Did The Selectors Treat Younis Khan Fairly?

[hawkeye]

Having brought him back was it fair to drop him after just one outing? Shouldn't a class player like him be given more opportunities to find form?

Too often, great careers that should have ended in joy and rejoicing, end in anger and recrimination instead. Players and selectors often have different agendas, and since timing a retirement is such a subjective exercise, there are bound to be differences of opinions. Sport is a tough business and what is good for the player may not necessarily be what is good for the team.

Pakistani batsman Younis Khan will be 37 in November. He has played 91 tests, averaging 51.41 with 24 centuries, and 254 One day Internationals (ODIs), averaging 31.75. He has been playing for Pakistan since February 2000, has given yeoman service to his country, and like VVS Laxman for India, has been his sides second innings saviour on quite a number of occasions.

As captain, he led Pakistan to the 2009 T20 world title in England. There was a time when he, Mohammad Yousuf, and Inzamam-ul-Haq, batting at three, four and five, formed one of the most formidable middle orders in cricket. Nowadays he is still one of Pakistan's best batsmen, and has served as something of a mentor to younger players like Azhar Ali.

Younis Khan Dealt Hard Blow By Selectors

 

[SpitfiresKent]

A very poor decision to drop Younis Khan. He's one of Pakistan's best batsmen.