Former pakistani cricketer mohammad yousuf life facts 2 minute news today. Search the history of over 433 billion web pages on the. Christians have also contributed as educationists, doctors, lawyers and businessmen. Yousuf has inscribed his name in most of the record books. Hamza yusuf has 34 books on goodreads with 12788 ratings. Yousuf youhanas decision to change religions and adopt the name mohammad yousuf has proved highly emotive, reports alex young. Nov 18, 2009 he is used to adjusting to change, having started his international career with a different religion a rare christian in the pakistan team and name, yousuf youhana, before converting to islam. Portraits of greatness by karsh, yousuf used books and. Mohammad yousuf was born on 27th august 1974, sargodha, punjab, pakistan. He is best known in cricket for his achievement in 2006 when he broke the world record for most test runs in a single calendar year. Best gay winterish holiday romance, holidays, historical christmaswinter romance, queer holiday reads, naughty and nice, best december boo.
Most tragic moments cricket fans will never forget in cricket history tk tv. Shedding off youhana, he adopted the name muhammad yousuf after becoming muslim. Team posts a mammoth 295 for six, through a scintillating century from yousuf youhana and two sparkling fifties from imran nazir and younis khan. Here is a story on how mohammad yousuf made the year 2006 in test cricket, his own. His name was yousuf youhana, by which name he played a part of his. Portraits of greatness, karsh, yousuf, university of toronto press, 1961. Mohammad yousuf, formerly known as yousuf youhana, was the fourth christian player on pakistans international cricket team. Yousuf youhana and moin khan stabled the ship a bit and guided pakistan to 154 when youhana was trapped lbw by the makeshift offspin of sachin tendulkar. This edition also has engaging graphics, footnotes and. When a v jayaprakash entered the record books along with anil.
He changed his name from yousuf youhana to mohammad yousuf on his conversion. As of february 2019, he has the secondhighest number of centuries in international. Books by hamza yusuf author of purification of the heart. He is used to adjusting to change, having started his international career with a different religion a rare christian in the pakistan team and name, yousuf youhana, before converting to islam. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Dhobi project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read. It is not a hidden fact that the whole cricketing world will have its eyes fixed on the indiapakistan clash. Youhana, a born catholic christian on august 27, 1974, was selected in pakistan national cricket team in 1998. When a v jayaprakash entered the record books along with.
Bahawalpur cricket association, bahawalpur, lahore cricket association, pakistan international airlines, water and power development authority, pakistan bat style. Ijaz ahmed was out leg before wicket the next ball and inzamam ul haq and yousuf youhana were gone soon. His father youhana maseeh worked at the railway station, the family lived in the nearby. Firqa barailviyat ka tahqiqi jaiza namaz e ahle sunnat shaheed e karbla aor muharram. Mohammad yousuf azraq, afghan historian and writer muhammad yusuf kandhalawi born 1917, muslim scholar from south asia muhammad yousuf khan born 1922, also known as dilip kumar, indian film actor. Providing a historical perspective, khan writes, many such persons. Yousuf youhana now, mohammad yousuf and moin khan would depart for single digits. After his 191 at multan he became the first player in test history to have been. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive collection ever assembled.
Mohammad yousuf took the game away from england as he augmented his 14th test century on day three of the final test in lahore. Confusion follows triumph for pakistan the new york times. But in 1999, a bowler hopped his way to the pitch, effortless and clean in his action, won india a test, took the limelight in favour of a bowler an indian bowler at that and entered history books. However, the governments decision to increase the excise duty on fuel betrays an attempt to appropriate for itself the benefits that may have otherwise accrued to the citizens. Dec 01, 2005 mohammad yousuf took the game away from england as he augmented his 14th test century on day three of the final test in lahore. Apr 21, 2017 indiapakistan world cup history ashwin achal february 15, 2015 00. In ramchandra guhas book, corner of a foreign field, the author.
He converted to islam after attending meeting of the islamic group, tablighi jamaat. Hamza yusufs most popular book is purification of the heart. Bahawalpur cricket association, bahawalpur, lahore cricket association, pakistan international airlines, water and power development authority, pakistan. Nov 24, 2018 wickets were falling in pairs for pakistan that day. Yousuf 1no was content to allow his partners to make the pace as he oversaw partnerships with shoaib akhtar and kamran akmal which carried pakistan into a burgeoning firstinnings lead on 317 for five by midafternoon and left england running out of ideas. In his book, khan says yousuf probably converted because he wished to. He has scored centuries 100 or more runs on 24 occasions in test cricket and 15 times in one day international odi matches. The former pakistani cricketer revealed that he had decided to embrace islam after attending the regular preaching sessions of tableeghi jamaat. Signed, dated and inscribed by karsh in black ink on front endpaper. Watching history at feroz shah kotla newspaper dawn. And theyve done it with an injury list you couldnt make up. Pakistan 172 salman butt 7, mohammad yousuf 5 hoggard completes the over he started before lunch, but he serves up a postprandial gimme to mohammad yousuf, who tucks a legstump half. While empty stadiums and nonexistent sports news make for an unusually grim sight, we take it as an opportunity to look back, and. There was a new, yet partially familiar name in the pakistan cricket team that secured a dramatic and unexpected victory over england in multan this week, writes rob steen.
Pak a punch once again whether it be in claiming in their history books that they whipped the asses of india in all the wars that they fought against us including 1971 and kargil or whether it be in not giving up a match even when logic dictates otherwise, there is one thing that has characterized pakistantheir stubborn refusal to accept. And in 2005, yousuf youhana became mohammad yousuf, the name which immediately in 2006 made into the highest point attainable in test cricket by breaking the. Youhana, though, gets company in saqlain mushtaq, and takes complete charge. He is the person behind the change of thousands of hundreds of people from film industry, cricket industry, politics and many others fields like saeed anwar, junaid jamshaid, yousuf youhana, and many others. It was in this environment that both yousuf youhana a christian and danish kaneria a hindu were probably bullied. Arani velayudham jayaprakash became part of the history when he officiated in the second and final test match of the indiapakistan series at feroz shah kotla, delhi. The names of mushtaq mohammad, asif iqbal, majid khan, wasim raja, zaheer abbas, javed miandad, mohammad yousuf yousuf youhana, inzamamulhaq and younis khan come readily to mind as ones who have batted with great distinction often under trying conditions for their country. Depression, andy caddick, and athers sport the guardian. Youhana reacted to that by converting both himself and his family to islam and becoming mohammed yousuf, while kaneria remained a hindu but gradually dropped out of favor. Yousuf hailed from a poor background, was plucked from the obscurity of a tailors shop in the slums of the eastern city of lahore to play a local match in the mid1990s. When a v jayaprakash entered the record books along with anil kumble a v jayaprakash was at the bowlers end when anil kumble got all the ten wickets in an innings against pakistan. For me, anil kumble running through the pakistan batting on a chilly delhi day in 1999 would be memorable.
Former pakistani cricketer mohammad yousuf life facts. Mar 28, 2020 mohammad yousuf, formerly known as yousuf youhana, was the fourth christian player on pakistans international cricket team. Youhana resumes the fifth morning on 77 in pakistans 333 for 8, and departs after scoring a topclass 124 as the hosts. Pakistan would be delighted if history repeats itself today. Find authors like yuval noah harari from the worlds largest community of readers. Yousuf youhana smashed a superb century as pakistan set the west indies a formidable target in the final qualifying match of the triangular oneday series in perth. There were others who followed in the next 54 years. At tea pakistan had lost saeed anwar and moin khan. Pakistan power into the lead evening chronicle newcastle. When anil kumble scripted history and brought feroz shah kotla to its feet. Mohammad yousuf known before his conversion to islam as yousuf youhana is a pakistan cricketer and former captain of the pakistan national cricket team. For pakistans dalit christians, embracing islam is an escape from. The global coronavirus outbreak has brought all sporting action to an indefinite halt.
Saeed anwar, another former player, was an islamic preacher at the group, which helped motivate yousuf to convert. The man is possibly the greatest bowler in the history of cricket and isnt going to be able to play in the world cup, the pinnacle. Believe it or not, societal prejudice against dalits was a significant factor behind the decision of former pakistani cricket star yousuf youhana to convert from christianity to islam and adopt the name of mohammad yousuf. Goodreads members who like yuval noah harari also like.
He was born yousuf youhana, a christian, in lahore in 1974. Pakistan and west indies played out a match that will be described as an exciting tie but was considered painfully boring for the first 90. Pakistan needs patience to develop its talent and win. Maulana tariq jameel 2018, family, son, wife, net worth. Acclaimed musician junaid jamshed reverted to islam through the jamat. The story of yusuf is the islamic version of the biblical story of joseph and the coat of many colors. Yousuf was one of the few christians in the pakistani cricket team, but announced in september 2005 that he had converted to islam. Its not that other players werent important, but no one was as celebrated as tendulkar was. Yusuf and zulaikha the english transliteration of both names varies greatly refers to a medieval islamic version of the story of the prophet joseph and potiphars wife which has been told and retold countless times in many languages spoken in muslim world, such as arabic, persian, bengali, turkish and urdu. Yousuf youhana has converted from christianity to islam along with his wife and children. In september 2005, yousuf youhana discovered faith.
In britain, the bishop emeritus of rochester michael nazirali is a pakistani christian. Would it be too much to ask cricketer mohammad yousuf and his. India vs pakistans history in champions trophy 27 may 2017. Search the history of over 431 billion web pages on the internet. Believe it or not, societal prejudice against dalits was a significant factor behind the decision of former pakistani cricket star yousuf youhana to convert from christianity to islam and adopt the name of mohammad yousuf, so writes former diplomat shaharyar m khan in his book, cricket cauldron. List of international cricket centuries by mohammad yousuf. They are west indian andy roberts and brian lara, sandeep patil and kapil dev of india, englands ian botham, new zealands ian smith and craig mcmillan and pakistans yousuf youhana.
Apart from gayle, eight other players have hit 24 runs in sixball over. This book contains the translated text of chapter 12 of the quran, which is also the entire story of this important religious figure. Indiapakistan world cup history ashwin achal february 15, 2015 00. One of pakistans cricketers, yousuf youhana, was born christian, but later converted to islam, taking the islamic name mohammad yousuf. This is why he is respected by all major sunni scholars and even shia scholars too. Mohammad yousuf check news, career, age, rankings, stats. Yousuf yohana was very fond of cricket like every pakistani youth and played street cricket till 1990. Gayle, in the process, became first batsman ever to hit every ball of an over for a four in test cricket. Dec 30, 2019 it was in this environment that both yousuf youhana a christian and danish kaneria a hindu were probably bullied. Research paper by bilal khan, march 30, 2008 the paper is purely for research purposes. Mb malik goldcricket bat,original,english willow, ready to play,free bat cover.
Saadat ul darain vol 1 by imam yousuf bin ismaeel nabhani. Pakistan ponders the conversion of mohammad yousuf. The draw was played on a pitch so helpful to batsmen that saqlain mushtaq, widely recognized as. Mohammad yousuf is a pakistan former cricketer and captain, who played all three formats. Yusuf salim chishtis urdu books author books rekhta. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required.
The fate of yousuf yohana changed when he played crafted shots in local mathes and attracted attention of crickters. Saadat ul darain vol 1 by imam yousuf bin ismaeel nabhani, darood, salam, salat wa salam, salat alan nabi, darood o salam, imam yousuf bin ismaeel nabhnai, al shafaee, ahle sunnat, islam, quran, hadees, hadith collection opensource language urdu. Then, five years ago, he became a muslim, changed his name from yousuf youhana, alienated his family and in astonishing fashion transformed. Defending champions india will start their 2017 icc champions trophy campaign against archrivals pakistan on june 4 at edgbaston. Youhana hit 105 in pakistans 307 for eight to give them the upper hand in a match to decide who meets australia in the bestofthree final. Yousuf 1no was content to allow his partners to make the pace as he oversaw partnerships with shoaib akhtar and kamran akmal which carried pakistan into a burgeoning firstinnings lead on 317 for five by midafternoon and. Prior to his conversion to islam, yousuf was one of the few christians to play for the pakistan national cricket team.
Prior to his conversion to islam, yousuf was one of the few christians to play for the. Salim malik and wasim akram tried to forge a partnership for pakistan but they were eventually all out for 207, laxman pouching a catch to dismiss wasim akram and the whole stadium erupted. The steep fall in oil prices improves indias manoeuvrability to address an economic recession. Khan was the chairman of the pakistan cricket board. The man is possibly the greatest bowler in the history of cricket and isnt. Yousuf youhana, a pakistan based cricket player who along with his wife converted to islam from christianity in 2005.
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