Punjab Sports Minister Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti and DG Sports Punjab Nadeem Sarwar greet Yasir Shah for breaking 82-year-old world record of 200 Test wickets - Press Note issued by Sports Board Punjab.

Lahore -- December 07, 2018 (PPI-OT)

Following is the text of press note issued by Sports Board Punjab

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Punjab Sports Minister Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti and Director General Sports Punjab Nadeem Sarwar congratulated Pakistan leg-spinner Yasir Shah, who broke an 82-year-old world record and became the fastest bowler to take 200 Test wickets. Yasir achieved the unprecedented feat in the third and final Test match against New Zealand at Abu Dhabi. The 32-year-old trapped night-watchman Will Somerville leg before for four runs - his second wicket of New Zealand's second innings - to reach the milestone in his 33rd Test, beating Australian leg-spinner Clarrie Grimmett's record of 36 Tests set against South Africa at Johannesburg in 1936.

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