Can Younis Khan reach the 40 Test centuries milestone? Should he attempt to?

[Bilal7]

After yet another successful overseas tour for Younis Khan, his status as one of the greatest modern day batsmen is all but set in stone. The 10,000 runs landmark is something that Khan has publicly claimed to be chasing after and it is assumed that once he does, he will finally hang his 40 year old boots and spend time pursuing other interests like fishing.

However, would a man who has made a career out of reaching insurmountable heights be considering going after one more record? Would the allure of being in the very elite company of batsmen with 40 test match centuries pursuade him to prolong his career for another year?

Pakistan play against West Indies, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh next year and Khan needs six centuries to get to 40 test match centuries. Can he do it? More importantly, should he do it?

 

[The_KING]

Of course he can and should. It would be massive for Pakistan cricket to have a batsman with 40 centuries.

 

[Zohaib Shah]

To be honest I don't think these records are that special when you place them against the team. I would have welcomed it if he was slightly younger. However at the moment I think it would be better to allow another player to take his place.

 

[Bilal7]

To be honest I don't think these records are that special when you place them against the team. I would have welcomed it if he was slightly younger. However at the moment I think it would be better to allow another player to take his place.

Of course he can and should. It would be massive for Pakistan cricket to have a batsman with 40 centuries.

Valid arguments for both sides.

 

[Hasan123]

These overseas tours were a failure for him, they exposed him as a batsmen LOL. A player who was never good enough vs the best fast bowlers, struggles against any lateral movement and bounce off the pitch.

Ultimately its upto him if he wants to carry on as PCB won't ask him to retire.

 

[GenericBrand]

Younis averages like what, 100+ against BD? How many matches does Pak have against BD, he can easily get 2 more playing them.

 

[Bilal7]

Younis averages like what, 100+ against BD? How many matches does Pak have against BD, he can easily get 2 more playing them.

I believe it's two matches against the Tigers, in Bangladesh. Three against the Windies in West Indies and three against Lanka at home. He might have a couple more matches if the PCB manage to arrange a home series.

 

[GenericBrand]

Yeh, he has plenty of chances and should be able to get it. Two matches against BD and whopping 3 against an average SL side in the pitches of UAE should be enough for him.

 

[Haz95]

These overseas tours were a failure for him, they exposed him as a batsmen LOL. A player who was never good enough vs the best fast bowlers, struggles against any lateral movement and bounce off the pitch.

Ultimately its upto him if he wants to carry on as PCB won't ask him to retire.

How did it expose him? An Asian 43 year old scoring a 200 in England and an unbeaten 100 in Australia is someone who was exposed? To expect an old man to score so heavily abroad was absurd in the first place. Younis Khan is still rather unproven in Australia and who knows what he could have done at his best? He could have been a monster or a total failure since he lacks feats. What he does have is 100s in NZ and England when he was a better batsman so stop throwing wild claims and look at facts rather than what you claim you see...

Also definitely because Spin is obviously gun barrel straight bowling isn't it?

 

[Hasan123]

How did it expose him? An Asian 43 year old scoring a 200 in England and an unbeaten 100 in Australia is someone who was exposed? To expect an old man to score so heavily abroad was absurd in the first place. Younis Khan is still rather unproven in Australia and who knows what he could have done at his best? He could have been a monster or a total failure since he lacks feats. What he does have is 100s in NZ and England when he was a better batsman so stop throwing wild claims and look at facts rather than what you claim you see...

Also definitely because Spin is obviously gun barrel straight bowling isn't it?

He has been exposed early in his career vs quality bowling. He was exposed as in UAE on low and slow tracks he looks like a king but when the ball moves off the pitch and starts bouncing he scores 2 centuries in 18 innings, of that isn't exposed don't know what it is.

If his age is being used as an excuse for his failures, he should never have been on the tour than.

Ps I never expected him to score heavily LOL

 

[TalentSpotterPk]

He can do that if he is named Test Captain until 31st December.


But there is a risk involved. 43 years old Younis now scores big after atleast 3 or 4 failures. An year ago He used to scored big after every 2nd innings. So his average can take a dig.


If he is not made captain for next 3 series which is unlikely given he isn't an Establishment Man than He should retire gracefully after West Indies Tour.

 

[Haz95]

He has been exposed early in his career vs quality bowling. He was exposed as in UAE on low and slow tracks he looks like a king but when the ball moves off the pitch and starts bouncing he scores 2 centuries in 18 innings, of that isn't exposed don't know what it is.

If his age is being used as an excuse for his failures, he should never have been on the tour than.

Ps I never expected him to score heavily LOL

I said to expect an old man to score heavily abroad is absurd. It meant that he shouldn't have been on tour in the first place so age is a very valid excuse for his failures. Also once again, you're basing feats on bouncy pitches where his reflexes will be thoroughly tested since he's, once again, an OLD MAN. It's like expecting an unorthodox batsman like Graeme Smith for example to score immaculate 100s overseas when he was way past his prime. The fact that younis could only shows how good a batsman he is. On the other hand, your opinion is based purely on what you think you see as opposed to facts. And to expect a fledgling good batsman EARLY IN HIS CAREER like you said to get on top of ATG bolwers would put that batsman on Sachin/Dravid/Punter level- whereby I haven't placed younis.

It's astonishing that YK managed to score 100s in Australia at and England at this age, rather than screwing at his failures, just appreciate that he's a very very good batsman. You will not find another batsman who can score a 200 away from home to level a series at the age of 43. If you really want to judge Younis judge him on his younger, previous tours like in England 2006 or NZ 09/10 (can't fully remember). Now, the fact that he missed a prime opportunity to cash in against a weak Aussie attack in 2009 really goes against him.

And again, movement of the pitch can be spin lmao. You're lack of comprehension skills is outrageous.

 

[Hasan123]

I said to expect an old man to score heavily abroad is absurd. It meant that he shouldn't have been on tour in the first place so age is a very valid excuse for his failures. Also once again, you're basing feats on bouncy pitches where his reflexes will be thoroughly tested since he's, once again, an OLD MAN. It's like expecting an unorthodox batsman like Graeme Smith for example to score immaculate 100s overseas when he was way past his prime. The fact that younis could only shows how good a batsman he is. On the other hand, your opinion is based purely on what you think you see as opposed to facts. And to expect a fledgling good batsman EARLY IN HIS CAREER like you said to get on top of ATG bolwers would put that batsman on Sachin/Dravid/Punter level- whereby I haven't placed younis.

It's astonishing that YK managed to score 100s in Australia at and England at this age, rather than screwing at his failures, just appreciate that he's a very very good batsman. You will not find another batsman who can score a 200 away from home to level a series at the age of 43. If you really want to judge Younis judge him on his younger, previous tours like in England 2006 or NZ 09/10 (can't fully remember). Now, the fact that he missed a prime opportunity to cash in against a weak Aussie attack in 2009 really goes against him.

And again, movement of the pitch can be spin lmao. You're lack of comprehension skills is outrageous.

I have never doubted his ability vs spin, that's why I never responded to that. I rate him as a great player of spin. He is a very good batsmen but not that ATG which some people on this forum place him as.

 

[Haz95]

I have never doubted his ability vs spin, that's why I never responded to that. I rate him as a great player of spin. He is a very good batsmen but not that ATG which some people on this forum place him as.

Yes but the way post of his haters i.e. yourself go on, you'd think that we're arguing whether David Warner is ATG or not. For fans of a country that's produced among the most pathetic batsmen to play the game, it's astonishing the hate he gets.

Younis Khan is a damn damn good, near legendary batsman. Is he an ATG? Nah. He's in that Chanderpaul//KP//Crowe level category. Not some country great like Jayawardene or Moyo tho.

 

[Hasan123]

Yes but the way post of his haters i.e. yourself go on, you'd think that we're arguing whether David Warner is ATG or not. For fans of a country that's produced among the most pathetic batsmen to play the game, it's astonishing the hate he gets.

Younis Khan is a damn damn good, near legendary batsman. Is he an ATG? Nah. He's in that Chanderpaul//KP//Crowe level category. Not some country great like Jayawardene or Moyo tho.

Because the way his fans call him ATG and his attitude in the past means certain fans won't like him. I actually don't hate him as a person I just don't rate him as a ATG.

 

[adivic82]

If he plays the next 3 series against WI, Ban and SL, 6 hundreds from YK should be no big deal on placid WI and UAE pitches. The problem is will he start targeting 50 centuries after that?

 

[coy0607]

I'm not opposed to Younis playing another year or two, even as he continues to decline

The fact is Younis is at worst the second best test bat in the team.

There's already going to be Misbahs spot to fill, plus Sami and Babar are clearly not settled. I think there is a definite need for Younis in the short term