Yasir Shah in elite Lords company

LONDON: Pakistan’s Yasir Shah took six for 72 against England on Saturday to become just the fifth leg-spinner to take six wickets in a Test innings at Lord’s. Shah was the first leg-spinner to achieve the feat in 83 years.The complete list of leg-spinners who have taken six or more wickets in a Lord’s Test innings is as follows (haul, player, country, opposition, year):7-128 Bert Vogler, RSA v ENG, 19076-32 Walter Robins, ENG v WIS, 19336-35 Warwick Armstrong, AUS v ENG, 19096-72 Yasir Shah, PAK v ENG, 20166-167 Clarrie Grimmett, AUS v ENG, 1930Shah’s figures were also the second-best by any Pakistan bowler in a Lord’s Test, sandwiched between medium-pacer Mudassar Nazar and left-arm quick Mohammad Amir, a current team-mate of the leg-spinner. (haul, bowler, year):6-32 Mudassar Nazar, PAK v ENG, 19826-72 Yasir Shah, PAK v ENG, 20166-84 Mohammad Amir, PAK v ENG, 2010′