Yasir Shah becomes fastest to 200 Test wickets
Meet the magician! Fastest to 2⃣0⃣0⃣ wickets in Test cricket. Congratulations #YasirShah pic.twitter.com/D5s9VWGYHE
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) December 6, 2018
The leg-spinner reached the milestones in his 33rd Test, three quicker than Australia leg-spinner Clarrie Grimmett, who previously held the record. With 27 wickets, Shah is the leading wicket-taker of the series so far as well.
Fastest to 200 Test wickets
| Bowler | No. of Tests |
| Yasir Shah (Pakistan) | 33* |
| Clarrie Grimmett (Australia) | 36 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin (India) | 37 |
| Dennis Lillee (Australia) | 38 |
| Waqar Younis (Pakistan) | 38 |
The 32-year-old has achieved immense success, especially on the dry pitches in Pakistan's adopted fortress, the United Arab Emirates, where he has 114 scalps at an average of 23.97.
Yasir Shah in Test cricket
| Matches | Wickets | Best (inns) | Best (match) | Average | 5WI | 10WM |
| 33 | 200 | 8/41 | 14/184 | 27.98 | 16 | 3 |