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    Younis Khan Full Biography

    Former World Cup-winning captain Younis Khan was born in Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. On November 29, 1977. Younis started his domestic career in 1998 where he played for Peshawar. Younis made his debut against Sri Lanka on 13 February 2000. He was also part of Rajasthan Royals in the 1st season of Indian Premier League (IPL)

    Younis Khan Biography

     Younis Khan Basic Information 

    • Name: Younis Khan
    • Nickname: Yuni
    • Role: Batsman
    • Batting Style: Right-handed batsman
    • Bowling Style: Right-arm medium Bowler

    Younis Khan Physical Appearance

    • Height (approx.): 5 ft 11 in
    • Weight (approx.): 70 kg
    • Eye Colour: Brown
    • Hair Colour: Black

    Personal Life Of Younis Khan

    • Date of Birth: November 29, 1977
    • Age: 42 years
    • Birth Place: Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
    • Zodiac sign: Sagittarius
    • Nationality: Pakistan
    • School: N/A
    • College: N/A
    • Educational Qualifications: N/A
    • Net Worth: $9 Million

    Younis Khan Family & Religion

    Younis Khan with his family

    • Father: Iqbal Khan
    • Mother: N/A
    • Brother: Sharif Khan (Brother), Farman Ali Khan (Brother), Shamshad Khan (Brother)
    • Sister: N/A
    • Coach/Mentor: Rashid Latif
    • Religion: Islam
    • Address: Karachi Sindh Pakistan

    Cricket Career Of Younis Khan

    • Test: 26 February 2000 v Sri Lanka
    • ODI: 13 February 2000 v Sri Lanka
    • T20: 28 August 2006 v England
    • Jersey Number: 75
    • Domestic/State Teams: Surrey, Warwickshire, Pakistan All-Star XI, Yorkshire
    • IPL Team: Rajasthan Royals
    • Nature on the field: Calm

    Batting Career 

    M Inn NO Runs HS Avg BF SR 100 200 50 4s 6s
    Test 118 213 19 10099 313 52.06 19375 52.12 34 6 33 1082 70
    ODI 265 255 23 7249 144 31.25 9628 75.29 7 0 48 578 56
    T20I 25 23 3 442 51 22.1 364 121.43 0 0 2 31 12
    IPL 1 1 0 3 3 3.0 7 42.86 0 0 0 0 0

     

    Bowling Career

    M Inn B Runs Wkts BBI BBM Econ Avg SR 5W 10W
    Test 118 31 804 491 9 2/23 4/50 3.66 54.56 89.33 0 0
    ODI 265 20 284 288 3 1/3 1/3 6.08 96.0 94.67 0 0
    T20I 25 1 22 18 3 3/18 3/18 4.91 6.0 7.33 0 0
    IPL 1 – – – – – – – – – – –

    Source: Cricbuzz

    Highlighted Records Of Younis Khan

    • Younis Khan is the only player across the world to hit centuries in all 11 countries that have hosted Test cricket till date.
    • He is the 1st Pakistani cricketer to score 10000+ runs in Test Cricket.
    • Younis Khan holds the record for most centuries (34) in International test cricket for Pakistan.
    • Younis is the first Test batsman in history to score five centuries in the fourth innings.
    • He is the only Pakistani to score a Test hundred against all 9 test playing nations.
    • Younis Khan is the only Pakistani to take 100 catches in test matches.
    • Younis Khan Holds the record of most away centuries by a Pakistani (23).

    Younis Khan Preferences & Hobbies

    • Hobbies: Painting, Cooking
    • Favorite Cricketers: Javed Miandad
    • Most Favorite Sportspersons: N/A
    • Favorite Food: Dumba Karhai
    • Favorite Color: Black

    Younis Khan Relationship Status

    Younis Khan with his wife and kids

    • Marital Status: Married
    • Wife: Amna Khan
    • Marriage Date: March 30, 2007
    • Children:  3

    Younis Khan Awards and Recognitions

    Younis Khan Awards

    • For his performances in 2015, Younis Khan was named in the World Test XI by the ICC.
    • Younis was awarded the Pride of Performance by President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari On 23 March 2010.
    • On 23 March 2018, he was awarded the Sitara-i-Imtiaz by President of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain.

    Controversies did by ( Younis Khan )

    • Younis Khan has always issues with PCB one he was banned by PCB for allegedly leading the team into infighting in March 2010.
    • Once Younis was also demoted from A category to B category but PCB faced a lot of criticism for that and they later pushed him back in A category.

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    Lesser-Known Facts about Younis Khan

    • Younis Khan holds the record of bowling the quickest over in cricket history (35 seconds).

     

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