Nathan Lyon: “Younis Khan was an incredible player of spin bowling. He used his feet and swept a lot, and I found that quite challenging”
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Australia spinner Nathan Lyon has praised legendary Pakistan batsman Younis Khan, saying he “was an incredible player of spin bowling”.
Kane Williamson: “I loved watching Mohammad Yousuf and Younis Khan”
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New Zealand cricketer Kane Williamson revealed he loved watching the Pakistan duo of Younis Khan and Mohammad Yousuf.
Rashid Latif: “Younis Khan is Pakistan’s only player to score 10,000 Test runs, and I believe he will remain the only one with that record”
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Former captain Rashid Latif believes that legendary batsman Younis Khan will remain the only player from Pakistan to score 10,000 Test runs.
Younis Khan: “He wasn’t dropped for poor form but due to Aaqib Javed’s grudge – and this will hurt Pakistan, not Babar”
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Pakistan legend Younis Khan believes Babar Azam was dropped from the T20I team not for poor form, but because Director of High-Performance Aaqib Javed held a personal grudge against him.
Mohammad Rizwan: “Younis Khan’s career has been the greatest inspiration for me; he faced plenty of challenges in his career but still, Younis Khan had the best career”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan has named legendary batsman Younis Khan as his “greatest inspiration,” citing how he overcame “plenty of challenges” to forge an incredible career.
Mohammad Amir: “Younis Khan should also be brought into the system; he is not a ‘yes-man'”
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Pakistan left-arm fast bowler Mohammad Amir wants to see legendary batsman Younis Khan return to the coaching set-up.
Younis Khan: “If Shaheen can bat, then why can’t others? He has the ability to become an all-rounder”
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Legendary Pakistan batsman Younis Khan sees nothing stopping left-arm fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi from becoming a genuine all-rounder.
Adil Rashid: “Another player that I feel was like this, Younis Khan. I came back in the 2015 Test series and Younis would do exactly… that as well, sweeps, cuts, reverse sweeps. That was probably the toughest series I bowled in”
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England spinner Adil Rashid has admitted that he found it very difficult to bowl to legendary Pakistan batsman Younis Khan.
Basit Ali: “They don’t listen to the coaches. Whatever the batting coaches say, they just keep pretending to listen. They need someone who can give them a wake-up call, like Inzamam, Yousuf, or Younis Khan”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali feels batsmen Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan need a “wake-up call” from legendary players like Inzamam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Yousuf and Younis Khan.
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”.
