Pakistani cricket Younis Khan raises the bat to the crowd after breaking the record.
Abu Dhabi - The 37-year-old Younis overhauled the record in his 102nd match, taking 22 fewer than Miandad to set the mark.
Published: Tue 13 Oct 2015, 4:26 PM
Updated: Wed 14 Oct 2015, 11:46 AM
Younis Khan surpassed the record for most runs for Pakistan in test cricket during the first match against England in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, overtaking Javed Miandad's previous mark of 8,832 runs.
The 37-year-old Younis overhauled the record in his 102nd match, taking 22 fewer than Miandad to set the mark.
Younis needed 19 runs to surpass Miandad, doing so with a six over midwicket off the bowling of Moeen Ali. The blow was greeted with cheers from the few Pakistan fans in the sparse crowd and a standing ovation from the Pakistan dressing room.
A snapshot of Khan's career as a batsman:
Tests:101 matches
180 innings
8814 runs
313 highest score
Average: 54.07
100s: 30
50s: 29
| ODIs:
264 matches
254 innings
7240 runs
Highest score: 144
Average: 31.34
100s: 7
50s: 48
| T20Is:
25 matches
23 innings
442 runs
Highest score: 51
Average: 22.10
50s: 2
(source: Cricinfo) |
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