YOUNIS KHAN BIOGRAPHY
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Name |
Younis Khan |
Height |
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Nationality |
Pakistani |
Date of Birth |
29 November, 1977 |
Place of Birth |
Mardan, NWFP (now Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa), Pakistan |
Famous For |
Cricket |
Younis Khan, Cricketers is famous for Cricket, Pakistani celebrity. Born on 29 November, 1977
Mohammad Younus Khan is a Pakistani cricketer and former captain of the
Pakistan national cricket team. Younus' name is often spelled Younis
Khan, but he has been quoted as saying, "My name is Younus Khan. I tell
people that everywhere, but they don’t listen." He is only the third
Pakistani player to score 300 or more runs in an innings.
On
March 10, 2010, Younus, along with another player, Mohammad Yousuf were
axed by the Pakistan Cricket Board from playing for Pakistan in any
format for an indefinite period, following an inquiry report which
suggested that both the player were involved in breaches of discipline
by inciting divisions within the team. The ban was overturned three
months later.
CareerInternational careerYounus
Khan made his international debut in an ODI against Sri Lanka at
Karachi in February 2000, and has since played over 150 ODIs for
Pakistan. He has also played in over 50 Test matches. Younus was one of
the few batsmen who retained his place in the team after Pakistan's
disastrous World Cup campaign in 2003, but lost it soon after due to a
string of poor scores in the home series against Bangladesh and South
Africa. He came back for the one-day series against India, but failed to
cement a place in the Test side.
It was his return to the side
in October 2004, at the pivotal one-down, against Sri Lanka in Karachi
that laid the groundwork for his emergence as a force in Pakistan
cricket. He was the top run-getter in the disastrous 3-0 whitewash in
Australia immediately after and on the tour of India, for which Younus
was elevated to vice-captain, he blossomed. After a horror start to the
series he came back strongly, capping things off with 267 in the final
Test. It was his highest Test score and came off 504 balls in the first
innings, to set up a series levelling victory in Bangalore.
As
well as being an accomplished batsman, Younus is also a skilled slip
fielder and a very occasional leg-spin bowler. He has performed
particularly well outside Pakistan, including on tours of Australia,
India, England and Sri Lanka. In the six Tests he has played against
India, Younus averages an exceptional 106, the highest average against
India by a Pakistani. Apart from his 267 at Bangalore, Younus also made
147 at Kolkata in 2005 and a pair of centuries during India's trip to
Pakistan in 2006. More importantly, the tour to India also showcased his
potential as a future captain of Pakistan and his energetic and astute
leadership has impressed many people. Also in 2006, Younus made a
century in the third Test against England at Headingley. On 22 January
2007, he scored a matchwinning 67 not out in the 4th innings to guide
Pakistan to victory over South Africa in Port Elizabeth. The five wicket
win levelled the series at 1-1.
In 2005, he was one of the 15
nominees for the ICC Test Player of the Year. He is the second fastest
Pakistani in terms of innings to reach 4000 Test runs, behind Javed
Miandad. Younus reached the milestone in 87 innings, just one more than
Sachin Tendulkar took.
Younus Khan topped the ICC's Test Batting
Rankings in February 2009 after an acclaimed innings of 313 in his first
test as captain, in the process of helping save the match for Pakistan.
His ranking score of 880 is the third highest achieved by a Pakistani
batsmen after Mohammad Yousuf (933), Javed Miandad (885) and just ahead
of Inzamam-ul-Haq (870).
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