Pretty much this. Agree/disagree with parts of the earlier one which I quoted when citing redundancy of the thread, but the margins are too narrow to knit-pick impact or lack thereof in individual innings. And frankly, too much time has elapsed with the discussion being more or less moot.
In regards to this post, I do not blame younger posters on PP for ill-informed comparisons based on just the last decade or similar for other players. It gets annoying when people thump their opinions with verve and conviction which may put the most astute observers to shame, despite their not having watched the games. Highlights only go a limited way with cricket.
Younus will remain a polarising figure due to his hasty press conferences, playing in the shadow of far more gifted albeit sometimes indifferent contemporaries in the shape of Yousuf/Inzamam, a short run and an unceremonious end to his captaincy with Oathgate, his disciplinarian and authoritarian attitude which often led to his temper getting the better of him and a deep seated cynicism for the system which he never failed to voice.
The other thing I miss about him was his being mentally present on the field. In terms of tactical changes and observations often with a short turnaround. But in most instances these are very difficult to pinpoint and isolate apart from the most obvious of cases.
