Wasim Akram: “Younis Khan can be a good option as a batting coach for red-ball cricket. A new coach can help change the mindset of younger players”
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Pakistan fast bowling legend Wasim Akram believes iconic batsman Younis Khan would be a “good option as a batting coach for red-ball cricket”.
He feels Younis can share his expertise with Pakistan’s Test batters, especially since he is the only player from the country to have scored 10,000 Test runs.
In addition to helping the current crop of cricketers, Wasim noted the 47-year-old can help “change the mindset of younger players”.
“Younis Khan can be a good option as a batting coach for red-ball cricket. A new coach can help change the mindset of younger players,” the Sultan of Swing was quoted as saying by Cricket Pakistan.
Many of the Pakistan players were recently in action in the 2025 Pakistan Super League (PSL), which was won by the Lahore Qalandars.
The men in green then faced Bangladesh in a three-match T20I series in Lahore and won 3-0.
They then toured Bangladesh for another three-match T20I series, but ended up losing 2-1.
Pakistan are now touring the West Indies for three T20Is and three ODIs.
The men in green won the T20I series 2-1.
The ODI series will start on August 9 in Trinidad.
Pakistan Squad for West Indies T20I Series: Salman Ali Agha (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Nawaz, Sahibzada Farhan (wicketkeeper), Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Sufiyan Muqeem
Pakistan Squad for West Indies ODI Series: Mohammad Rizwan (captain), Salman Ali Agha, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Mohammad Haris (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Sufiyan Muqeem