Younis targets one last milestone

Pakistani legend Younis Khan hopes to tick off 10,000 Test runs in farewell series in the Caribbean. Of the 12 players who have accumulated 10,000 runs in Test history, none are from Pakistan, reports Cricketcom.au.
The wait though for the proud Test nation is likely to be over when Pakistan take on West Indies in the upcoming three-Test series starting at the iconic Sabina Park next Saturday. 
The retiring Pakistan legend Younis Khan, who has announced it will be the last series of his 17-year career, is just 23 runs shy of uncharted territory among his countrymen and excited about the prospect of becoming the first to 10,000 runs milestone.
Before Younis, no-one from Pakistan had even come close to reaching this milestone, with Javed Miandad (8832) their most prolific batsman for 30 years until Younis Khan's six off Moeen Ali in Abu Dhabi in 2015 that took him past Miandad's tally.
Younis had even thought about retiring after he broke Miandad's record but the motivation of becoming first from Pakistan to 10,000 runs kept him going.
“I had a plan to retire after surpassing Javed bhai's record then I was motivated to complete 10,000 runs so I have decided to get them,” Younis told media when he announced his retirement.
The Pakistan stalwart is a man of many records. Not only is he the most prolific runs-scorer from his country, he also has most hundreds (34), coming in just 207 innings. He is the only player in the world to have scored a hundred in 11 nations that have hosted Tests and only from Pakistan with a century against the remaining nine Test teams. Younis however says more than records he wants to be remembered as a team man and a role model for the youngsters.
“When I am retired and when I am not in the dressing room, I want youngsters to remember me as a role model,” said Younis in a Facebook interview with the Pakistan Cricket Board. “I want them to remember me as a player and batsman who always played for his country.”
Younis is known for his cool and calm celebrations but admitted there were times when he wanted to celebrate his milestones more animatedly, adding he would like to savour the moment he hits his long-awaited 10,000th run much longer than he normally might.
“Sometimes you really want to celebrate in an extraordinary way,” he said. 
“When I surpassed Javed Miandad's runs tally I wanted to go into crowd and give my gloves and bat to fans but the scenario in international cricket does not allow you to do such things.
“Secondly, we do not play at home. When you have a home crowd you can afford to celebrate for a few minutes.
“But this time when I complete 10,000 runs, I would really want to have a two or three minutes celebration and enjoy the moment.”

Younis targets one last milestone

Pakistani legend Younis Khan hopes to tick off 10,000 Test runs in farewell series in the Caribbean. Of the 12 players who have accumulated 10,000 runs in Test history, none are from Pakistan, reports Cricketcom.au. The wait though for the proud Test nation is likely to be over when Pakistan take on West Indies in the upcoming three-Test series starting at the iconic Sabina Park next Saturday. The retiring Pakistan legend Younis Khan, who has announced it will be the last series of his 17-year career, is just 23 runs shy of uncharted territory among his countrymen and excited about the prospect of becoming the first to 10,000 runs milestone. Before Younis, no-one from Pakistan had even come close to reaching this milestone, with Javed Miandad (8832) their most prolific batsman for 30 years until Younis Khans six off Moeen Ali in Abu Dhabi in 2015 that took him past Miandads tally. Younis had even thought about retiring after he broke Miandads record but the motivation of becoming first from Pakistan to 10,000 runs kept him going. I had a plan to retire after surpassing Javed bhais record then I was motivated to complete 10,000 runs so I have decided to get them, Younis told media when he announced his retirement. The Pakistan stalwart is a man of many records. Not only is he the most prolific runs-scorer from his country, he also has most hundreds (34), coming in just 207 innings. He is the only player in the world to have scored a hundred in 11 nations that have hosted Tests and only from Pakistan with a century against the remaining nine Test teams. Younis however says more than records he wants to be remembered as a team man and a role model for the youngsters. When I am retired and when I am not in the dressing room, I want youngsters to remember me as a role model, said Younis in a Facebook interview with the Pakistan Cricket Board. I want them to remember me as a player and batsman who always played for his country. Younis is known for his cool and calm celebrations but admitted there were times when he wanted to celebrate his milestones more animatedly, adding he would like to savour the moment he hits his long-awaited 10,000th run much longer than he normally might. Sometimes you really want to celebrate in an extraordinary way, he said. When I surpassed Javed Miandads runs tally I wanted to go into crowd and give my gloves and bat to fans but the scenario in international cricket does not allow you to do such things. Secondly, we do not play at home. When you have a home crowd you can afford to celebrate for a few minutes. But this time when I complete 10,000 runs, I would really want to have a two or three minutes celebration and enjoy the moment.