Statistically, Younis Khan is one of the most consistent batter in Test history

[mominsaigol]

The best Test player Pakistan had ever had is YK

The best odi player Pakistan has ever had is Saeed Anwar

The best MO batsmen Pakistan has ever had is Inzi and Miandad

 

[chinaman00]

The best Test player Pakistan had ever had is YK

The best odi player Pakistan has ever had is Saeed Anwar

The best MO batsmen Pakistan has ever had is Inzi and Miandad

Fair enough. But Inzy was useless in ICC matches and this will always degrade his standing regardless of his bilateral performances. He never stepped up to the plate when it mattered for his country during ICC matches except that fluke ‘92 semi finals innings.

 

[moghul]

This took me by surprise.
Out of 17 years of cricket career (excluding 2008 when he didn't play a single test) , he scored century in 16 of them. This ratio is higher than pretty much every great modern test batsman.

Younis Khan had one of the best streak in modern cricketing era. Among the batsman with 10000+ runs , he is the only one with 7 continuous years with 50+ average in a calendar year. I was expecting someone like Ponting to dominate this list but thats not the case.

Poor - (avg under 30 in a year)
Average - (avg between 30 and 50 in a year)
Good - (avg over 50 in a year)

Form	Total	Active years	Percentage	Span	Span
Poor	1	17	5.88
Average	5		29.41	2002-2003	2016--2017
Good	11		64.71	2004-2011	2013-2015
Century Years	16
Century Percentage by Year	94.12
Max Average Streak	2			2002-2003	2016--2017
Max Good Streak	7			2004-2011	2013-2015

Younis	Mat	Runs	Ave	100	50
2000-2017	118	10099	52.05	34	33
year 2000	9	403	31	2	1
year 2001	5	421	52.62	1	3
year 2002	12	774	38.7	2	5
year 2003	2	82	20.5	0	0
year 2004	3	307	51.16	1	1
year 2005	8	899	59.93	3	1
year 2006	11	1179	65.5	3	6
year 2007	8	751	53.64	3	3
year 2009	5	444	63.42	1	1
year 2010	2	180	60	1	0
year 2011	8	765	85	2	4
year 2012	6	360	36	1	1
year 2013	8	698	53.69	3	1
year 2014	9	1064	66.5	5	2
year 2015	8	789	60.69	3	1
year 2016	10	673	37.38	2	2
year 2017	4	310	44.28	1	1

Comparative list with other players with over 10000 runs.

Name	Active years	Percentage Years (avg Under 30)	Percentage Years (avg between 30 and 50)	Percentage Years (avg Over 50)	100 by Years count	Percentage 100 by Years count	Max Continous Years Avg Under 50	Max Continous Years Avg Over 50
Tendulkar	25	20.00	32.00	48.00	18	72.00	4	6
Ponting	18	11.11	50.00	38.89	12	66.70	6	2
Kallis	19	21.05	31.58	47.37	17	89.47	4	3
Dravid	17	5.88	41.18	52.94	15	88.24	2	5
Cook	13	7.69	69.23	23.08	11	84.62	4	2
Lara	16	18.75	31.25	50.00	11	84.62	3	3
Chanderpaul	22	13.64	36.36	50.00	14	63.64	6	5
Jayawardene	18	11.11	38.89	50.00	16	88.89	3	5
Border	17	5.88	52.94	41.18	12	70.59	2	3
Waugh	20	20.00	30.00	50.00	12	60.00	4	4
Gavaskar	17	17.65	41.18	41.18	12	70.59	4	3
Younis	17	5.88	29.41	64.71	16	94.12	2	7

You can play the stats game a you like but in reality he was a " road master ", rarely had a great performance in SENA or against the tough opponent.

 

[mominsaigol]

Fair enough. But Inzy was useless in ICC matches and this will always degrade his standing regardless of his bilateral performances. He never stepped up to the plate when it mattered for his country during ICC matches except that fluke ‘92 semi finals innings.

It wasn't a fluke, it was one of the most dominant batting displays lol.

Also while he didn't step up for ICC matches, the era back then was different then it was now. Bi laterals were a very serious affair with most of the stiff competiton between pakistan and India being in bi laterals.

Inzi was a pure nightmare for Indian pacers.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Nobody can say that Younis was no great in red ball. His stats in ODI are pretty mediocre but he was a giant in test cricket. Greatest of Pakistan for sure.

 

[chinaman00]

It wasn't a fluke, it was one of the most dominant batting displays lol.

Also while he didn't step up for ICC matches, the era back then was different then it was now. Bi laterals were a very serious affair with most of the stiff competiton between pakistan and India being in bi laterals.

Inzi was a pure nightmare for Indian pacers.

If you can’t replicate it, then it’s a fluke. Inzy could never replicate that inning in ICC tournaments.

 

[mominsaigol]

If you can’t replicate it, then it’s a fluke. Inzy could never replicate that inning in ICC tournaments.

Lol no, that's not the definition of a fluke, You guys throw that word without any reason.

A fluke is an accident, like becoming a millionaire by winning the lottery, Aka a factor outside your control, Anyone could have won that lottery, but somehow you did and scratched the right card.

The same way 2019 England fluked it, They had lost the game but that deflection is a one in a million event.

Butchering a NZ side and striking at 200SR is not a fluke by any metric.

Notable examples of Flukes are

1) Pakistan beating Afghanistan last year in the 2nd odi because Farooqi bowled a wide which went for 5 runs and nasee Shah nicking it behind the keeper on pure accident hence Pakistan managed it despite 3 of 1 usually being impossible to get for a no 9 tail ender.

2) Sarfraz somehow surviving and getting Pakistan over the line against sri lanka after being dropped 2x and Sri lanka missing 7 run outs.

3) Pakistan somehow reaching the semi Final of the 2022 world cup due to SA vs Zim being rained off and nedtherlands miraculously besting SA against all odds.

That innings of Inzi isn't a fluke because their wasn't any factor outside his control, he was the one who controlled the innings through and through.

 

[BouncerGuy]

I think we should be talking about Younis Khan here. This is not the right thread for Inzaman and other players. Thanks

 

[Katwalindian]

he played Red ball cricket consistently through out his career.

No he only becomes consistent when misbah becomes captain, before that he was in and out of team,he missed all the overseas tours of 2009-10.

 

[shamaan]

Not one of, he is the greatest red ball batter for pakistan period. YK is next level in Test. Medicore in odi though

YK is same level as Dravid

 

[Bhaijaan]

Nobody can say that Younis was no great in red ball. His stats in ODI are pretty mediocre but he was a giant in test cricket. Greatest of Pakistan for sure.

Class player.

One of the safest players of spin bowling.

 

[mominsaigol]

YK is same level as Dravid

YK is far superior. Not only is he not slow as molasses(Dravid is hella slow for Test standards)

But he has almost the same No of centuries in nearly 50 less games. Only 118 test games compared to 164 from dravid.

YK has test triple centuries and at the very back end of his career played an atg innings and single handidely defeated England lol.

And he's done that throughout his career. Him being crap in odi doesn't mean he's crap in other formats.

 

[shamaan]

YK is far superior. Not only is he not slow as molasses(Dravid is hella slow for Test standards)

But he has almost the same No of centuries in nearly 50 less games. Only 118 test games compared to 164 from dravid.

YK has test triple centuries and at the very back end of his career played an atg innings and single handidely defeated England lol.

And he's done that throughout his career. Him being crap in odi doesn't mean he's crap in other formats.

I would say slightly better than Dravid but proberly in the same league/tier as dravid.

 

[mominsaigol]

I would say slightly better than Dravid but proberly in the same league/tier as dravid.

In conditions overseas you can compare the 2.

In UAE, YK is next level and no where close to how dravid would play even if dravid played in his home den.

Alot of people don't understand that Pakistan remained no 1 in test not due to Misbah, I don't wish to take cresit away from Misbah since in test he was a good onfield captain, But YK during that time period more or less solo carried the entire batting unit.

With the exception of a few great innings such as Misbah's fastest test century or Azhar's triple 100, 90% of the time it was basically YK vs opposition. It's just he was not the captain.

Infact whenever YK didn't perform Pakistan lost superficially putside UAE where Misbah got exposed badly.

People don't give the guy credit, Unlike dravid who was surrounded by ridiculously good test players ranging from sehwag to sachin to VVS Laxman,

YK was surrounded by just average players.

Azhar ali's stats look good on Paper but with the exception of a few quality knocks most of his 100's along with most of Misbah's innings and Asad shafiq's innings were only good enough for a draw.

Azhar didn't help his case by making 100 of 300 balls which was his usual equation, Similarly asad shafiq iconic innings with sarfraz against sri lanka was mostly sarfi doing heavy lifting and ensuring a draw does not happen.

YK was the one who made the difference by turning a draw or a loss into an easy win. Whereas Dravid true to his name was mostly just a wall who ensured India doesn't collapse especially on day 4 or 5 of a test match where it's easy for oppositions to get bundled up quickly.

 

[BouncerGuy]

But YK during that time period more or less solo carried the entire batting unit.

Agreed. Our batting lineup was so fragile back then having players like Sami Aslam, and Ahmed Shahzad type players opening then we had Shan Masood as well, Azhar Ali etc. Younis Khan was the main pillar of this team back then and when he left, there was a huge gap to fill in that middle order which is still existing but getting better with Babar, Saud, riz, and Salman day by day.

But Younis was a class apart. He was way ahead then all of these guys.

 

[shaz619]

Without Sarfraz and especially Younis Khan who I consider a Tier 1 ATG in Tests, Misbah would not have got Pakistan to no.1 in the Test rankings.

I use to find it amusing how people were willing to put Babar Azam on such a high pedestal right away and how he would surpass every milestone, but he’s in his peak and his best effort so far has been batting well to get a draw against Australia, Younis made a 2 match series feel like a 5 match beating when Australia toured the UAE, and Pak actually won, and that was Younis past his peak years.

 

[big_gamer007]

Great batsman and a great ambassador for Pakistani cricket.

He is near the bottom 10 of the Asian test batsman of all time.
He punched above his weight and did better than some of his peers who were more talented than him.

Nothing but respect for Younis.

 

[shaz619]

Bigger match winner than tendukar , played for his country and to win, never over stayed his welcome and went out on top.

A true Pathan warrior.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Legendary batter whose retirement created a huge gap in the batting lineup that is becoming wide and wide now.

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