Lost my respect for him. Drastically changed my mind about him. The Selfish and Shameless Younis Khan. No other way of putting it. Selected because of political interference and media pressure. Neither Captain, Coach, Selector wanted him in the team, yet has forced his way in. I have a HUGE HUGE problem with his selection. Now it's better if he fails in Tests too because he's not going to resign himself from ODIs despite being humiliated consistently in major competitions and has been outperformed by youngsters when out of the side. Team man, ideal role model - all nonsense abot YK.
Given up on this team now. Lost interest. Waste of time. Not going to win a major World Cup game with this kind of selection.
2 50s in his last 17 innings
1 50 in his last 8 innings
World Cup average of 23
Champions Trophy average of 15
Lowest ODI average by a specialist batter who has played 200 ODIs
Dropped 3 times from the ODI team since 2011
Got low scores in big World Cup games
13 from 32 balls in World Cup semi final
2 50s in 3 World Cups
Averages 15 in Australia where WC is happening
8/11 Scores of 15 or below in ODIs in 2012
When do you give up on a player?
How many chances do you give a player?
How many more times can you say this is his last chance?
When do you draw the line?
When do you say enough is enough?
He's not a better player than he once was.
Isn't it better to struggle with youth than experience?
Shouldn't have been in 30 man probables
Wouldn't get into a Zimbabwean side
Pak better playing with 10 men
Doesn't look comfortable playing ODIs. Gets out in very casual, soft and half hearted ways. Neither can take pressure or has the range of shots.
India can drop Dravid from ODIs, WI can drop Shiv, Aus can drop Steve Waugh and we can't drop Younis ......
Farhat, Nazir, Shafiq would have been wiser choices, that's how pathetically performing YK has been in ODIs
Afridi, Razzaq would have even been more consistent than him at 3 and Hafeez has been
Can't have so many oldies in the one day team - Misbah, Hafeez, Ajmal, Afridi, Younis - need some balance, YK undeserving selection
Even Hafeez is a better ODI batter than him, he wouldn't be in the team had it not been for his bowling
Like Nasser Hussain in ODIs, at least Nasser knew it was not for him.
Ranked number 90 odd on ICC ODI rankings
He has so many blind supporters and backers in the media, but they have the memories of gold fishes.
Basit Ali
Wasim Akram
Ramiz Raja
Aamir Sohail
Salahuddin
It's remarkable how much blind support there is from Pakistan fans and Pakistan ex players and Pak media about YK the ODI player.
Normally a Test player can play any form of the game, but this rule is an exception with Younis the hopeless one day player.
2007 – Duck against Ireland – Pak eliminated
ReplyDelete2011 – 13 from 32 balls in the semi-final - Pak eliminated (embarrassed by Yuvraj in the biggest game of one day cricket in history)
And people want him in 2015 based on Test match form in the UAE?
Also
2007 World Twenty20 semi-final – Duck against NZ
2011 World Cup – Duck against NZ, dropped a catch in SF
2009 CT semi – dropped crucial catch
2013 series decider in SA – dropped a crucial catch
I’m not too sure whether this is good for Pak in the long run. Strengthens his case for an ODI recall where he is a walking wicket.
You can’t have both him and Captain in the same ODI middle order, especially when you have Shehzad and Hafeez who don’t have outstanding strike rates either and both of these can get bogged down.
Test and ODIs are different.
Scoring runs by sweeping spinners in the UAE is a poor indication that he can score down under.
Scoring runs in Test Matches in the UAE should be no qualification for selection. Conditions are different. Format is different.
He was 5 from 35 balls in the first innings of the first Test. You didn’t know where his next run was coming from. In ODIs, he would have thrown his wicket away by this stage in an effort to break the shackles rather than being willing to battle through and overcome the early difficulties. He panics and gives in without a fight when runs are squeezed in ODIs. In Tests, he uses the time to his advantage.
Alastair Cook scored heavily in 2010/11 Ashes. Yet was not included in England’s 15 man squad for 2011 CWC.
ReplyDeleteYounis’s last ODI ton was in 2008.
He has the worst batting record in ICC ODI tournament history.