Saleem Yousuf (born 7 December 1959) is a former Pakistani international
cricket
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er who played in 32
Test matches and 86
One Day Internationals between 1982 and 1990. He was a wicketkeeper. He made his highest Test score of 91 not out against England at
Edgbaston
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in 1987. One of his most memorable innings was in a match 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 the most stumpings in a single ODI innings.
Post-retirement
After retirement, he served on the Selection Committee for the Pakistan Cricket Board. He presently serves as Principal Appraiser in the Pakistan Customs Service.
He is currently one of the members of the Advisory board of
PSL's franchise
Karachi Kings
Karachi Kings ( ur, ; sd, ڪراچي ڪنگز) (abbreviated as KK) is a Pakistani professional franchise Twenty20 cricket team that competes in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). The team is based in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, ...
.
[http://dailytimes.com.pk/sports/07-Oct-16/babar-gayle-sangakkara-to-join-karachi-kings-in-next-psl-iqbal''Daily Times'', 2016-10-07. Retrieved 2016-10-13.]
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1959 births
Living people
Pakistan Test cricketers
Pakistan One Day International cricketers
Cricketers at the 1987 Cricket World Cup
Pakistani cricketers
Cricketers from Karachi
Sindh cricketers
Karachi B cricketers
Industrial Development Bank of Pakistan cricketers
Allied Bank Limited cricketers
Karachi Whites cricketers
Karachi cricketers
Pakistan Customs cricketers
Karachi Blues cricketers
Wicket-keepers
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