KARACHI: PCB Chairman Shaharyar Mohammad Khan was all praise for Younis Khan’s service to Pakistan cricket and spoke highly of his prolific career after the batsman became the first Pakistani and 13th batsman in the world to reach 10,000 Test runs mark.
Younis achieved this milestone in the ongoing first Test match against the West Indies at Kingston. Earlier, he surpassed Javed Miandad’s 8,832 Test runs and became the highest run-getter for Pakistan.
“Younis Khan has been an excellent ambassador of Pakistan cricket. The number of records he has set in the recent past is something we as a nation can take great pride in. He is the only Pakistan batsman and Test cricketer in the world to score centuries in 11 countries across the world, the feat he achieved against Australia early this year. I congratulate him on rewriting the record book and hope he carries the form in the series against West Indies,” Chairman PCB said.
Chairman Executive Committee Najam Sethi expressed the same thoughts for the legendary batsman. “Younis Khan has been a great servant to Pakistan cricket. He is a run machine for Pakistan Test team and continues to carry the burden of the Test team along with Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq for years now. I also congratulate him on completing 10,000 Test runs and making the country proud.”
Subhan Ahmad, COO, also congratulated Younis, terming him the backbone of Pakistan’s batting. “Becoming the first Pakistan batsman to score 10,000 Test runs was indeed a great achievement.”