Proud Younus keen to carry on as milestone beckons


  • Cricket
  • Friday, 06 Jan 2017

Cricket - Australia v Pakistan - Third Test cricket match - Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia - 5/1/17 Pakistan's Younis Khan yells to team mates after damaging his bat. REUTERS/David Gray

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Younus Khan's disappointment at Pakistan's perilous position in the third test has been mitigated by his first century in Australia and proximity to the exclusive 10,000-run club, the 39-year-old said on Friday.

The right-hander bucked a run of poor recent form to grit out a magnificent 175 in Pakistan's first innings, walking off the Sydney Cricket Ground pitch unbeaten after running out of partners.

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