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{{Infobox cricketer <br />
|name = Saleem Yousuf <br />
|image = <br />
|country = Pakistan <br />
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|12|07|df=yes}}<br />
|birth_place = [[Karachi]], [[Sindh]], Pakistan<br />
|batting = Right-handed<br />
|role = Wicket-keeper<br />
|bowling = <br />
|international = true<br />
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|testdebutdate = 5 March<br />
|testdebutyear = 1982<br />
|testdebutagainst = Sri Lanka<br />
| testcap = 91<br />
|lasttestdate = 15 November <br />
|lasttestyear = 1990<br />
|lasttestagainst = West Indies<br />
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| odidebutdate = 12 March<br />
| odidebutyear = 1982<br />
| odidebutagainst = Sri Lanka<br />
| odicap = 40<br />
| lastodidate = 21 December<br />
| lastodiyear = 1990<br />
| lastodiagainst = Sri Lanka<br />
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|columns = 2 <br />
|column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]] <br />
|matches1 = 32 <br />
|runs1 = 1,055 <br />
|bat avg1 = 27.05 <br />
|100s/50s1 = 0/5 <br />
|top score1 = 91[[not out|*]] <br />
|hidedeliveries = true<br />
|catches/stumpings1= 91/13 <br />
|column2 = [[One Day International|ODI]] <br />
|matches2 = 86 <br />
|runs2 = 768 <br />
|bat avg2 = 17.86 <br />
|100s/50s2 = 0/4 <br />
|top score2 = 62 <br />
|catches/stumpings2= 81/22 <br />
|date = 4 February <br />
|year = 2006 <br />
|source = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/42626.html CricInfo<br />
}}<br />
'''Saleem Yousuf''' (born 7 December 1959) is a Pakistani former international [[cricket]]er who played in 32 [[Test cricket|Test matches]] and 86 [[One Day International]]s 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".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saleem Yousuf Profile – Cricket Player Pakistan {{!}} Stats, Records, Video |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/saleem-yousuf-42626 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250120152525/https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/saleem-yousuf-42626 |archive-date=20 January 2025 |access-date=3 October 2025 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Cricket career ==<br />
He made his highest Test score of 91 not out against England at [[Edgbaston Cricket Ground|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.<br />
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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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283328.html|title=Records {{!}} One-Day Internationals {{!}} Wicketkeeping records {{!}} Most stumpings in an innings {{!}} ESPN Cricinfo|newspaper=Cricinfo|access-date=17 February 2017}}</ref><br />
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=== India ===<br />
He had some notable performances against [[India national cricket team|India]].<br />
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In the [[Pakistani cricket team in India in 1986–87|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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Mukherjee |first=Abhishek |date=8 September 2022 |title=From Adhikari to Farhat: Near-forgotten batters who starred in India–Pakistan matches |url=https://www.wisden.com/cricket-news/from-adhikari-to-farhat-near-forgotten-batters-who-starred-in-india-pakistan-matches |access-date=29 September 2025 |website=[[Wisden]]}}</ref><br />
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At Sharjah in 1990 during the [[1990 Austral-Asia Cup|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.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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==Post-retirement==<br />
After retirement, he served on the Selection Committee for the [[Pakistan Cricket Board]]. He presently serves as Principal Appraiser in the Pakistan Customs Service.<br />
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He is currently one of the members of the advisory board of [[Pakistan Super League|PSL]]'s franchise [[Karachi Kings]].<ref>http://dailytimes.com.pk/sports/07-Oct-16/babar-gayle-sangakkara-to-join-karachi-kings-in-next-psl-iqbal''Daily Times'', 7 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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{{Pakistan Squad 1987 Cricket World Cup}}<br />
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