3 minute read One is English, one is Pakistani. One is young, one is old – or at least he is in cricketing terms. For much of last summer’s Test series between England and Pakistan, Alex Hales and Younus Khan trod a similar path. Come the last Test, their journeys diverged markedly. Hales
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No, turns out Younus Khan is retiring after all
< 1 minute read Love reporting on Pakistan cricketer retirements. After floating the idea that he might play on if someone asked him to, Younus Khan has now deployed a magnificent barrage of third-personnery to confirm that he really will retire. “Younus Khan will retire even if he scores a hundred in every innings
Continue readingYounus Khan, the world’s oldest 39-year-old, might yet play on
< 1 minute read Ain’t no retirement like a Pakistan cricketer retirement, because a Pakistan cricketer retirement is highly conditional. For a man who’s already resigned, quit, been rested, stood down, walked and been banned for life, Younus Khan is still strikingly present. He is due to call it a day (again) following this
Continue readingYounus Khan knows what he’s doing – even if it doesn’t look like it
< 1 minute read We really wanted Younus Khan to get runs in this Test. A lot of commentators who have at no point in their lives been able to bat even half as well as him have not just been criticising his batting during this series, but actually making fun of it. We’ve
Continue readingAirborne Younus Khan
< 1 minute read Younus Khan’s record is even more remarkable when you consider that he seemingly makes contact with most deliveries while airborne. We made this observation on Twitter and Karthik pointed us in the direction of the Airborne Younis Khan Tumblr, which is rather delightful (and also reminds us of a time
Continue readingMop-up of the day – Younus Khan’s bat and Murali’s balls
2 minute read Younus Khan’s just made his third Test hundred on the bounce. We mentioned that he was underrated after the first one. Let’s revisit that. We all know Younus averages some way north of 50 and that he’s now made Test hundreds against every nation, but let’s dig a little deeper.
Continue readingPakistan thrive on hardship and chaos
< 1 minute read Pakistan. Is there any sporting team in the world for which the link between sound preparation and performance is less meaningful? Having lost what was arguably the best new ball attack of its time as a result of that spot fixing thing, Pakistan rebuilt their bowling around Saeed Ajmal. Being
Continue readingYounus Khan is still around
< 1 minute read For a man with 21 Test hundreds and an average of over 50 who’s also been involved in his fair share of drama, Younus Khan can be surprisingly low profile. That said, your singy, shouty ‘look at me’ types tend to lack inner steel. Younus is far too busy getting
Continue readingYousuf and Younus AREN’T banned for life
< 1 minute read Even by Pakistan’s standards this must be some kind of a record. After claiming to be on very firm ground with the punishments they’d doled out, the Pakistan Cricket Board has now said that actually what may have sounded like a life ban was no such thing. Mohammad Yousuf and
Continue readingLife bans for Mohammad Yousuf and Younus Khan?
< 1 minute read Banning Pakistan cricketers for in-fighting? It’s like firing a computer programmer for being interested in Star Wars. Some things just come with the territory. With Mohammad Yousuf and Younus Khan banned for life, there’s every chance that one of them might not play in the Test series against Australia this
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