Thursday, October 04, 2007
By our correspondent

KARACHI: Pakistan are looking towards Younis Khan, their most accomplished batsman in the playing line-up, to help them avoid a defeat against South Africa in the opening Test here at the National Stadium.

A team official told this correspondent here on Wednesday that Younis will have to play a big innings if Pakistan are to win or even save the Test after South Africa maintained their upper hand in the match at the end of third day’s play.

The visitors were leading by 235 runs with seven wickets in hand and are expected to give Pakistan a target of 300-350 runs.

The official said that a big knock was due on Younis who flopped in the World Twenty20 final against India in South Africa last month and also failed to do well in the first innings of the current Test match, getting out for just 6 at a time when his team was chasing South Africa’s first innings total of 450.

In the absence of former captain Inzamam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Yousuf, Younis is the most experienced batter in the line-up and his players are expecting him to anchor the innings when they begin their run chase most probably today.

The team official said that Pakistan also want their openers to click and said the left-handed batsman Salman Butt and Mohammad Hafeez will have to give the team a solid start. He pointed out that on a turning wicket, runs will be hard to come by and all the batsmen will have to work hard to fetch runs.

thenews.com.pk

it has been a while since he has scored a 100....he looked good yesterday but was unlucky with the ball staying low......someone needs to play a big inning for Pakistan to have a chance

Well, someone have to play a big innings. I hope Younis Khan deliver tomorrow

ya i feel bad for em that ball stayed low.

as long as he don't feel the balls outside his off stump too much he should do fine. Usually he himself throws away his wicket, if he could just concentrate harder, he can achieve any thing.

change that to Younis Khan MUST deliver, he's SO inconsistent and its really about time he gets back to proving his selection

he has a problem of getting out playing a poor shot .. but overall a fine player .. Insha'Allah he will do well

hes wayyyy more consistent than ur average paki batsmen.

dude, an avg of 47 (i think) is not inconsistent..

It's going lower and lower with every test.

ok guys i guess this thread should be closed now becoz younis is back in form!!!

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and he does

yeha mashahALLAH HE IS DOING VERY WELL TODAY WELL I ADMIRE HIM AS TEST PLAYER REALY GOOD I THINK HE ALSO MISSES MOHAMMAD YUSUF

back up there i guess eh

haha. . and hes delieverd it ..

mashallah..