Younis Khan's tenure as batting coach of Pakistan extended up to 2022

Pakistan batting great and former captain Younis Khan has been appointed as the permanent batting coach of the Pakistan cricket team till the 2022 World Cup. It is being seen as a reward to his short stint as the Men in Green’s batting coach on their tour to England early this summer.

The 42-year-old, who scored more than 10 thousand Tests and more than 7,000 ODI runs was happy with the decision of the Pakistan Cricket Board which extended his contract. "I am pleased to join the Pakistan cricket set-up on a long-term basis," he said. "I felt honored when I was given the opportunity this summer and thoroughly enjoyed my time, and I now look forward to continuing the work with the same group on an important tour of New Zealand,” the coach added.

If not on the national duties, Younis will provide help to the domestic players at the Hanif Mohammad High-Performance facility in Karachi. Another legendary Pak batsman Mohammed Yousuf will also join him there.  

Younis was happy with this additional responsibility and said, "I am particularly happy that my scope of work has been extended beyond the national duties. I am equally interested and keen at working at the domestic level by identifying potential batsmen and then helping them improve their skills.”

Cautioning fans not to expect lightning-fast results, Khan said, “I want to remind all fans and followers that there is a process to achieve excellence and while some improvements can be noticed quickly, this will require lots of hard work, perseverance, and patience before the required skills are embedded and start producing consistent results."

Pakistan’s New Zealand tour will begin December 18^th with the first of the three T20Is being played in Auckland.

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