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Younis, who claimed fifth place is behind Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara, South Africa’s Jacques Kallis and England duo, Alastair Cook and Ian Bell.
Australia opener David Warner is the biggest mover in the rankings for Test batsmen as his unbeaten century in Hobart has lifted him 131 places to 70th position.
New Zealand fast bowler Doug Bracewell’s stellar showing in their sensational seven-run victory in the Hobart Test has lifted him 50 places to 39th position.
The 21-year-old Bracewell had figures of 3-20 and 6-40 which turned out to be the cornerstone of New Zealand’s first Test victory in Australia in 26 years. Bracewell is now New Zealand’s third highest-ranked bowler after Daniel Vettori (seventh) and Chris Martin (up by one place to 16th).
He also appreciated the role of skipper Misbah-ul-Haq, who has been leading the team quite brilliantly in all three formats of the game.
According to Younis, “I will give Misbah 100% marks on his captaincy because he is an educated person and he has the respect of the team. Everybody listens to him and if you want to give him advice he takes it with an open heart.”
On the other hand, Misbah also praised Younis for his consistent contribution in winning matches for the team. The veteran batsman has been one of the best performers for Pakistan in the past decade and is considered to be a real team-man.
He is a Test match specialist and aims to become the most successful player for Pakistan in the format. Currently, Younis has more than 6000 Test runs with 19 centuries to his credit. He has played only 72 matches, but aims to complete a century.
The 34-year-old earlier revealed, “It’s my dream to play 100 Test matches. If I am lucky enough to play 100 Test matches maybe I will be close to [some records].”
The stylish batsman has the ability to play that number of games, considering his form and fitness.
Before scoring a double century against Bangladesh, Younis also hammered a ton in the last Test he played against Sri Lanka. He will look to carry onto the same momentum into the final game of the tour against the minnows and possibly score a third consecutive hundred.
However, his main test will be to repeat such performances against the world number one Test team England, which will face the Men in Green in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at the start of next year.
The first Test of the three match series will start on January 17 in Dubai.
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