Younis Khan

Younis Khan

PP SI
Younis Khan in 2010
Personal information
Full name
Mohammad Younis Khan
Born (1977-11-29) 29 November 1977 (age 46)[1]
Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[2]
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleMiddle-order batsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 159)26 February 2000 v Sri Lanka
Last Test14 May 2017 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 131)13 February 2000 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI11 November 2015 v England
ODI shirt no.75
T20I debut (cap 11)28 August 2006 v England
Last T20I30 December 2010 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1998/99–2004/05Peshawar
1999/00–2013/14Habib Bank Limited
2005Nottinghamshire
2006Peshawar Panthers
2007Yorkshire (squad no. 75)
2008Rajasthan Royals
2008/09South Australia
2010Surrey
2011/12–2015/16Abbottabad Falcons
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 118 265 25 229
Runs scored 10,099 7,249 442 17,116
Batting average 52.05 31.24 22.10 49.90
100s/50s 34/33 7/48 0/2 56/64
Top score 313 144 51 313
Balls bowled 804 284 22 3,620
Wickets 9 3 3 44
Bowling average 54.55 90.33 6.00 48.18
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/23 1/3 3/18 4/52
Catches/stumpings 139/– 135/– 12/– 243/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  Pakistan
T20 World Cup
Winner 2009 England and Wales
Runner-up 2007 South Africa
Asia Cup
Winner 2012 Bangladesh
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 May 2017

Mohammad Younis Khan PP SI (Urdu: محمد یونس خان; Pashto: محمد یونس خان; born 29 November 1977) is a Pakistani professional cricket coach and former cricketer and captain of the Pakistan national cricket team in all three formats of the game, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest middle-order batsmen in Test cricket.[3][4][5] Khan is the only Test cricketer in the history of the game to score a century in all 11 countries that have hosted Test matches.[6][7][8] Under his Captaincy Pakistan won the 2009 World Twenty20.

Younis holds the record for the most runs and the most centuries scored by a Pakistani in Test cricket.[9] He is the third Pakistani player to score 300 or more runs in an innings.[10] He is one of a handful of Test batsman in the world with a century conversion ratio of over 50 percent, with 34 centuries and 33 fifties.[11] He led Pakistan to their victory in the 2009 ICC World Twenty20, which was their first World Twenty20 title.[12] On 23 April 2017, he became the first Pakistani and 13th batsmen ever to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket. He became the oldest and sixth fastest batsmen to reach the 10,000 run milestone in relation to innings played.[13]

On 24 March 2010, Younis, along with teammate Mohammad Yousuf, was suspended from playing by the Pakistan Cricket Board following an inquiry report which suggested they were involved in breaches of discipline by inciting divisions within the team.[14] The ban was lifted three months later.[15] In a Test match against Australia beginning on 22 October 2014, Younis made his 25th and 26th centuries in the same match, becoming just the 6th Pakistani to do so.[16] On 25 June 2015, Younis became the fifth Pakistani cricketer to play 100 Test matches and on 13 October 2015, he became Pakistan's highest run scorer in Test cricket, breaking Javed Miandad's record of 8,832 runs.[17][18][19]

Younis retired from ODI cricket in November 2015.[20] He retired from all forms of international cricket at the conclusion of the series against the West Indies in May 2017.[21]

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  3. ^ "Younis Khan — Pakistan's greatest ever?". The Express Tribune. 24 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Fan-speak: How great is Younis Khan? | undefined News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  5. ^ "Who is Pakistan's greatest Test batsman?". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Younis completes unique set". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Can Younis Khan save Pakistan in Sydney?". DAWN. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  8. ^ "A rare kind of century for Younis. He is a twin to Arsaln Ghulam Abbas". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  9. ^ "Younis Khan reaches 10,000 Test runs landmark". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  10. ^ "Record-eyeing Younis puts team first". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  11. ^ Editor (27 April 2017). "The Good, The Bad and the Ugly of Younis Khan". CurryFlow. Retrieved 3 June 2019. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  12. ^ "Younis retires from Twenty20 with a plea". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  13. ^ "Pakistan's first in the 10,000 club". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  14. ^ "Rana, Malik get one-year bans, Younis and Yousuf axed from teams". ESPNcricinfo. 10 March 2010. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
  15. ^ Cite error: The named reference banoverturn was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  16. ^ "Australia tour of United Arab Emirates, 1st Test: Australia v Pakistan at Dubai (DSC), Oct 22–26, 2014". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
  17. ^ "Younis breaks Miandad runs record". ESPNcricinfo. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  18. ^ "Younis Khan's hard-earned hundred". ESPNcricinfo.
  19. ^ "Most fourth-innings tons, best average in Pak history". ESPNcricinfo.
  20. ^ "Younis Khan announces ODI retirement". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  21. ^ "Saying goodbye with a hug". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 May 2017.