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Full name Mohammad Younis Khan
Born November 29, 1977, Mardan, North-West Frontier Province
Current age 30 years 170 days
Major teams Pakistan, Habib Bank Limited, Nottinghamshire, Peshawar Cricket Association, Rajasthan Royals, Yorkshire
Also known as Younus Khan
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium, Legbreak

Batting and fielding averages
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct
Tests	58	105	7	4816	267	49.14	8958	53.76	15	20	599	20	66
ODIs	167	162	18	4683	144	32.52	6198	75.55	3	32	370	44	88
T20Is	12	11	0	223	51	20.27	176	126.70	0	1	18	9	8
First-class	131	212	23	9586	267	50.71			32	37			141
List A	213	203	25	5990	144	33.65			6	39			116
Twenty20	21	20	4	443	51	27.68	356	124.43	0	1	33	13	10

Bowling averages
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w
Tests	58	10	300	203	2	1/24	1/24	101.50	4.06	150.0	0
ODIs	167	10	169	175	1	1/24	1/24	175.00	6.21	169.0	0
T20Is	12	1	22	18	3	3/18	3/18	6.00	4.90	7.3	0
First-class	131		1693	1091	20	4/52		54.55	3.86	84.6
List A	213		778	736	20	3/5	3/5	36.80	5.67	38.9	0
Twenty20	21	3	52	83	5	3/18	3/18	16.60	9.57	10.4	0

Career statistics
Test debut	Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Rawalpindi, Feb 26-Mar 1, 2000 scorecard
Last Test	India v Pakistan at Bangalore, Dec 8-12, 2007 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut	Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Karachi, Feb 13, 2000 scorecard
Last ODI	Pakistan v Bangladesh at Karachi, Apr 19, 2008 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut	England v Pakistan at Bristol, Aug 28, 2006 scorecard
Last T20I	Pakistan v Bangladesh at Karachi, Apr 20, 2008 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut	1998/99
Last First-class	North West Frontier Province v Baluchistan at Peshawar, Mar 11-14, 2008 scorecard
List A debut	1998/99
Last List A	Pakistan v Bangladesh at Karachi, Apr 19, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut	Australia A v Pakistanis at Adelaide, Jan 13, 2005 scorecard
Last Twenty20	Pakistan v Bangladesh at Karachi, Apr 20, 2008 scorecard

Profile

A middle-order batsman, Younis Khan is fearless, as befits his Pathan ancestry. He plays with a flourish and is especially strong in the arc from backward point to extra cover. He is prone to getting down on one knee and driving extravagantly. But this flamboyance is coupled with grit. His main weaknesses are playing away from the body and leaving straight balls.

Younis was one of the few batsmen who retained his place in the team after Pakistan's disastrous World Cup campaign in 2003, but lost it soon after due to a string of poor scores in the home series against Bangladesh and South Africa. He came back for the one-day series against India, but failed to cement a place in the Test side. He is among the better fielders in Pakistan and he took a world-record four catches in one innings as substitute during Pakistan's demolition of Bangladesh in the 2001-02 Asian Test Championship.

He displayed further versatility by keeping and winning the Man of the Match award against Zimbabwe in the Paktel Cup. But it was his return to the side in October 2004, at the pivotal one-down, against Sri Lanka in Karachi that laid the groundwork for his emergence as a force in Pakistan cricket. He was the top run-getter in the disastrous 3-0 whitewash in Australia immediately after and on the tour of India, for which Younis was elevated to vice-captain, he blossomed. After a horror start to the series he came back strongly, capping things off with a match-winning 267 in the final Test.

Since then, barring minor troughs such as the 2005-06 series against England at home, his career has been one elongated peak, scoring hundreds against India and England for fun and becoming Pakistan's most successful one-down in recent memory. More importantly, the tour to India also showcased his potential as a future captain of Pakistan and his energetic and astute leadership has impressed many people. As captain in Inzamam's absence he led the side to a disastrous loss against the West Indies in 2005 but also to a memorable win against India in Karachi in January 2006.

He blotted his book by suddenly resigning from the captaincy in Inzamam's absence for the Champions Trophy 2006, only to return a day later and lead a scandal-afflicted side to a disappointing first round exit. He was the favourite to take over the captaincy after Pakistan's ignominous World Cup ouster in 2007 but he turned down the captaincy citing mental strain and decided to honour his commitment with Yorkshire by making himself unavailable for Pakistan. Younis, however, was named in the 15-man squad for Pakistan tour to Scotland, the ICC World Twenty20 and the home series against South Africa that followed.
Cricinfo staff October 2007