Most runs, average, hundreds, catches
Not only is Younis Khan the leading run-scorer for Pakistan in Tests, he also holds plenty of other records as well
S Rajesh
13-Oct-2015
53.97 Younis Khan's Test average, which is the best among Pakistan batsmen who have batted at least 20 innings. The two other Pakistan batsmen who average more than 52 are Javed Miandad (52.57) and Mohammad Yousuf (52.29). He is 15th in the all-time list of top run-scorers in Tests. Among the list of top run-getters from each country, two have a higher average than Younis - Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara (57.40) and South Africa's Jacques Kallis (55.25).
30 Test centuries for Younis, also the best for a Pakistan batsman. Inzamam-ul-Haq is next with 25.
| Batsman | Country | Tests | Runs | Average | 100s |
| Sachin Tendulkar | India | 200 | 15,921 | 53.78 | 51 |
| Ricky Ponting | Australia | 168 | 13,378 | 51.85 | 41 |
| Jacques Kallis | South Africa | 165* | 13,206 | 55.25 | 45 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | Sri Lanka | 134 | 12,400 | 57.40 | 38 |
| Brian Lara | West Indies | 130* | 11,912 | 53.17 | 34 |
| Alastair Cook | England | 119 | 9330 | 46.41 | 27 |
| Younis Khan | Pakistan | 102 | 8852 | 53.97 | 30 |
| Stephen Fleming | New Zealand | 111 | 7172 | 40.06 | 9 |
| Andy Flower | Zimbabwe | 63 | 4794 | 51.54 | 12 |
| Tamim Iqbal | Bangladesh | 42 | 3118 | 39.46 | 7 |
9 Man-of-the-Match awards won by Younis in his Test career. Among Pakistan players, only Wasim Akram (17) and Imran Khan (11) have won more such awards. Since the beginning of 2005, Younis has been Player of the Match eight times, twice as many as the next best for Pakistan - Mohammad Yousuf has four during this period.
76.70 Younis' average in Tests won by Pakistan. Among Pakistan batsmen who've scored at least 500 runs in Test wins, only Inzamam-ul-Haq (78.16) has a higher average. Younis' 16 hundreds in Test wins is also second among Pakistan batsmen, only one behind Inzamam's 17.
2287 Runs scored by Younis' in Tests after turning 35, at an average of 61.81. Among the 25 batsmen who've scored 2000-plus Test runs since turning 35, Younis' average is the highest. Sangakkara, with 2528 runs at 60.19, is the only other batsman to average more than 60. For Pakistan, only Misbah has scored more runs after the age of 35.
61 Century partnerships that Younis has been involved in, in Tests. It's the highest for a Pakistan batsman, well clear of Miandad (50), Inzamam (42) and Mohammad Yousuf (41).
110 Catches in Tests for Younis, which is also a record for Pakistan. The next best is 94, by Javed Miandad.
S Rajesh is stats editor of ESPNcricinfo. @rajeshstats