“Then came the Test series against Australia in which a straight Pakistan whitewash was expected and when Pakistan were reduced to 7 for 2 in the first half an hour of the opening Test. Few would have expected Pakistan to get more than 150.
“It was at this point that Younis walked in. The determination with which he played showed that he had a point to prove and he proved it in the best possible way — with his bat,” Asif, who played 58 Tests between 1964 and 1980, added.
“Too many cricketers resort to media to reply to the criticisms levelled against them but it never really works. This is the way to do it. Younis' runs have come at an excellent rate too and anyone now trying to exclude him from Pakistan's World Cup squad would be considerably less than intelligent,” reckoned Asif who led Pakistan in the 1975 and 1979 World Cups.
