YASIR SHAH 19 WICKETS AWAY FROM BREAKING 120-YEAR-OLD RECORD

Pakistani leg-spinner Yasir Shah is now just 19 wickets behind to turn out to be the fastest 100 wicket taker in the history of test cricket.

GA Lohmann of England currently holds the record, who took his 100th wicket in his 16th test match against South Africa in 1896 at Johansburg. Lohmann’s 18-match career in the 19th century garnered 112 wickets at the extraordinary average of 10.75, with his 100th scalp coming in his 16th tests, according to the bowling record.

Yasir Shah has raced to his 81 wickets in his 13th test match by taken five wicket haul in the first inning against England on Friday. And now he is just 19 wickets behind, which he has to take in next five innings to break the record.

Yasir Shah seems on track to reach the target considering his current form he showed in ripping up the England batting lineup at Lord’s.

The leg-spinner also holds the record of the fastest 50 test wicket taker in Pakistan. He achieved this accomplishment in his 9th international test match. Yasir Shah's 58 wickets are the most by any leg-spinner in their first 10 Tests. Previously highest was 57 by the Australian All-rounder Clarrie Grimmett.

Below is the breakdown of bowling milestones achieved by some of greatest bowlers in cricket history in category of fastest to 100:

George Lohmann (Eng) in 16 matches, Charlie Turner (Aus) - Clarrie Grimmett (Aus) - Sid Barnes (Eng) in 17 matches: Ravi Ashwin (Ind) in 18 matches: Colin Blythe (Eng), Alf Valentine (WI), Andy Roberts (WI), Ian Botham (Eng), Saeed Ajmal (Pak), Vernon Philander (SA) in 19 matches: Bobby Peel (Eng), Maurice Tate (Eng), Bill O'Reilly (Aus), Wes Hall (WI), Erapalli Prasanna (Ind), Waqar Younis (Pak), Dale Steyn (SA), Mohammad Asif (Pak) in 20 matches.