Full name Mohammad Younis Khan
Born November 29, 1977, Mardan, North-West Frontier Province
Current age 35 years 120 days
Major teams Pakistan, Habib Bank Limited, Nottinghamshire, Peshawar Cricket Association, Rajasthan Royals, South Australia, Surrey, Warwickshire, Yorkshire
Also known as Younus Khan
Playing role Middle-order batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium, Legbreak
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
Tests 82 144 11 6749 313 50.74 12879 52.40 21 26 769 40 91 0
ODIs 253 243 23 7014 144 31.88 9307 75.36 6 48 560 53 131 0
T20Is 25 23 3 442 51 22.10 364 121.42 0 2 31 12 12 0
First-class 179 294 33 12960 313 49.65 41 52 185 0
List A 316 300 33 8933 144 33.45 10 59 173 0
Twenty20 62 58 10 1238 70 25.79 1055 117.34 0 4 89 25 24 0
Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
Tests 82 29 762 465 9 2/23 4/50 51.66 3.66 84.6 0 0 0
ODIs 253 19 272 271 3 1/3 1/3 90.33 5.97 90.6 0 0 0
T20Is 25 1 22 18 3 3/18 3/18 6.00 4.90 7.3 0 0 0
First-class 179 3402 1971 43 4/52 45.83 3.47 79.1 0 0
List A 316 1133 1082 28 3/5 3/5 38.64 5.72 40.4 0 0 0
Twenty20 62 7 104 136 6 3/18 3/18 22.66 7.84 17.3 0 0 0
Career statistics
Test debut Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Rawalpindi, Feb 26-Mar 1, 2000 scorecard
Last Test South Africa v Pakistan at Centurion, Feb 22-24, 2013 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Karachi, Feb 13, 2000 scorecard
Last ODI South Africa v Pakistan at Benoni, Mar 24, 2013 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut England v Pakistan at Bristol, Aug 28, 2006 scorecard
Last T20I New Zealand v Pakistan at Christchurch, Dec 30, 2010 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut 1998/99
Last First-class South Africa v Pakistan at Centurion, Feb 22-24, 2013 scorecard
List A debut 1998/99
Last List A South Africa v Pakistan at Benoni, Mar 24, 2013 scorecard
Twenty20 debut Australia A v Pakistanis at Adelaide, Jan 13, 2005 scorecard
Last Twenty20 Abbottabad Falcons v Quetta Bears at Lahore, Dec 7, 2012 scorecard
Recent matches
Bat & Bowl Team Opposition Ground Match Date Scorecard
29 Pakistan v South Africa Benoni 24 Mar 2013 ODI # 3350
6 Pakistan v South Africa Durban 21 Mar 2013 ODI # 3348
19 Pakistan v South Africa Johannesburg 17 Mar 2013 ODI # 3347
32 Pakistan v South Africa Centurion 15 Mar 2013 ODI # 3346
30 Pakistan v South Africa Bloemfontein 10 Mar 2013 ODI # 3343
0 Pakistanis v SAf Invit XI Kimberley 6 Mar 2013 LA
1/28, 33, 11 Pakistan v South Africa Centurion 22 Feb 2013 Test # 2075
111, 14 Pakistan v South Africa Cape Town 14 Feb 2013 Test # 2073
2, 74* Pakistanis v Cobras XI Cape Town 10 Feb 2013 Other
1/16, 0, 0/0, 15 Pakistan v South Africa Johannesburg 1 Feb 2013 Test # 2072
Profile
One of Pakistan's modern batting greats, Younis Khan is the kind of man who responds best in adversity. A Test average of over 50, a triple-hundred, a famous double-hundred against India in India, and a brilliant rearguard partnership to clinch Pakistan's 3-0 Test whitewash over England, leave no doubt about his quality and class. He is also one of the most successful fielders for Pakistan, and can bowl respectable slow-medium. As a captain, Younis has enjoyed success in leading Pakistan to the world Twenty20 title in 2009. Much of his persona evokes the idea of the quintessential Pathan warrior - committed, inspired, capable, and bearing the burden of conflict with fortitude and poise. Born in Mardan, a prominent city in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Younis moved at an early age to Karachi, where he caught the eye of Rashid Latif and Saeed Anwar at Malir Gymkhana, one of the city's renowned sports clubs. The relationship with Latif blossomed into a nurturing mentorship, guiding Younis towards entry onto the world stage. After two impressive domestic seasons, he got a Test call-up, and marked it with a century on debut. Style and aesthetics are not his strongest points. His technique relies on a good deal of bottom hand, which deprives it of the fluidity and grace that is typical of Asia's best batsmen. Yet when Younis gets going, he produces results in the face of steep odds. Indeed, the steeper the odds, the more Younis seems to thrive. His match-winning 267 and 84 not out in Bangalore came after a string of low scores prompted a sarcastic comment from the team manager that leaked into the media. His greatest captaincy feat - the world Twenty20 championship in England - was achieved weeks after Pakistan cricket had been devastated by the terror attacks in Lahore. And though his triple-century came at home on a flat track, the innings began under pressure when Younis, eschewing the nightwatchman, stepped out himself in the dying moments of the second day with Pakistan staring at a huge Sri Lankan total. Unsurprisingly for a rearguard specialist, Younis has emerged a master of the fourth innings. Among players with 1000 or more fourth-innings Test runs, his average is among the highest. Along with these accomplishments, Younis's career has also seen turmoil. Inability to control infighting within the team and display tact with the PCB led to him losing the captaincy in late 2009, and he effected a moody refusal when circumstances changed and it was offered again. His nature is to be inward-looking and intensely focused, quietly fighting his way through. While this makes for a reclusive personality that shuns the media and runs afoul of officialdom, it has also been the source of Younis's batting strength and his extraordinary resilience as a cricketer.
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