Pak vs Eng
\n MULTAN
\nAhead of Pakistan\u2019s second Test match against England in Multan, veteran batter and team\u2019s incumbent batting coach Mohammad Yousuf Wednesday recalled some fond memories of the Green Shirts\u2019 2006 Test series against the West Indies.
\nThe cricketer was part of the team playing against the Caribbeans in Multan sixteen years ago.
\nIn an exclusive interview with Geo News, the former batsman hoped for Pakistan\u2019s victory recollecting his time on the field in the city of saints and shrines.
\n\u201cA Test match is taking place in Multan after 16 years, which is a great thing. A large number of fans come here whenever there is a match. Hopefully, the Multan Test match will be good, and Pakistan will win,\u201d he said.
\n\u201c16 years ago, I played a match-saving innings in the Multan Test. I scored 56 runs in the first innings, and 191 runs in the second innings against the West Indies.\u201d
\n\u201cWest Indies took the lead, thanks to Brian Lara\u2019s double century. A good altercation between Brian Lara and Danish Kaneria made the Test interesting. After the altercation, Lara hit three sixes and a four,\u201d he added.
\nYousuf was the only Pakistani batter who scored a century in the Test. On the last day of the second Test in Multan, Yousuf helped Pakistan navigate out of a difficult spot and to safety. His outstanding 191-run knock allowed Pakistan to maintain a 1-0 lead.
\nOn breaking Sir Vivian Richards\u2019 record
\nYousuf holds the record for the most runs in Test cricket in a calendar year as he amassed 1,788 runs in 2006, overtaking West Indian legend Sir Vivian Richards.
\n\u201cI cannot forget 2006 in any way. I can\u2019t really say that I did the most runs in that year all by myself. I tried my best, and Allah blessed me for my hard work,\u201d he further said.
\nHe broke Richards\u2019 record that year, and despite doing so, he said, the former West Indies captain was a great player, and he was no way near him.
\nTalking about his record, he said: \u201c Players like Saeed Anwar, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Younis Khan, Javed Miandad, and Zaheer Abbas came, but I was the one who made the most runs in a calendar year. Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara couldn\u2019t break the record.\u201d
\nEngland\u2019s Joe Root had the chance to overtake the former Pakistan batter and Sir Viv Richards during last year\u2019s Ashes series but failed to do so.
\nHis dismissal on day three of the third Test in Melbourne against Australia for 28 left him with 1,708 runs for the year, at an average of 61.00, behind only Mohammad Yousuf (1,788 in 2006) and Viv Richards (1,710 in 1976).
\nThe 48-year-old said he is enjoying his new role as a batting coach with the national side as he is attached to the game.
\n\u201cEarlier, I used to come here for batting myself, and now I am guiding the batters. All of us coaches have only one focus the players do well under our guidance. I see batters like Babar Azam, Muhammad Rizwan Imamul Haq, and Abdullah Shafique scoring runs now. There are great batters like Salman Ali and Saud Shakeel,\u201d he concluded.
\nEngland beat Pakistan by 74 runs in the first Test at the Pindi Cricket Stadium after bowling out the hosts for 268 runs in the second innings.
\nThe two sides will take on each other in the second Test from 9-13 December at the Multan Cricket Stadium.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Pak vs Eng MULTAN Ahead of Pakistan\u2019s second Test match against England in Multan, veteran batter and team\u2019s incumbent batting coach Mohammad Yousuf Wednesday recalled some fond memories of the Green Shirts\u2019 2006 Test series against the West Indies. The cricketer was part of the team playing against the Caribbeans in Multan sixteen years ago. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":299887,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-299872","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n