Shahid Afridi: “If I had to pick a coach for Tests, it’d be Younis Khan”
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Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has revealed that legendary batsman Younis Khan would be his top choice for the Pakistan red-ball head coach job.
Younis had a stellar Test career, amassing 10,099 runs, which included 34 centuries and 33 fifties, at an average of 52.05.
The 48-year-old, who has served as Pakistan’s batting coach in the past, is the country’s only batsman to score 10,000 runs in Tests.
Given how successful he was in the longest format, Afridi feels Younis is the best candidate for the role, which was recently given to ex-captain and wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed.
“If I had to pick a coach for Tests, it’d be Younis Khan,” Afridi was quoted as saying by Khel Shel.
Sarfaraz recently coached Pakistan in their two-Test series against the West Indies in Trinidad and Tobago, which ended as a 1-1 draw.
The men in green’s next assignment will be a three-Test tour of England, which will be held from August 19 to September 13.
Pakistan Squad for England Test Series: Babar Azam (captain), Aamer Jamal, Abdullah Fazal, Ali Usman, Azan Awais, Imam-ul-Haq, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Awais Zafar, Ghazi Ghori (wicketkeeper), Sajid Khan, Salman Ali Agha, Saud Shakeel (subject to fitness), Shan Masood and Ubaid Shah