On the fourth day of an on-going test match against New Zealand, Pakistani right arm spinner took his 200th test wickets in just his 33rd Test. That breaks the record for the fastest to 200 Test wickets, so long held by another leg-spinner, Clarrie Grimmett who reached the mark in his 36th Test.
By dismissing William Somerville after half an hour in the morning, he picked up his 200th Test wicket in just his 33rd Test.
Yasir has already taken 27 wickets in the current series, with more batsmen to come, he could also break another Pakistan record, for most wickets in a three-Test series. That has been held by another legspinner, Abdul Qadir who took 30 wickets against England in 1987-88.
Previously, Yasir was also the joint second-fastest to 100 Test wickets (in 17 Tests) and the fastest Pakistani to 50 Test wickets (in nine Tests).
