Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf yesterday broke Viv Richards' 30-year-old record for the most Test runs scored in a calendar year.
Yousuf drove fast bowler Corey Collymore to the boundary through mid-on to reach 48 on the fourth day of the third and final cricket Test against the West Indies to surpass Richard's record of 1,710 runs set by the former West Indies captain in 11 Test matches in 1976.
Yousuf, 32, is also playing in his 11th Test this year and has now scored nine centuries, which is also the most by any batsman in a calendar year.
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He made two centuries in the home series against India early this year before recording three against England and four against the West Indies.
The elegant right-handed batsman is playing in his 73rd Test match since making his debut against South Africa at Durban in 1998.
He was formerly known as Yousuf Youhana before embracing Islam last year.
Yousuf, who has been the mainstay of the Pakistan middle-order batting lineup over the years, completed his 23rd Test century yesterday before being bowled for 124 during the final session.
When Yousuf reached 43 earlier in the day, he broke countryman Zaheer Abbas' (583) record of most runs scored by a Pakistani batsman in a three-Test series.
Former England captain Graham Gooch holds the world record for runs scored in a three-Test series after making 752 against India in 1990.
At the close of play yesterday the visitors were 39 for two with captain Brian Lara on 18 and Ramnaresh Sarwan (11) after they were reduced to 17 for two inside four overs. They have been set an improbable target of 444 to win the Test.
Pakistan declared after tea on 399 for six.
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