Who was better for Pakistan cricket? Misbah for being a role model in terms of attitude and behaviour. No more tantrums and constant infighting with him around.
Who would you choose to bat for your life? Younis has the best 4th innings record in the world and bats long. Yousuf of 2006 is the best of the lot but he wasn't a pressure player.
Who would you choose to chase a target in ODi's? Everyone will probably go with Yousuf but I can't remember him playing too many clutch knocks in successful chases. I remember Younis being the architect of quite a few successful chases where he scored match-winning hundreds, against England in England in 2006, against India in Mohali in 2007, and against India in Karachi in 2008.
Who was the better leader? Younis was captain of the 2009 World T20 winning team and the shrewdest tactician of the lot, handpicked by Woolmer to be his captain after Inzi. He was a great man manager and still is contrary to popular belief. His biggest flaw was his lack of diplomacy when dealing with senior players in a culture like Pakistan, fell victim to the Miandad syndrome. Misbah was a little to defensive in his captaincy but he often made it work guiding us to No. 1 in the world in tests with the Test mace in his hands. Won us an Asia cup too, as well as series' abroad against India and South Africa in odi's. His biggest asset diplomacy with the board, coach, Younis, and Afridi.
Who was the better fielder? Younis may be Pakistan's best outfielder ever. No other outfielder has as many catches as him for Pakistan in tests and odi's. Misbah is a good fielder too with some stunning catches recorded during the course of his career.
In short who was the the better package for Package! Yousuf should have been the biggest player of the three but if his 2006 records are broken in the near future he will be forgotten by most. A modern day Zaheer Abbas. Younis has his haters and rightly so for all the tantrums he's thrown over the course of his career but his records in tests will probably never be broken by another Pakistani considering the limited amount of tests we play. A modern day Javed Miandad, especially in tests.
For some Misbah is the second coming of Imran, but he's more like the second coming of A.H. Kardar who established Pakistan cricket. Misbah reestablished it when we were at our lowest ebb. But, in terms of captaincy, for which Misbah will be remembered, both Imran and Mushtaq Mohammad are far ahead. Misbah is way too defensive and left behind someone like Azhar as his successor, nevertheless he was exactly what Pakistan needed post-2010.
