Yasir Mohammad

Yasir Saeed Mohammad (born 10 October 2002) is an American cricketer, who plays as a bowler for the United States national cricket team.[1][2][3] He also plays for the Manhattan Yorkers in Minor League Cricket.[4]

Yasir Mohammad
Personal information
Full name
Yasir Saeed Mohammad
Born (2002-10-10) 10 October 2002
Edison, New Jersey, United States
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg-break googly
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 40)8 June 2022 v Oman
Last ODI12 June 2022 v Oman
T20I debut (cap 22)22 December 2021 v Ireland
Last T20I17 July 2022 v PNG
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2020–2022New Jersey Somerset Cavaliers
2022Manhattan Yorkers
Career statistics
Competition T20I ODI
Matches 2 3
Runs scored 0 3
Batting average 0.00 3.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 0 3
Balls bowled 48 108
Wickets 2 3
Bowling average 33.50 37.66
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 2/32 2/50
Catches/stumpings 1/– 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 17 July 2022

Career

Mohammad was born in Edison, New Jersey to a Pakistani immigrant family on 10 October 2002. He lives in New Jersey.[5]

Mohammad started playing cricket at the age of 12 in New Jersey.[5] A right-arm leg-break and googly bowler, he made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Ireland on 22 December 2021.[6] He was selected to play for the New Jersey Somerset Cavaliers for the inaugural season of Minor League Cricket before transferring over to the Manhattan Yorkers for the 2022 season.[7][4]

In May 2022, he was named in the USA's One Day International (ODI) squads for round 12 and round 13 of the 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 tournament.[8] He made his ODI debut on 8 June 2022, for the United States against Oman.[9]

References
  1. "Yasir Mohammad Profile - Cricket Player, Usa News, Photos, Stats, Ranking, Records - NDTV Sports". NDTV Sports. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  2. "Yasir Mohammad - Wisden". Wisden. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  3. "Yasir Mohammad profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  4. "2022 MiLC Post-Draft Roster Selections". Minor League Cricket. Major League Cricket. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  5. Wire, AD (22 December 2021). "Indian Americans Ritwik Behera and Yasir Saeed Mohammad make US T20I debut". The American Bazaar. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  6. Penna, Peter Della (22 December 2021). "USA vs Ireland: Youth to the fore as historic series soldiers on in spite of Covid complications". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  7. "All 27 Teams Complete Initial Roster Selection Following Minor League Cricket Draft". Major League Cricket. USA Cricket. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  8. "Team USA men's squad named for home ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 series". USA Cricket. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  9. "85th Match, Pearland, June 08, 2022, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
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