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 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
- 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
- Marital Status: Married
- Wife: Amna Khan
- Marriage Date: March 30, 2007
- Children: 3
Younis Khan Awards and Recognitions
- 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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