Ordinary shot in the first innings pushed Younis Khan to go big – Cricket News Update
Younis Khan has said that he was not happy with his performances in the series against England and this motivated him to play a big knock in the second innings of the third Test at Dubai.
The veteran batsman scored a magnificent hundred in the third Test match and along with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Azhar-Ali-c46890 has put Pakistan in a strong position at the end of the second day. Pakistan was dismissed for 99 runs in the first innings but the bowlers came back strongly
and restricted England to 141 runs in their first innings.
Pakistan conceded a lead of 42 runs in their first innings and someone had to bail them out of trouble. Younis Khan rose to the occasion and grabbed the initiative back from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Younis-Khan-c98325 was glad he made a big score. In the first innings on the third match, Younis got out to a very ordinary shot, poking at a wide delivery. He revealed that he was extremely upset with the way he was dismissed in the first innings, and this pushed
him to concentrate to score a century in the second innings.
Younis said, "I was very angry how I got out in the first innings. I was really angry but that failure motivated me to do what no one has done in the series - score a hundred. I was positive and played my strokes, so with a sincere effort I tried to play
and that worked for me and we managed to put up a brilliant partnership."
The seasoned right handed batsman scored 127 runs off 221 balls with the help of 12 boundaries and a massive six over mid-wicket.
Younis has faced some controversies in recent years and as a result he lost the captaincy of the national team and had clashes with the former Chairman of the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ijaz-Butt-c64128.
However, the right handed batsman expressed that he has left the past behind him and now he is enjoying every moment of his international career.
"That's beyond me and now I am enjoying my game. Misbah-ul Haq and I are two seniors who help juniors like Ali and (Asad) Shafiq who both are doing very well,” he added.
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