Yasir Mohammad

{{short description|American cricketer (born 2002)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}

{{Infobox cricketer

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| country = United States

| fullname = Yasir Saeed Mohammad

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2002|10|10|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Edison, New Jersey, United States

| heightft =

| heightinch =

| heightm =

| batting = Left-handed

| bowling = Right-arm leg-break googly

| role = Bowler

| club1 = New Jersey Somerset Cavaliers

| year1 = {{nowrap|2020–2022}}

| club2 = Manhattan Yorkers

| year2 = 2022

| club3 = Washington Freedom

| year3 = 2023-present

| international = true

| odidebutdate = 8 June

| odidebutyear = 2022

| odidebutagainst = Oman

| odicap = 40

| lastodidate = 24 September

| lastodiyear = 2024

| lastodiagainst = United Arab Emirates

| T20Idebutdate = 22 December

| T20Idebutyear = 2021

| T20Idebutagainst = Ireland

| T20Icap = 22

| lastT20Idate = 28 August

| lastT20Iyear = 2024

| lastT20Iagainst = Netherlands

| columns = 2

| column1 = T20I

| matches1 = 6

| runs1 = 22

| bat avg1 = 5.50

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 16

| deliveries1 = 114

| wickets1 = 4

| bowl avg1 = 39.75

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 2/32

| catches/stumpings1 = 3/–

| column2 = ODI

| matches2 = 6

| runs2 = 3

| bat avg2 = 3.00

| 100s/50s2 = 0/0

| top score2 = 3

| deliveries2 = 216

| wickets2 = 5

| bowl avg2 = 46.40

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 2/50

| catches/stumpings2 = 1/–

| date = 5 November 2024

| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/yasir-mohammad-1294031 Cricinfo

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Yasir Saeed Mohammad (born 10 October 2002) is an American cricketer, who plays as a bowler for the United States national cricket team.{{cite web|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/players/114830-yasir-mohammed-playerprofile |website=NDTV Sports |title=Yasir Mohammad Profile - Cricket Player, Usa News, Photos, Stats, Ranking, Records - NDTV Sports |access-date=4 January 2022}}{{cite web |title=Yasir Mohammad - Wisden |url=https://wisden.com/players/yasir-mohammad |access-date=15 April 2025 |website=Wisden}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/yasir-mohammad-1294031 |website=ESPNcricinfo |title=Yasir Mohammad profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos |access-date=4 January 2022 |language=en}} He also plays for the Manhattan Yorkers in Minor League Cricket.{{cite web|url=https://www.majorleaguecricket.com/news/2022-milc-post-draft-rosters/ |work=Minor League Cricket |publisher=Major League Cricket |date=16 May 2022 |title=2022 MiLC Post-Draft Roster Selections |access-date=15 June 2022}}

Career

Mohammad was born in Edison, New Jersey to a Pakistani immigrant family on 10 October 2002. He lives in New Jersey.{{cite web|url=https://www.americanbazaaronline.com/2021/12/22/indian-americans-ritwik-behera-and-yasir-saeed-mohammad-make-us-t20i-debut-448108/ |first=AD |last=Wire |website=The American Bazaar |date=22 December 2021 |title=Indian Americans Ritwik Behera and Yasir Saeed Mohammad make US T20I debut |access-date=4 January 2022}}

Mohammad started playing cricket at the age of 12 in New Jersey. A right-arm leg-break and googly bowler, he made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Ireland on 22 December 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/usa-vs-ireland-youth-to-the-fore-as-historic-series-soldiers-on-in-spite-of-covid-complications-1294037 |first=Peter Della |last=Penna |website=ESPNcricinfo |date=22 December 2021 |title=USA vs Ireland: Youth to the fore as historic series soldiers on in spite of Covid complications |access-date=4 January 2022}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.usacricket.org/media-release/all-27-teams-complete-initial-roster-selection-following-minor-league-cricket-draft/ |work=Major League Cricket |publisher=USA Cricket |date=10 June 2021 |title=All 27 Teams Complete Initial Roster Selection Following Minor League Cricket Draft |access-date=15 June 2022}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.usacricket.org/team-usa-men/team-usa-mens-squad-named-for-home-icc-cricket-world-cup-league-2-series/ |title=Team USA men's squad named for home ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 series |work=USA Cricket |access-date=14 May 2022}} He made his ODI debut on 8 June 2022, for the United States against Oman.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1312804.html |title=85th Match, Pearland, June 08, 2022, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=8 June 2022}}

In May 2024, he was named a reserve player of the American squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.{{Cite web |title=United States of America's Squad for T20I World Cup 2024 |url=https://www.scorewaves.com/news-details/united-states-cricket-team-icc-mens-t20i-world-cup |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=ScoreWaves |language=en}}

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