Younus Khan is one of Pakistan's great batting giants,
Younis Khan is the kind of batsman who
is always helpful in the time of need. He has a Test average of over 50, a
triple-hundred, a famous double-hundred against India in India, and a wonderful
rearguard partnership to secure Pakistan's 3-0 Test whitewash over England,
leave no doubt about his quality and class. He has also been one of the most
successful fielders for Pakistan, and can bowl a good slow-medium. As a
captain, Younis has enjoyed great success in leading Pakistan to the world
Twenty20 title in 2009.
Much of his personality depicts the typical Pathan warrior - committed, inspired,
capable, and bearing the burden of conflict with fortitude and courage. He was
born in Mardan in Pakistan's Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa province.
Younis was brought into the main stream cricket world by
Rashid Lateef and Saeed Anwar who saw him playing at Malir Gymkhana, Karachi.
The relationship with Latif developed into a nurturing mentorship, guiding
Younis towards entry onto the World Cricket Stage. After two remarkable
domestic seasons, he got a Test call-up, and started it with a century on
debut. When Younis gets going in his own style, he produces results in the face
of difficult times.
Indeed, the more the hard time is it, the more Younis seems
to thrive. His match-winning 267 and 84 not out in Bangalore came into
limelight after many sarcastic comments from the team manager, so one thing can
be said that he plays well after the criticism on him.
By October 22 2014, Younus Khan reached his 25th test match
century against Australia and completed his 26th century in the 2nd innings of
the same test match, the highest number of centuries of a Pakistani Batsman and
the only sixth Pakistani batsman to hit centuries in both innings of same test
match.
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