Sri Lanka's tour of Pakistan 2009

[King Pietersen]

Cracking return to Test Cricket in Pakistan this. Is it possible for the Pakistani groundsmen to make something that offers anything to the bowlers? All the pitches in Pakistan seem to be flat as a die roads. It's crap. I thought Lords was bad =/ I hope Younis Khan gets out soon as well, don't want him getting anywhere near Lara's record. The ARG pitch may have been flat, but it took some brilliance from Lara to make a big score, this pitch is just ridiculously flat, as proven by the fact that 2 nothing more than average players have made double tons.

 

[Gilly Fan]

What a diabolical pitch. Khan doesn't deserve 400. This is pathetic from the Pakistani officials. They don't deserve to be playing test cricket if they keep dishing up this. But I guess they've been doing it since they started.

 

[irottev]

Younis has the highest score ever against Sri Lanka

Cricinfo Statsguru - Test matches - Batting records

Beats a bunch of NZ players Weird!

 

[0601731]

Boring!!!!!

 

[vinsamp]

Has Younis Khan broken the record for the highest run's by someone in his first match as captain?

 

[angryangy]

What a diabolical pitch. Khan doesn't deserve 400.

Who does? It's a meaningless score no matter who gets it.

 

[Karachi Xpress]

I won't be surprised if people go around saying that he did not deserve it. If its that easy to score 400 on this pitch, I would have loved to see a few more players getting to 400:

 

[Themer]

Khan doesn't deserve to have the highest score in test cricket simply because he isn't a good enough player to deserve it, Lara is, Hayden agruably was but Khan no. The fact that the pitch is the flattest pitch ever is the main reason he's got such a score as shown by the scores in the match so far. But well done to Khan for how he's done so far as its not easy.

 

[Dare]

Has Younis Khan broken the record for the highest run's by someone in his first match as captain?

not his 1st match as captain, he had a few matches as captain when he was Inzis VC.


These Sri Lankans better get this dude out before he has a chance to get to Laras 400.

 

[Amiya]

I am pretty sure Khan will be out for less than 350 and Sangakkara will take his wicket.

 

[Karachi Xpress]

Khan doesn't deserve to have the highest score in test cricket simply because he isn't a good enough player to deserve it, Lara is, Hayden agruably was but Khan no. The fact that the pitch is the flattest pitch ever is the main reason he's got such a score as shown by the scores in the match so far. But well done to Khan for how he's done so far as its not easy.

He averages 50 in tests:

 

[King Pietersen]

Hes another subcontinental batsman who benefits from playing on largely flat pitches. His average away from Asia is nothing more than average.

 

[Karachi Xpress]

Well if a player averaging 40 is bad, then sure he is bad.

 

[irottev]

Lara > Younis.

I like Younis, but I hope Lara's record stays in tact.

 

[Insomniac]

What a diabolical pitch. Khan doesn't deserve 400. This is pathetic from the Pakistani officials. They don't deserve to be playing test cricket if they keep dishing up this. But I guess they've been doing it since they started.

You do know the track Lara scored his 400 on was just as flat?