ahmed Shehzad and others.

               PCB also said that if any board wants to approach players, it should approach their parent board and seek for their approval. They didn’t tell PCB about the tournaments condition and seek permission at the very last moment. It is embarrassment when boards are bypassed and players are approached directly, the PCB said.

               A spokesman for the PCB said:

“We have no report from Bangladesh about their plan to tour Pakistan before the start of the league and we have not yet taken any decision whether to release the players for the league or not,” 

Imran Nazir playing BPL 2012

               Pakistan was focusing towards the Bangladesh tour to Pakistan to play a T20 and an ODI this month which would be its first international game since 2009. But the BCB has cancelled the tour saying that Pakistan is not safe for their players. BCB has decided to send its security team to Pakistan to have a report about security, and sought more days from PCB. But till Tuesday, there was no development in this area.

               the BCB chief said:

“Now we have decided that BPL would go ahead without Pakistani players. With the competition just two days away, they backed out. This is an unexpected and uncalled-for situation. The second edition of the BPL is a challenge for us. We have also communicated with all 7 franchises and have told them to choose replacements”

               PCB has desperately been making efforts to convince an international cricket team to organize a successful tour in Pakistan. Pakistan has not played any international cricket in their home since the militant attack on the Sri Lankan Cricket Team in March 2009. It has been playing its home tour on a neutral venue and has been doing many efforts to arrange a tour at home.

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