How will Younis Khan's career end? Pick the most likely scenario

[The_Odd_One]

1. Scores heavily in Australia, reaches 10k runs and retires as an ATG.
Probability: Extremely unlikely

2. Performs at an acceptable level in Australia and gets close to 10k runs. Plays a couple of matches in the UAE to finally reach 10k runs and retires gracefully.
Probability: Likely

3. Fails in the Australian tour badly and is dropped from the team. He retires in tears for missing the 10K runs milestone.
Probability: Medium

4. Fails in the Australian tour badly and refuses to retire. Blackmails PCB and plays until he gets to 10K runs and then retires.
Probability: Likely

5. Pulls out of Australian tour or does not play all matches. Plays some matches in the UAE later on, gets to 10K runs and retires.
Probability: Unlikely

 

[Slog]

In tears.....

said it 2 months ago

 

[cricketInsight]

He wont do well in Aus but wont retire before 10K.

 

[The_Odd_One]

Please pick the scenario #.

Mods, please add a poll.

 

[Zohaib Shah]

None of the above. He will play till hes 50.

 

[Mamoon]

Hopefully on a good note. No man deserves to be humiliated.

 

[Buffet]

He will get some runs. Aus series has two relatively flatter pitches. He may have hard time scoring big runs, but I won't look at NZ series to conclude how many runs he will score in Aus.

 

[Donal Cozzie]

Been predicting number 4 for a while now.

That said if Australia prepare flat decks he'll likely get to 10k this series.

 

[DRsohail]

4...

 

[shaz619]

1. Scores heavily in Australia, reaches 10k runs and retires as an ATG.
Probability: Extremely unlikely

2. Performs at an acceptable level in Australia and gets close to 10k runs. Plays a couple of matches in the UAE to finally reach 10k runs and retires gracefully.
Probability: Likely

3. Fails in the Australian tour badly and is dropped from the team. He retires in tears for missing the 10K runs milestone.
Probability: Medium

4. Fails in the Australian tour badly and refuses to retire. Blackmails PCB and plays until he gets to 10K runs and then retires.
Probability: Likely

5. Pulls out of Australian tour or does not play all matches. Plays some matches in the UAE later on, gets to 10K runs and retires.
Probability: Unlikely

2. Is the most likely

 

[Jan Sher]

1. Scores heavily in Australia, reaches 10k runs and retires as an ATG.

 

[Mamoon]

Wow, thanks for this post. Didn't expect it

Contrary to popular belief, I don't wish him any ill. When he retires, I will only remember the good times.

I was 9 when I watched every ball of his debut vs Sri Lanka in 2000 and will probably be married when he retires, and he helped Pakistan to my favorite Test victory of all time - the 2005 Bangalore Test.

So I have good memories associated with Younis. When a person retires or dies, one should only remember the good times.

I will not criticize him from now onwards, because the end is near and now is the time to honor him. I have said everything I had to say on his batting and career.

 

[shaz619]

Contrary to popular belief, I don't wish him any ill. When he retires, I will only remember the good times.

I was 9 when I watched every ball of his debut vs Sri Lanka in 2000 and will probably be married when he retires, and he helped Pakistan to my favorite Test victory of all time - the 2005 Bangalore Test.

So I have good memories associated with Younis. When a Person retires or dies, one should only remember the good times.

I will not criticize him from now onwards, because the end is near and now is the time to honor him. I have said everything I had to say on his batting and career.

Fair enough, good on you that's very classy. I felt the same way when Afridi was supposed to retire

 

[Big Mac]

He will wait for Misbah's retirement in 2025, whereupon he will insist that he be made interim captain for a disastrous farewell tour as the UAE whitewash us for their first ever test series win.

 

[QalandarFan]

2.

 

[Saj]

I'm sure there's time left for a controversy or two yet.

Won't be smooth-sailing from him in the latter stages of his career.

 

[Pete Rose]

On Geo tv as an expert on bob woolmer's era.

 

[Donal Cozzie]

Contrary to popular belief, I don't wish him any ill. When he retires, I will only remember the good times.

I was 9 when I watched every ball of his debut vs Sri Lanka in 2000 and will probably be married when he retires, and he helped Pakistan to my favorite Test victory of all time - the 2005 Bangalore Test.

So I have good memories associated with Younis. When a person retires or dies, one should only remember the good times.

I will not criticize him from now onwards, because the end is near and now is the time to honor him. I have said everything I had to say on his batting and career.

OT but I completely disagree with this statement and mentality thats so prevalant in my country, to the extent that a husband who recently murdered his family and himself got painted in the media as a "pillar of the community" instead of the scumbag he really was.

Truth should never be brushed aside.

 

[Hasan123]

Contrary to popular belief, I don't wish him any ill. When he retires, I will only remember the good times.

I was 9 when I watched every ball of his debut vs Sri Lanka in 2000 and will probably be married when he retires, and he helped Pakistan to my favorite Test victory of all time - the 2005 Bangalore Test.

So I have good memories associated with Younis. When a person retires or dies, one should only remember the good times.

I will not criticize him from now onwards, because the end is near and now is the time to honor him. I have said everything I had to say on his batting and career.

What was that you didn't like about him? Whilst I agree with your views on his batting, I don't hate Younis just curious to know what exactly you don't like about him.

 

[Big Mac]

What was that you didn't like about him? Whilst I agree with your views on his batting, I don't hate Younis just curious to know what exactly you don't like about him.

Younis is a massive drama queen.

 

[TalentSpotterPk]

I would go for something between Option 1 and Option 2.

Allah keray.

InshaAllah.

 

[Hasan123]

Younis is a massive drama queen.

I don't know if you have seen but on the pcb you tube channel, they was asking some of our players questions. A common question was 3 words to describe yourself. They asked younis, one of the words he used was "team man". )

 

[Shafi]

He will not retire even if it gets 10000 runs. PCB will ask him to stay back by formers and he will retire after 120000+ or when he thinks it's time. Most likely 2020. So none of the above

 

[moghul]

Most likely 4,

Selectors by not dropping him now, making sure his exit will not be very graceful, I fear.

Should have not been taken to Australia.

 

[Sachin136]

He will probably manage to score some runs in Australia, get to 10000 runs later and then retire gracefully.

 

[Justcrazy]

He will do decent enough to stay on , and then score big runs in the UAE series as well as in WI.

 

[Snatch]

I think he should call it a day while he still has an excellent career record.

Hate to say it, but he genuinely looked below Test standard, let alone a great batsman in the NZ series.

I know club players in NZ, who can't make FC level who'd be better against a swinging ball than Younis was. It was embarrassing to witness.

He was simply what is often terms a "walking wicket".

 

[Hasan123]

Hazelwood and Starc will make sure his time in Australia will end in tears. He'll get to take 10k in the WI series or in our next uae series and hopefully retire.

 

[TalentSpotterPk]

Hazelwood and Starc will make sure his time in Australia will end in tears. He'll get to take 10k in the WI series or in our next uae series and hopefully retire.

Kal chali thi jo lekho pe tegh e DUA
Aaj bhi izn hoga tou chal jayegi

 

[Snatch]

Is it fair to say that if Younis does have to be considered an ATG due to his record, that he's probably the worst of the ATGs?

I've never known a batsman with a record anywhere near his one that looked so hopeless in New Zealand conditions.

He wouldn't even be able to survive the New Zealand First class cricket scene judging by the way he looked in his 4 innings in this series.

 

[Sachin136]

Is it fair to say that if Younis does have to be considered an ATG due to his record, that he's probably the worst of the ATGs?

I've never known a batsman with a record anywhere near his one that looked so hopeless in New Zealand conditions.

He wouldn't even be able to survive the New Zealand First class cricket scene judging by the way he looked in his 4 innings in this series.

I don't think he is close to being called an ATG, but his performance as a 40 year old isn't the best indicator. Although he hasn't done much better earlier in his career either.

 

[Junaids]

Hopefully on a good note. No man deserves to be humiliated.

He is humiliating himself.

I treasure his career up to 2012-13, when I saw in South Africa that his reflexes had gone - he was 39 - and his only decent innings was on a flat track at sea level.

10,000 runs isn't even a real milestone, it's like Sachin's "100 international centuries". It's a bogus longevity record that the likes of Bradman or Hanif Mohammad had no way of reaching.

Here is my guess:

First Test: comes in at 9-2 after dark on a greentop.
0 and 12

Second Test:
3 and 15

Third Test:
Dropped "rested"

Younis Khan should make a proud and elegant exit before he embarrasses himself.

 

[Major]

He won't retire nor would he forced retired after the australia tour.

Younis still has the support of the most powerful man in PCB, that is Misbah ul haq.

PCB themselves don't want Younis in the squad, but the problem is if they drop Younis they will have to deal with the burden of criticism. Inzamam will also not take this decision, because he will rely on the captain, and Misbah feels safe with Younis. He trusts Younis alot.

Even though i also dont want Younis in the team, but we should accept one truth that there is no one who could convert 100s in to 200, that could only be done by Younis or Azhar Ali. Misbah himself cant do it.

 

[Junaids]

He won't retire nor would he forced retired after the australia tour.

Younis still has the support of the most powerful man in PCB, that is Misbah ul haq.

PCB themselves don't want Younis in the squad, but the problem is if they drop Younis they will have to deal with the burden of criticism. Inzamam will also not take this decision, because he will rely on the captain, and Misbah feels safe with Younis. He trusts Younis alot.

Even though i also dont want Younis in the team, but we should accept one truth that there is no one who could convert 100s in to 200, that could only be done by Younis or Azhar Ali. Misbah himself cant do it.

I do agree, but each Younis century outside Asia comes with five failures.

I'd rather have someone who passes thirty in every innings but never passes 110.

 

[Dr_Bassim]

He is humiliating himself.

I treasure his career up to 2012-13, when I saw in South Africa that his reflexes had gone - he was 39 - and his only decent innings was on a flat track at sea level.

10,000 runs isn't even a real milestone, it's like Sachin's "100 international centuries". It's a bogus longevity record that the likes of Bradman or Hanif Mohammad had no way of reaching.

Here is my guess:

First Test: comes in at 9-2 after dark on a greentop.
0 and 12

Second Test:
3 and 15

Third Test:
Dropped "rested"

Younis Khan should make a proud and elegant exit before he embarrasses himself.

While the dig wasn't necessarily directed at Sachin, you don't score 100 international centuries by just playing for 22 years.

Afridi played for 20 and could muster only 1/10th of those.

You have to have ability to strike 100 international centuries.

 

[Snatch]

Younis Khan should make a proud and elegant exit before he embarrasses himself.

Can't embarrass himself anymore than he did in New Zealand can he?

16 runs in 4 innings, is it possible he could do worse?

 

[Buffet]

Can't embarrass himself anymore than he did in New Zealand can he?

16 runs in 4 innings, is it possible he could do worse?

[MENTION=132916]Junaids[/MENTION] considered NZ matches only as practice match. He was commenting that winning in NZ is not important. Important thing was getting good practice for batsmen. So from his point of view, YK didn't embarrass himself.

That's the impression I got in match thread in 2nd test.

 

[Junaids]

[MENTION=132916]Junaids[/MENTION] considered NZ matches only as practice match. He was commenting that winning in NZ is not important. Important thing was getting good practice for batsmen. So from his point of view, YK didn't embarrass himself.

That's the impression I got in match thread in 2nd test.

I try to think about the needs of the team, not an individual player.

I have a strong belief that Younis' reflexes went around four years ago and that outside Asia he can only cope on flat tracks with no lateral movement.

I wanted him to get batting practice at Hamilton. The fact that he couldn't makes me think he is not selectable any more. If he has five innings under 30 in Australia and one century that is just not good enough.

I don't want him to be humiliated but I do believe that players over 35 have to either retire before they lose it or risk the embarrassment of being dropped from the team.

And I think that Younis should be dropped.

 

[Tusker]

1. Scores heavily in Australia, reaches 10k runs and retires as an ATG.
Probability: Extremely unlikely

2. Performs at an acceptable level in Australia and gets close to 10k runs. Plays a couple of matches in the UAE to finally reach 10k runs and retires gracefully.
Probability: Likely

3. Fails in the Australian tour badly and is dropped from the team. He retires in tears for missing the 10K runs milestone.
Probability: Medium

4. Fails in the Australian tour badly and refuses to retire. Blackmails PCB and plays until he gets to 10K runs and then retires.
Probability: Likely

5. Pulls out of Australian tour or does not play all matches. Plays some matches in the UAE later on, gets to 10K runs and retires.
Probability: Unlikely

Option 5 but not sure why you say its Unlikely. Are the current PCB leadership against him? They are the only people that he needs to be in the good books with to keep playing.

 

[Buffet]

I try to think about the needs of the team, not an individual player.

Trying to win a test to draw series should be a goal for any team. Not sure how individual player comes in picture here.

 

[moghul]

He will probably manage to score some runs in Australia, get to 10000 runs later and then retire gracefully.

No one retires gracefully in Pakistan, YK will be the last person to do that.

Only two players have retired gracefully in Pakistan cricket history. Imran Khan and Asif Iqbal, although Asif stepped down after losing to India but but he did on his own. All other were dropped eventually and some announced their retirement after they were thrown out of the team.

 

[Sachin136]

No one retires gracefully in Pakistan, YK will be the last person to do that.

Only two players have retired gracefully in Pakistan cricket history. Imran Khan and Asif Iqbal, although Asif stepped down after losing to India but but he did on his own. All other were dropped eventually and some announced their retirement after they were thrown out of the team.

I don't think there will be anything left for Younis to achieve after 10000 runs. He might get a farewell series in the UAE and then retire.

 

[pakpukhtun]

Hopefully Younis silences PP again...like the england series. but I think his reflexes are gone, so he should call it after 10k.

 

[Junaids]

Trying to win a test to draw series should be a goal for any team. Not sure how individual player comes in picture here.

When you didn't bowl the opposition out and they declared to set you a world record final day target you know that it's not a serious goal.

It's a trap.

 

[moghul]

Don;t know why YK doing this to us, is he in denial, ego issue or financial insecurity.

 

[msb314]

Contrary to popular belief, I don't wish him any ill. When he retires, I will only remember the good times.

I was 9 when I watched every ball of his debut vs Sri Lanka in 2000 and will probably be married when he retires, and he helped Pakistan to my favorite Test victory of all time - the 2005 Bangalore Test.

So I have good memories associated with Younis. When a person retires or dies, one should only remember the good times.

I will not criticize him from now onwards, because the end is near and now is the time to honor him. I have said everything I had to say on his batting and career.

I am with you on this bro!

We are approximately the same age and YK has been in the Test team ever since i have been watching Test cricket.

Played for us in our darkest times when the likes of Inzy, Moyo, Afridi long gave up.

Great career by most standards and deserves to leave on a high!

 

[Junaids]

I am with you on this bro!

We are approximately the same age and YK has been in the Test team ever since i have been watching Test cricket.

Played for us in our darkest times when the likes of Inzy, Moyo, Afridi long gave up.

Great career by most standards and deserves to leave on a high!

As Ian Chappell taught Warne/Hayden/McGrath/Gilchrist/Ponting/Clarke......

If you want to retire on a high, retire young and enjoy people asking you "why are you retiring when you are still so good?"

But the Younis Khan way does not allow you to retire on a high. It's impossible.

If you hang on and on like Younis - or even Tendulkar, who quit four years younger - then you condemn yourself to retiring in decline, with people saying "why didn't you go sooner?"

 

[msb314]

As Ian Chappell taught Warne/Hayden/McGrath/Gilchrist/Ponting/Clarke......

If you want to retire on a high, retire young and enjoy people asking you "why are you retiring when you are still so good?"

But the Younis Khan way does not allow you to retire on a high. It's impossible.

If you hang on and on like Younis - or even Tendulkar, who quit four years younger - then you condemn yourself to retiring in decline, with people saying "why didn't you go sooner?"

The australia series should be his last. Whilst I agree his form has been patch in NZ and England barring one innings but the management wanted to go with experience for the Australian tour so he was unlikely to have been dropped anyway regardless of his form going into this series.

This should be the final frontier for him - the only country where he hasn't scored a Test hundred and only played one Test series here so far.

Hope he gets to 10K runs and the elusive Test hundred in Australia before retiring

 

[The_Odd_One]

I really wish he scores a couple of centuries in Australia and retires with his head high.

 

[Tera Gawaandi]

As Ian Chappell taught Warne/Hayden/McGrath/Gilchrist/Ponting/Clarke......

Ponting ?


Clarke was 'forced' to retire, India's tour to Aus helped him to prolong his career, he was long finished with injury. Lack of footwork due to lower back, hamstring injury got exposed against better bowling sides.

 

[Square Drive]

Probably #4.

 

[Sunny786]

Hopefully it will be on a good note. 10K runs is no small feat.

 

[MenInG]

I'm sure there's time left for a controversy or two yet.

Won't be smooth-sailing from him in the latter stages of his career.

What is sad in all this is our seniors refuse to learn from what's happening around them

Where is the harm in leaving at a high?

The other issue is financial situation after retirement

Unless pcb gives hefty retirement packages most cricketers will stay on until kicked out

 

[hussain.r97]

Probably 4.

 

[Ami]

Good luck YK...

 

[Pete Rose]

While I have always argued against Misbah and Younis playing, I think a top order of azhar, Sami, and babar has the capability to see out at least 35 overs. It's a different game thereafter. Problem for younis is that he looks like he has forgotten how to play pace bowling.

 

[GenericBrand]

Number 2

No way he's going to get Chanderpaul'd by the PCB

 

[Junaids]

Ponting ?


Clarke was 'forced' to retire, India's tour to Aus helped him to prolong his career, he was long finished with injury. Lack of footwork due to lower back, hamstring injury got exposed against better bowling sides.

Yes my friend, Ponting.

The guy who was better than Younis in the first place, and retired six years younger than Younis Khan currently is.

He is almost 2 years YOUNGER than Younis Khan recently admitted to being, and has been retired for 4 years now.
[MENTION=107807]Pete Rose[/MENTION] it's not that Younis has "forgotten" how to play pace bowling. That exaggerated moving around at the crease four months ago - and indeed in Sharjah a year ago - was a dead giveaway that he is struggling to see the ball as early as before and to get into position, and he was overcompensating with the excessive movements.

The problem is that the dancing around has stopped, but he's still reading the direction of the ball a bit too late and getting into bad positions.

The bottom line is that he's not just older than Ricky Ponting, he's also older than Michael Vaughan and Graeme Smith and even Sachin Tendulkar.

Either Younis Khan was better than all those players all along, or he's deluding himself about the preservation of his reflexes.

 

[Finisher]

Number 5

 

[Pete Rose]

Yes my friend, Ponting.

The guy who was better than Younis in the first place, and retired six years younger than Younis Khan currently is.

He is almost 2 years YOUNGER than Younis Khan recently admitted to being, and has been retired for 4 years now.

[MENTION=107807]Pete Rose[/MENTION] it's not that Younis has "forgotten" how to play pace bowling. That exaggerated moving around at the crease four months ago - and indeed in Sharjah a year ago - was a dead giveaway that he is struggling to see the ball as early as before and to get into position, and he was overcompensating with the excessive movements.

The problem is that the dancing around has stopped, but he's still reading the direction of the ball a bit too late and getting into bad positions.

The bottom line is that he's not just older than Ricky Ponting, he's also older than Michael Vaughan and Graeme Smith and even Sachin Tendulkar.

Either Younis Khan was better than all those players all along, or he's deluding himself about the preservation of his reflexes.

I think it's a combination of both.
1 - he has changed his batting style to suit low bounce wickets and has been very successful
2 - old age, slowing reflexes are making it difficult to adjust to normal bounce wickets. So for him, he has to make two adjustments: stand up higher (new stance) and be still (purely driven by age)
3- contrast that with misbah who will also struggle, but his batting stance is the same regalrdless of where we play cricket .
So between the two, I tend to think that Misbah might actually do marginally better in Australia because he has to focus all his energies on combatting his slowing reflexes. Whereas yk not only needs to change his batting style he also needs to combat his reflexes. It's too big a journey for him. Also that's why he will be more inconsistent than misbah in Australia.
In saying that, neither should be touring.

 

[Buffet]

When you didn't bowl the opposition out and they declared to set you a world record final day target you know that it's not a serious goal.

It's a trap.

Sure , it's a trap. That's not the issue here. I was talking about your comment on match thread where you said that you will prefer a draw with all batsmen getting practice than Pakistan drawing the series. I am just talking about picking one outcome out of these two if you had to pick. I wasn't talking about likelihood of outcome here.

 

[Chrish]

After winning next World Cup

 

[Bilal7]

After scoring a century in his final test against Kenya/Afghanistan/West Indies during a two-test home series in Pakistan, with packed stands and major applause when he finally walks off with 10,000 runs and 36 centuries to his name. InshAllah.

An ATG like him deserves an end like this.

 

[Saj]

For starters he'd be advised to ignore the advice of a couple of journalists who he was chasing around in England.

 

[TalentSpotterPk]

After scoring a century in his final test against Kenya/Afghanistan/West Indies during a two-test home series in Pakistan, with packed stands and major applause when he finally walks off with 10,000 runs and 36 centuries to his name. InshAllah.

An ATG like him deserves an end like this.

Kenya is unlikely to have Test Status in Next 10 years.

 

[MMHS]

4

My wish was 5, since the 3rd Test against WI - I saw what I needed to see.

 

[shaz619]

For starters he'd be advised to ignore the advice of a couple of journalists who he was chasing around in England.

I believe you took this picture Saj:

I have faith Younis Khan's career will end just like that [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION] [MENTION=132916]Junaids[/MENTION] [MENTION=129948]Bilal7[/MENTION] it will be a glorious moment. After a successful tour of AUS, we will see him draped in the glorious Pakistan Flag as the players carrying Khan on their shoulders chant Allah hu and Pakistan Zindabad! during our lap of honour.

 

[Suleiman]

I believe you took this picture Saj:

I have faith Younis Khan's career will end just like that [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION] [MENTION=132916]Junaids[/MENTION] [MENTION=129948]Bilal7[/MENTION] it will be a glorious moment. After a successful tour of AUS, we will see him draped in the glorious Pakistan Flag as the players carrying Khan on their shoulders chant Allah hu and Pakistan Zindabad! during our lap of honour.

Yeah lets hope he dances off the field rather than on the wicket.

 

[Suleiman]

After scoring a century in his final test against Kenya/Afghanistan/West Indies during a two-test home series in Pakistan, with packed stands and major applause when he finally walks off with 10,000 runs and 36 centuries to his name. InshAllah.

An ATG like him deserves an end like this.

Thats a really pathetic way to sign off tbf.

Getting weak punching bag teams like Kenya or Afg to Pak just to get to a milestone?

Much rather him play a gritty match saving 100 in Aus and then retire 10k or not.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Younis, Misbah, Hafeez, Babbar and Ajmal should play their farewell test together in Pakistan.

 

[Sachin136]

Thats a really pathetic way to sign off tbf.

Getting weak punching bag teams like Kenya or Afg to Pak just to get to a milestone?

Much rather him play a gritty match saving 100 in Aus and then retire 10k or not.

Playing in Pakistan to end his career would be great, regardless of who the opposition is.

 

[Haroon786]

Honestly, I think it is dependent on the pitches that Pakistan get. If they are flat as Australian pitches have been over the last few years then I expect YK to get a big score somewhere and have a good series (at least stats wise ala England 2016). However, if the pitches are anywhere near the ones that NZ doled out I don't think it will be pretty for YK and for the rest of the Pakistani team either as much as we hope otherwise.

 

[shaz619]

Honestly, I think it is dependent on the pitches that Pakistan get. If they are flat as Australian pitches have been over the last few years then I expect YK to get a big score somewhere and have a good series (at least stats wise ala England 2016). However, if the pitches are anywhere near the ones that NZ doled out I don't think it will be pretty for YK and for the rest of the Pakistani team either as much as we hope otherwise.

Even the flatter wickets will have a lot more bounce then say in the UAE, the pitches during the England series had quiet a bit of pace/bounce especially at Old Trafford and the Oval despite the lack off cloud/grass so it was still tough. In AUS the pace/bounce in the wicket will be significantly more then in the UAE and England.

 

[Abdul]

It will only end in tears because he has prolonged it. He won't be getting to his ten thousand.

 

[Bilal7]

Kenya is unlikely to have Test Status in Next 10 years.

Can Kenya and Afghanistan not play tests at all?

Thats a really pathetic way to sign off tbf.

Getting weak punching bag teams like Kenya or Afg to Pak just to get to a milestone?

Much rather him play a gritty match saving 100 in Aus and then retire 10k or not.

Why would he not want to retire in his own country, in front of his family, friends and fans? Unless you can convince the BCCI to send their test team to Pakistan, Afghanistan, Kenya and the Windies are the best opponents we can hope to get.

InshAllah, he'll get a match-winning century in Australia as well.

 

[moghul]

After scoring a century in his final test against Kenya/Afghanistan/West Indies during a two-test home series in Pakistan, with packed stands and major applause when he finally walks off with 10,000 runs and 36 centuries to his name. InshAllah.

An ATG like him deserves an end like this.

Brilliant idea, I know it will be some times before Kenya will get test status and cricket will return to Pakistan but whats the rush, we have been playing one batsman short in our overseas tour for few years now.

I love YK and will not risk him exposing against WI and even Afghanistan, will wait for Kenya, on a road like wicket at Faisalabad.

 

[Abdullah719]

Can Kenya and Afghanistan not play tests at all?

Why would he not want to retire in his own country, in front of his family, friends and fans? Unless you can convince the BCCI to send their test team to Pakistan, Afghanistan, Kenya and the Windies are the best opponents we can hope to get.

InshAllah, he'll get a match-winning century in Australia as well.

As long as they don't have Full Member status, nope.

 

[Junaids]

Test cricket is a game won by bowlers, but requires the batsmen to put together good partnerships to set up victory.

Younis Khan has been dreadful in the last three series outside Asia in this regard.

South Africa 2012-13: 5 failures and one century alongside an Asad Shafiq century.
England 2016: 6 failures and one century alongside an Asad Shafiq century.
New Zealand 2016-17: 4 failures.

The key figure here is not the 2 centuries, it's the 100% failure rate in 15 innings out of 17.

And that is the sign of a batsman who is a burden on his team, who is not pulling his weight, and who is relying upon his colleagues to score the runs on 88% of the times that he goes out to bat.

I can't imagine that any team in the world would continue to select a batsman who fails 88% of the time that he goes to the crease.

Especially if he was 43 years old.

That's the problem with a culture in which seniority is blindly respected and people can't tell where past glories end and current failures start.

Compare this with Jonny Bairstow in the same time span. He is no genius - he hasn't even scored a century in his last three series. But he has passed 50 in 7 out of 16 innings in 2016 - a success rate of 44% compared with Younis Khan's 12%.

No team can carry a batsman outside Asia who reaches 50 so infrequently at this advanced age.

 

[PakLFC]

Number 5 seems more appropriate. In his own words "actually its more likely"

 

[msb314]

For starters he'd be advised to ignore the advice of a couple of journalists who he was chasing around in England.

What do you mean - can you elaborate?