Fifty wickets from nine Test is a feat unmatched by any Pakistan bowler. Yasir Shah became the quickest Pakistan player to reach the feat.
The previous record was 10 Tests held by Waqar Yunus,Shabbir Ahmed and Mohammad Asif
Yasir Shah,the 29-year old leg-spinner made his Test debut in 2014 Vs Australiand has not missed a Test since then. He picked up 7 for 116 on debut and has turned out to be an important member of Pakistan.
Yasir Shah took at least one wicket in 16 of the 17 innings he bowled in. His only barren innings was against Bangladesh
Yasir Shah has taken 5 or more wickets in 6 out of 9 Tests.
Yasir Shah is quickest Pakistani to 50 wickets, but has somehow not earned a single Man of the Match award
From 9 Tests he has picked up 54 wickets with three five-wicket hauls
Yasir Shah’s 9 Tests
| Test | First innings | Second Innings | Match aggregate | Against | Venue | Date |
| 1 | 3/66 | 4/50 | 7/116 | Australia | Dubai | 22-Oct-14 |
| 2 | 2/47 | 3/44 | 5/91 | Australia | Abu Dhabi | 30-Oct-14 |
| 3 | 1/65 | 3/74 | 4/139 | New Zealand | Abu Dhabi | 09-Nov-14 |
| 4 | 2/92 | 5/79 | 7/171 | New Zealand | Dubai | 17-Nov-14 |
| 5 | 4/193 | - | 4/193 | New Zealand | Sharjah | 26-Nov-14 |
| 6 | 3/86 | 0/123 | 3/209 | Bangladesh | Khulna | 28-Apr-15 |
| 7 | 3/58 | 4/73 | 7/131 | Bangladesh | Dhaka | 06-May-15 |
| 8 | 2/79 | 7/79 | 9/155 | Sri Lanka | Galle | 17-Jun-15 |
| 9 | 6/96 | 2/55 | 8/151 | Sri Lanka | P Sara Oval | 25-Jun-15 |
Quickest Pakistan bowlers to take 50 wickets
| Bowler | Style | Tests | Year |
| Yasir Shah | Leg-spin | 9 | 2015 |
| Waqar Younis | Right-arm fast | 10 | 1990 |
| Shabbir Ahmed | Right-arm fast | 10 | 2005 |
| Mohammad Asif | Right-arm fast | 10 | 2007 |
| Khan Mohammad | Right-arm fast | 11 | 1956 |
| Saeed Ajmal | Off-spin | 11 | 2011 |
| Abdur Rehman | Left-arm spin | 11 | 2011 |
Quickest spinners to take 50 test wickets
| Bowler | Style | Matches | Year |
| Alf Valentine | Left-arm spin | 8 | 1951 |
| Bobby Peel | Left-arm spin | 9 | 1888 |
| Arthur Mailey | Leg-spin | 9 | 1921 |
| Stuart MacGill | Leg-spin | 9 | 1999 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | Off-spin | 9 | 2012 |
| Yasir Shah | Leg-spin | 9 | 2015 |
Quickest bowlers to take 50 test wickets for each team
| Team | Bowler | Style | Matches | Year |
| Australia | Charlie Turner | Right-arm fast | 6 | 1888 |
| Bangladesh | Shakib Al Hasan | Left-arm spin | 15 | 2010 |
| England | Tom Richardson | Right-arm fast | 7 | 1896 |
| India | Ravichandran Ashwin | Off-spin | 9 | 2012 |
| New Zealand | Shane Bond | Right-arm fast | 12 | 2005 |
| Pakistan | Yasir Shah | Leg-spin | 9 | 2015 |
| South Africa | Vernon Philander | Right-arm fast | 7 | 2012 |
| Sri Lanka | Ajantha Mendis | Off-spin | 12 | 2010 |
| West Indies | Alf Valentine | Left-arm spin | 8 | 1951 |
| Zimbabwe | Heath Streak | Right-arm fast | 11 | 1996 |
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