Summary Younis Khan has scored 29 centuries in less than 100 test matches
(Web Desk) – Former Pakistani Test captain and prodigious batsman Younus Khan scored 47 runs on the third day of the first Test match. The Pakistani run machine toiled for hours in the sweltering heat at Galle while fasting.
Twitterati took to the social platform and all were in praise for the 37-year-old as he multi-tasked his fast and cricket commitments at the same time.
Here are some of the tweeps explaining why Younus Khan’s innings deserves applause:
In temperature of above 40 degree celsius and humid conditions, Younis Khan top scored:
Younis Khan fasting during #SLvsPAK match says #RamizRaja. Salute to to you sir @TheRealPCB @StarSportsIndia pic.twitter.com/UYzPluTjz7
— M Taseer Hassan (@taseer_malik) June 19, 2015
Another tweep praised Khan in for the innings:
A true #Muslim #Pakistan and #Pathan be like Younis khan who scored 47 runs in the scorching heat , was fasting today pic.twitter.com/8DapXwAZUl
— Mashal (@mashal1144) June 19, 2015
A tweep pointed out that this wasn t the first instance where Younis Khan had kept fast playing for his country:
This is not the first time Younis Khan played a game while fasting He is known to hardly ever have missed a fast because of playing duty
— Umar Khayyam (@utggondal) June 19, 2015
It is pertinent to mention here that Younus Khan is nearing another landmark as he amasses 29 centuries in less than 100 matches,a record in which he only lags behind Australian batsman Matthew Hayden and Indian batsmen Gavaskar and Tendulkar.
