Younis Khan
A middle-order batsman, Younis Khan is fearless, as befits his Pathan ancestry. He plays with a flourish and is especially strong in the arc from backward point to extra cover. He is prone to getting down on one knee and driving extravagantly. But this flamboyance is coupled with grit. His main weaknesses are playing away from the body and leaving straight balls. Younis 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. Younis also aspires to be a legspinner, but the truth is that he is barely first-class standard. His fielding, though, is better, and he took a world-record four catches in one innings as substitute during Pakistan's demolition of Bangladesh in the 2001-02 Asian Test Championship. He displayed further versatility by keeping and winning the Man of the Match award against Zimbabwe in the Paktel Cup. But it was the tour of India, for which Younis was elevated to vice-captain, that laid the groundwork for his emergence as a force in Pakistan cricket. After a horror start to the series he came back strongly, capping things off with a matchwinning 267 in the final Test.
- Full name : Mohammad Younis Khan
- Born : November 29, 1977, Mardan, North-West Frontier Province
- Batting style : Right-hand bat
- Bowling style : Legbreak
- Test debut : Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Rawalpindi - Feb 26-Mar 1, 2000
- ODI debut : Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Karachi - Feb 13, 2000
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