Saleem Yousuf

Saleem Yousuf (born 7 December 1959) is a Pakistani former international cricketer who played in 32 Test matches and 86 One Day Internationals between 1982 and 1990. As a wicketkeeper for the Pakistan national team, he was a "worthy successor" to Wasim Bari, and not only "proved his worth behind the wickets on innumerable occasions" but "also strengthened Pakistan's batting lower down the order through his powerful stroke play".

Cricket career He made his highest Test score of 91 not out against England at Edgbaston in 1987. One of his most memorable innings was against the West Indies in the 1987 World Cup, which turned certain defeat into victory for Pakistan.

In 1990, Saleem Yousuf became the first wicketkeeper to record three stumpings in an ODI innings and still jointly holds the record for most stumpings in a single ODI innings.

India He had some notable performances against India.

In the Bangalore Test of 1986–87, played on a sharply turning surface after four drawn matches, Pakistan trailed by 29 on first innings and slipped to 184/7 when Saleem Yousuf came in. After Imran Khan's dismissal at 198, Yousuf countered the spinners with a composed 41 and stitched a crucial 59-run ninth-wicket stand with Tauseef Ahmed, contributions that proved match-defining in a 16-run Pakistan victory over India.

At Sharjah in 1990 during the Austral-Asia Cup, Yousuf was promoted up the order and again led the way against India, top-scoring with 62—the only Pakistan innings above forty—to set 235/9. Waqar Younis then spearheaded the attack to dismiss India for 209, sealing the result.