Yusuf Abdulla Cricketer

Yusuf Adam Abdulla (born 17 January 1983 in Johannesburg) is a South African cricketer. He plays first-class cricket for the Nashua Dolphins and has previously represented the KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa A and the Rest of South Africa. A Left-arm fast-medium bowler, Abdulla was named in the Emerging Players squad to take part in the 4 Nations tournament in 2007 and played in the following years competition as well. He is currently one of South Africa's leading domestic-competition bowlers. He made his international debut against Australia in the 2nd Twenty20 International at Supersport Park on 29 March 2009, he took 1/16 from 3 overs; his first International wicket was Ricky Ponting. He was subsequently added to the Kings XI Punjab's Indian Premier League squad following an injury to Jerome Taylor.