Younis Khan has been appointed as the batting coach of Pakistan men’s cricket team until the 2022 T20 World Cup, scheduled to be held in Australia.
Younis had earlier accompanied Pakistan to England this summer and will now continue with his responsibilities for the upcoming series in New Zealand for which the side departs on November 23, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Thursday.
When not traveling with the national side, he will be based at the Hanif Mohammad High Performance in Karachi as a batting coach. A work program will be developed with the National High-Performance team, PCB added.
“I am pleased to join the Pakistan cricket set-up on a long-term basis. 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 of people on an important tour of New Zealand,” Younis 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,” he added.
Younis scored 10,099 runs at over 52 in 118 Tests; 7,249 runs in 265 ODIs and 442 runs in 25 T20Is. He has scored most Test centuries for Pakistan, 34, while his career-best 313 against Sri Lanka in Karachi in 2009 lifted him to number one position in the ICC rankings. He also captained Pakistan to the T20 World Cup 2009 victory in England.