A statistical analysis of Younis Khan and his superior match winning ability over Sachin Tendulkar

[shaz619]

Younis Khan

Test Matches
115

Man of the Match Awards
10

Match winning Ratio
0.0869

Sachin Tendulkar

Test Matches
200

Man of the Match Awards
14

Matching winning Ratio
0.07

Conclusion

If we multiply Younis Khan's match winning ratio by 200 games (the number of Tests Sachin has played) then the number of "Man of the Match" awards would equal to 17.39. On the other hand, it took Sachin Tendulkar roughly 112 Test matches to achieve the same number of MOM awards as Khan. And when you also factor in Sachin's lower MOM award ratio we can confirm without a doubt that Younis Khan is a bigger match winner then Sachin Tendulkar, the legends are indeed true with regards to Sachin's lack of making an impact and scoring runs in soft situations mostly.

[shaz619]

Discuss
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[kukkad kamaal]

Younis khan is anyway better test player than both

[Hawkeye]

Younis Khan > Sachin Tendulkar when it comes to chips down and pressure situations.

Overall stats and ability vs pace srt is better.

YK miles ahead in playing spin.

[shaz619]

Younis Khan > Sachin Tendulkar when it comes to chips down and pressure situations.

Overall stats and ability vs pace srt is better.

YK miles ahead in playing spin.

Sorry I forgot to tag you brother, but like a Hawk you pounced. Totally agree with you on those points!

[shaz619]

Very eye opening numbers, was just doing a little bit of research and came across them; expected Sachin Tendulkar to have won a lot more then a mere 14 MOM awards after 200 Tests given how he is overly rated.

[The_Odd_One]

Wow, did not know he had just 14 MOM awards considering the amount of test matches he played.

Even, Kallis has 23 in 166 matches and people call him impactless in tests.

[Mamoon]

You don't win many MoM awards when you are a great player but a) play in a poor team and b) play in a great team. However, you can win MoM awards frequently if you are a very good player in a decent team.

Enough clues in these two lines, don't think I need to add more.

[shaz619]

Wow, did not know he had just 14 MOM awards considering the amount of test matches he played.

Even, Kallis has 23 in 166 matches and people call him impactless in tests.

I would have mentioned him but did not as he is an A/R but then again you'd not hold something like that against him because he's not a specialist bat! Kallis is unfairly criticised, was a key member of SA's dominance as the no.1 team home and away they held onto that crown a lot longer then most after the great Aussie side had fallen

[freelance_cricketer]

Where does Ashwin stand among the greats of the game going by the same logic?

This is the problem with people with a deliberate agenda against Sachin that they cannot stick to their own POVs usually when it comes to their overall take on the game. Cherry picking loopholes here and there for bit of trolling doesn't help.

[The_Odd_One]

I would have mentioned him but did not as he is an A/R but then again you'd not hold something like that against him because he's not a specialist bat! Kallis is unfairly criticised, was a key member of SA's dominance as the no.1 team home and away they held onto that crown a lot longer then most after the great Aussie side had fallen

I do not think Kallis won many awards for his bowling. He averaged 59 in his last 125 matches and ended up with 45 100s. That alone is undisputed ATG stuff.

[sajeebmcj]

I do not think Kallis won many awards for his bowling. He averaged 59 in his last 125 matches and ended up with 45 100s. That alone is undisputed ATG stuff.

in 2000-13 his average was 65.

[The_Odd_One]

You don't win many MoM awards when you are a great player but a) play in a poor team and b) play in a great team. However, you can win MoM awards frequently if you are a very good player in a decent team.

Enough clues in these two lines, don't think I need to add more.

Are you suggesting that Younis played in a stronger team than India?

[Hawkeye]

Sorry I forgot to tag you brother, but like a Hawk you pounced. Totally agree with you on those points!

No worries, brother.

Are you suggesting that Younis played in a stronger team than India?

That's a really good question.

Though I'm sure a long explanation and excuse is incoming in 3..2...1.

[Pete Rose]

Sure, why not

[Indiafan]

I have written about this before. But people who do not understand statistics are incapable of understanding how comparing team results (win vs loss) is different from comparing individuals. A victory or loss is achieved by team India vs team Pakistan.

But I am so glad to see my Pak brothers have some solace in such comparisons and can genuinely believe they have something better

[Square Drive]

Brilliant analysis @shaz619.

Stats don't lie.

[Napa]

Are you suggesting that Younis played in a stronger team than India?

The point made by @Mamoon is subtle. If you read carefully what he wrote you will see that he is saying that it is possible that SRT didn't win many MoM awards because he was in a great team with many other MoM contenders. Alternatively, SRT played in a poor team which would also result in a dearth of MoM awards.

[IMMY69]

The point made by @Mamoon is subtle. If you read carefully what he wrote you will see that he is saying that it is possible that SRT didn't win many MoM awards because he was in a great team with many other MoM contenders. Alternatively, SRT played in a poor team which would also result in a dearth of MoM awards.

Sometimes I feel I don't have enough intellect to participate on Pakpassion.

@Mamoom Bhai was really subtle and of course it completely went over The Odd One's head 😳🙈..

SRT played in a strong team and a poor team?

[IMMY69]

anyway @Shaz619, I thought it was already commonly accepted that YK was a bigger match winner then SRT.

Arguably Inzy was a bigger match winner then both of them.

[Joseph Gomes]

I don't think anybody doubts Younis Khan's greatness in test. His stats are one of the most balanced in Test history

[santos11]

Lol @ Younis Khan, the Mahela Jayawardena of Pakistan.

[Test fan]

LOL ashwin have already 7 man of the series only in 49 test means which means he has already greatest player of all time .dn't come to here and there stat to campare sachin with anyone. younis is nowhere near to sachin .

[Sachin136]

You are absolutely right.

Here is a similar "statistical analysis" to prove your point more:

Warne

Test series
46

Man of the Series Awards
8

Award/ Ratio
0.173

Ashwin

Test series
17

Man of the Series Awards
7

Award/series Ratio
0.411

What a brilliant ATG we have in our team right now, who is a far better match winner than Warne and Murali.

[AamirWarraich]

Stop trolling please. Younis is a Pakistani great and a great role model for youngsters. He had limited technique and abilities yet he managed to get the most out of himself through sheer hard work. This is something that far more talented batsmen (Like Inzi and MoYO) couldn't do.

But overall Sachin is tiers above Younis. Younis at best is the 3rd or 4th best player from Pakistan. Sachin is universally acknowledged by everyone to be among the top 4 batsmen of all time. No one on earth would take Younis over Sachin.

[Sachin136]

Sometimes I feel I don't have enough intellect to participate on Pakpassion.

@Mamoom Bhai was really subtle and of course it completely went over The Odd One's head ����..

SRT played in a strong team and a poor team?

In the 90s, he played in a poor team. In the 2000s, India was very strong with multiple match winners.

[bleaf27]

I have written about this before. But people who do not understand statistics are incapable of understanding how comparing team results (win vs loss) is different from comparing individuals. A victory or loss is achieved by team India vs team Pakistan.

But I am so glad to see my Pak brothers have some solace in such comparisons and can genuinely believe they have something better

LOL don't bother man, if they can compare Younis with Tendulkar, I can bet by the end of the year ull see greatness threads of azhar and Babar. Of the limited matches pak had won, Younis was the only semi decent enough to win a MOM and that's an achievement here apparently

[Chief Destroyer]

Exposing the choker one step at a time. Very thought provoking analysis. @shaz619

[The_Odd_One]

The point made by @Mamoon is subtle. If you read carefully what he wrote you will see that he is saying that it is possible that SRT didn't win many MoM awards because he was in a great team with many other MoM contenders. Alternatively, SRT played in a poor team which would also result in a dearth of MoM awards.

So, poor Sachin was always a victim. No matter he played in a strong team or wrong team, he just could not win a MOM award more frequently.

[The_Odd_One]

Sometimes I feel I don't have enough intellect to participate on Pakpassion.

@Mamoom Bhai was really subtle and of course it completely went over The Odd One's head 😳🙈..

SRT played in a strong team and a poor team?

So, how can he win MOM awards when both playing in strong and weak team did not help his cause? Is there any other possibility?

And I am sorry to be harsh but this a ******** excuse. Ponting has 16 in 168 tests, Sanga has 16 in 134, and Lara has 12 in 131.

Are you telling me that Sachin played in an Indian team which was stronger than Australia or a team which was weaker than Sri Lanka or WI.

[The_Odd_One]

In the 90s, he played in a poor team. In the 2000s, India was very strong with multiple match winners.

Ponting played in a far stronger team and has more MOMs in lesser matches. What is the excuse now?

[The_Odd_One]

That 14 should be 13 because Afridi was robbed in Chennai from a well deserved MOM award.

[shaz619]

Stop trolling please. Younis is a Pakistani great and a great role model for youngsters. He had limited technique and abilities yet he managed to get the most out of himself through sheer hard work. This is something that far more talented batsmen (Like Inzi and MoYO) couldn't do.

But overall Sachin is tiers above Younis. Younis at best is the 3rd or 4th best player from Pakistan. Sachin is universally acknowledged by everyone to be among the top 4 batsmen of all time. No one on earth would take Younis over Sachin.

I respectfully disagree with your post! and there are millions who would take a batsman of Khan's aura in a crunch game, Sachin is not the sought of player to win you a game nor will he be able to overcome a high pressure scenario. Khan is more likely and his track record proves that, Sachin fans love their numbers and I have provided them in the OP so accept this instead of conforming to the general consensus in India.

[shaz619]

That 14 should be 13 because Afridi was robbed in Chennai from a well deserved MOM award.

Day light robbery, much like Dhoni winning one during a high profile ICC tournament forgot which one. How can anyone defend Sachin's ability to win games when he has just 14 MOM awards after 200 Tests? It's preposterous, Indians worship Sachin if he was responsible for a murder they'd justify it somehow

[bleaf27]

I respectfully disagree with your post! and there are millions who would take a batsman of Khan's aura in a crunch game, Sachin is not the sought of player to win you a game nor will he be able to overcome a high pressure scenario. Khan is more likely and his track record proves that, Sachin fans love their numbers and I have provided them in the OP so accept this instead of conforming to the general consensus in India.

Khan's aura ? Drinking on the Birmingham kool aid much ? What aura does he have ? His presence in the side has been quite insignificant to Pakistan and to the cricketing fraternity in general. Never seen Younis khan as much of a bother

[Hitman]

Can't believe people are falling for the bait which is so very obvious even to a blind man.

[Napa]

Can't believe people are falling for the bait which is so very obvious even to a blind man.

I resisted for a while, but then it appears I was really bored with nothing better to do

[ahmedwaqas92]

POTW Thread by @shaz619 Well Done Brother !!

[Itachi]

Smh.... Should have also added how Tendulkar was never a leadership material. A legend who can't be a leader.

[Itachi]

Day light robbery, much like Dhoni winning one during a high profile ICC tournament forgot which one. How can anyone defend Sachin's ability to win games when he has just 14 MOM awards after 200 Tests? It's preposterous, Indians worship Sachin if he was responsible for a murder they'd justify it somehow

God works in a mysterious ways. That's why, even though stats do tell different stories, Tendulkar is worshipped and hails greater than khan who is mere mortal.

[Slog]

Simplistic logic

obv its a bait thread but still

[TM Riddle]

Younis was also taller and much better looking.Case closed.

[Nikhil_cric]

Younis was also taller and much better looking.Case closed.

Also is a team man and plays with a smile on his face

[Drreddymd]

Also is a team man and plays with a smile on his face

U r missing another logic. younis is Pakistani that itself makes him better than sachin who

[Nikhil_cric]

U r missing another logic. younis is Pakistani that itself makes him better than sachin who

I agree.

[ask_analyse_act]

Would like to see Younis vs Dravid and laxman. For India in tests Dravid and laxman are the important wickets to win against them than sachin. For Pakistan after MOYO gone it was only younis to make those big daddy hundreds till now when Azhar joined the league. Misbah and shadow are other two who haven't joined the league of daddy hundreds yet. Good work by shaz619

[Gr8Gaur]

Khan's aura ? Drinking on the Birmingham kool aid much ? What aura does he have ? His presence in the side has been quite insignificant to Pakistan and to the cricketing fraternity in general. Never seen Younis khan as much of a bother

An aura that has been created by playing majority of cricket in Asia, crying his way to the PAK LOI squad.

[Drreddymd]

An aura that has been created by playing majority of cricket in Asia, crying his way to the PAK LOI squad.

Why is it even a discussion. All hail the legend younis khan who is in a whole different planet to sachin. It is a blasphemy to compare a legend younis to a nobody like sachin

[Dr_Bassim]

Actually this thread highlights why no one considers statistics as all and be in a cricketer.

Were that true the OP himself would consider Ashwin better than Warne.

Stats just tell half the story.

The other half is usually hidden obscurely on a green tinged pitch where batsmen dance while great cricketers handle Wasim and Waqar as a teenager.

[Red Devil]

Eye opening stuff @shaz619. And then there are some so called experts who question YK's ATG status.

[tomato]

Even in India people doesn't discuss much about Sachin as Pakistanis do

[Stallion__]

I really like such threads

[dildildalwalla]

Is obvious YK is the one of the best match winners of all time. The stats are pretty common knowledge to anyone who follows the sport BUT it's not up for debate that Tendulkar is the greater overall batsman in terms of skillset, adapting to conditions, playing against a higher calibre of bowlers etc

[Robbie]

Ashwin the greatest bowler of all time... case closed!!

[Ph_11]

Younis Khan

Test Matches
115

Man of the Match Awards
10

Match winning Ratio
0.0869

Sachin Tendulkar

Test Matches
200

Man of the Match Awards
14

Matching winning Ratio
0.07

Conclusion

If we multiply Younis Khan's match winning ratio by 200 games (the number of Tests Sachin has played) then the number of "Man of the Match" awards would equal to 17.39. On the other hand, it took Sachin Tendulkar roughly 112 Test matches to achieve the same number of MOM awards as Khan. And when you also factor in Sachin's lower MOM award ratio we can confirm without a doubt that Younis Khan is a bigger match winner then Sachin Tendulkar, the legends are indeed true with regards to Sachin's lack of making an impact and scoring runs in soft situations mostly.

Disclaimer: I have deep respect for both Younis and Sachin. I think they are class acts.

Here is the statistical fallacy in your argument. His getting more MOM awards means he was better than everyone on Pakistan team where Sachin had to compete with multiple batsman on Indian team.

Anyway both are great players and these arguments are useless.

[Tusker]

Actually this thread highlights why no one considers statistics as all and be in a cricketer.

Were that true the OP himself would consider Ashwin better than Warne.

Stats just tell half the story.

The other half is usually hidden obscurely on a green tinged pitch where batsmen dance while great cricketers handle Wasim and Waqar as a teenager.

Don't spoil the fun with your heavy logic it is not needed here.

[The_Odd_One]

Actually this thread highlights why no one considers statistics as all and be in a cricketer.

Were that true the OP himself would consider Ashwin better than Warne.

Stats just tell half the story.

The other half is usually hidden obscurely on a green tinged pitch where batsmen dance while great cricketers handle Wasim and Waqar as a teenager.

Poor logic or may be you did not understand the thread.

76% of Ashwin's wickets have come at home on mostly rank-turners in the time when spin playing ability is at an all time low. If Ashwin can bowl like this in England and other places, then there will be a case for Ashwin to be bigger match winner than Warne.

In India, Ashwin is indeed a bigger match winner than probably any other bowler in the history but again that ends at home.

Tendulkar is a better batsman than Younis. None is denying that. The thread is about impact that both had in their teams victories.

[Drreddymd]

Poor logic or may be you did not understand the thread.

76% of Ashwin's wickets have come at home on mostly rank-turners in the time when spin playing ability is at an all time low. If Ashwin can bowl like this in England and other places, then there will be a case for Ashwin to be bigger match winner than Warne.

In India, Ashwin is indeed a bigger match winner than probably any other bowler in the history but again that ends at home.

Tendulkar is a better batsman than Younis. None is denying that. The thread is about impact that both had in their teams victories.

So how many matches has younis won outside of pak in aus, sa, eng, wi, nz

[kukkad kamaal]

Poor logic or may be you did not understand the thread.

76% of Ashwin's wickets have come at home on mostly rank-turners in the time when spin playing ability is at an all time low. If Ashwin can bowl like this in England and other places, then there will be a case for Ashwin to be bigger match winner than Warne.

In India, Ashwin is indeed a bigger match winner than probably any other bowler in the history but again that ends at home.

Tendulkar is a better batsman than Younis. None is denying that. The thread is about impact that both had in their teams victories.

This thread is not exactly about impact both players had in victories.Its about man of the match awards winning ratio.Not all man of the match awards won by Younis were in victories for eg Younis won man of the match award for his triple hundred against Lanka which was a drawn match.

[90MPH]

Everyone barring fanatical Blind Sachinastas know that Tendu was an epic choker.

YK was a much better Test bat and got runs when the team needed it. Tendu never wanted to battle and abandoned a sinking ship many times.

[dildildalwalla]

This thread is not exactly about impact both players had in victories.Its about man of the match awards winning ratio.Not all man of the match awards won by Younis were in victories for eg Younis won man of the match award for his triple hundred against Lanka which was a drawn match.

No it's not. Number of MOM awards was only part of the analysis, the ts was looking at who won more matches for their countries. YK has a higher win percentage and one of the highest averages ever chasing and batting in the 2nd or 4th innings. Lots of stats back up YK being a bigger match winner.

[dildildalwalla]

Just to add, YK has won 38% of his tests, Tednulkar 36%. Khan's highest score looking for a win is also higher than Tendulkars and in 28 more match wins, he only has one more century than Younis Khan.

Half the matches Younis has won has been while batting second, where his average jumps to 75, with 6 centuries and a hs of 218. Tendulkar batting second, average 61. It's great but it's not quite Khan great.

[The_Odd_One]

This thread is not exactly about impact both players had in victories.Its about man of the match awards winning ratio.Not all man of the match awards won by Younis were in victories for eg Younis won man of the match award for his triple hundred against Lanka which was a drawn match.

Younis has 19 100s in matches won compared to Tendulkar's 20. Tendulkar managed just one more 100 despite playing 85 more matches!

Tendulkar has 20 100s in drawn matches as compared to Younis's 8 which shows that Tendulkar often scored centuries in boring draws.

Won fielding first, Younis averages 75 compared to Tendulkar's 62.

Tendulkar was a better batsman without a doubt but there is a valid case for Younis to be a bigger match winner.

[Napa]

19/44, that is 43% of YK's victories were against Bang, SL and Zimb.

Only 22/72, that is 30.5% of SRT's victories were against Bang, SL and Zimb.

The phrase that comes to mind is "minnow bashing".

Seen in another way, SRT had 50 victories against non-minnows whereas YK had only 25 such victories.

[bleaf27]

Younis has 19 100s in matches won compared to Tendulkar's 20. Tendulkar managed just one more 100 despite playing 85 more matches!

Tendulkar has 20 100s in drawn matches as compared to Younis's 8 which shows that Tendulkar often scored centuries in boring draws.

Won fielding first, Younis averages 75 compared to Tendulkar's 62.

Tendulkar was a better batsman without a doubt but there is a valid case for Younis to be a bigger match winner.

Just to point out though that maintaining an average of 75 for 10 years is easier than maintaing an average of 62 for more than 20 years.
Also when you are calculating averages - are you looking at other factors such as amount of runs being chased ? averages of the other batsman in the team ? Nitpicking stats that only cover half the story ..only tells half the story

[kukkad kamaal]

Younis himself said he wanted to score 10000 test runs

[Ramez]

Younis was/ is a player with a lot of 150 scores which all great test batsmen have including a triple but sachin would usually lose focus after getting to 100 which was his prime goal to acheive throught his career. 100 th test is selfishest innings of all time although it was in an odi.

[Ramez]

Sorry 100th 100

[Bilal7]

Don't expect these Sachin worshippers to acknowledge the topic at hand and start bringing up nobodies like Ashwin because they have nothing from Sachin's 200 match career to defend him.

I personally rate Sachin higher than Younis but there is no doubting that they are both on the same level, along with Lara, Ponting, Kallis, Miandad, etc. Sachin is not The Don, who is head an shoulders above any batsman, he's an ATG batsman, just like other ATG batsman and there are several areas where he has been trumped by some of the other ATGs.

Ashwin's numbers are highly inflated and anyone who has seen him bowl knows that he has it easier than any spinner ever. Doesn't get much easier than bowling on mine-fields over a 16-17 match home season, and never having to face the best spin playing team in the world, and having a good support cast.

[Bilal7]

19/44, that is 43% of YK's victories were against Bang, SL and Zimb.

Only 22/72, that is 30.5% of SRT's victories were against Bang, SL and Zimb.

The phrase that comes to mind is "minnow bashing".

Seen in another way, SRT had 50 victories against non-minnows whereas YK had only 25 such victories.

Yes, because Sri Lanka with bowlers like Vaas, Murali, Herath and Malinga and batsmen like Sangakkara, Jayawardene, Ranatunga, Dilshan, Jayasuriya, etc are minnows.

There is a good case for an all-time Sri Lankan XI being better than an all-time Indian XI. Stop being silly.

[moghul]

YK is a match winner ---------in UAE.

[Ph_11]

I am a Indian fan but on this arguement I agree with my pakistani brothers. The only thing I do fail to understand and please do understand that I am asking for help to explain it to me. We all know Indian bowlers are tundlers. They cant bowl. Now we find out that Pakistan also has better batsman. There wkt keepers are also better. If everything about Pakistan team is better than why do they lose to India. Kindly dont think I am joking as I really want to understand.Please help me understand how a team with better bowler, fielders, batsman loses to an inferior team time after time. Thank you for your replies.

[Sachin136]

Yes, because Sri Lanka with bowlers like Vaas, Murali, Herath and Malinga and batsmen like Sangakkara, Jayawardene, Ranatunga, Dilshan, Jayasuriya, etc are minnows.

There is a good case for an all-time Sri Lankan XI being better than an all-time Indian XI. Stop being silly.

Most of Younis' matches against Sri Lanka came in the last decade, where most of those players were absent.

[Bilal7]

Most of Younis' matches against Sri Lanka came in the last decade, where most of those players were absent.

He played one series against them with only Sanga and Herath around but seeing how they whitewashed Australia, won matches against India and Pakistan and South Africa barely managed to scrape a series win there, it is hardly "minnow" territory.

[Teshi98]

Wow once again 16 17 minefields brilliant just keep going changing thoughts in every topic. Kohli failed in aus series and so that was only series with difficult wickets but when ashwin is brought into topic the wickets become minefields.
Sachin was surely the better batsmen played better bowlers scored in all conditions.
Also someone who calls kohli a ftb i fail to understand how could he rate younis khan an atg who is 2 levels below Sachin

[Bilal7]

So how many matches has younis won outside of pak in aus, sa, eng, wi, nz

How many tests did Sachin win in Australia, South Africa, England and New Zealand?

[shaz619]

Don't expect these Sachin worshippers to acknowledge the topic at hand and start bringing up nobodies like Ashwin because they have nothing from Sachin's 200 match career to defend him.

I personally rate Sachin higher than Younis but there is no doubting that they are both on the same level, along with Lara, Ponting, Kallis, Miandad, etc. Sachin is not The Don, who is head an shoulders above any batsman, he's an ATG batsman, just like other ATG batsman and there are several areas where he has been trumped by some of the other ATGs.

Ashwin's numbers are highly inflated and anyone who has seen him bowl knows that he has it easier than any spinner ever. Doesn't get much easier than bowling on mine-fields over a 16-17 match home season, and never having to face the best spin playing team in the world, and having a good support cast.

Indian posters have completely fallen apart given their sensitivities I'd not insult Younis Khan (that too when he's on the brink of retirement) by "trolling" or "baiting" these guys because then I'd pick someone like Shahid Afridi being a bigger match winner then Sachin, am very serious and it would be nice for once to have a discussion without them behaving like children, or maybe they are little bache?

Hand on my heart I truly believe that Younis Khan is a superior match winner to Sachin, and if you guys think that I do not believe this then may Allah strike me down with thunder and lightening! I've not said one batsman is better then the other, what am pointing out specifically is match winning ability! and people do often take numbers out of context but there are some stats which just can't be disputed, e.g The Don's 99 average or in this instance Sachin's 10 MOM awards after 200 games for gods sake! and in addition, Khan has also performed better then Sachin in the 3rd and 4th innings.

So I've come to the conclusion that Khan is a superior match winner and a batsman I'd favour when the chips are down. The level of disrespect hurled at Younis is shocking, he is one of the greatest batsman in history and lets just say that in a fantasy world Sachin has more of a knack to win games then Younis, the fact that Khan has 10 MOM's awards and Sachin has 14 doesn't that advocate his greatness especially when you look at how Sachin is rated, if Khan is being belittled then Sachin should be belittled as well because what's there to separate when it comes to 10 and 14 MOM awards right? but where I disagree is the fact that Sachin has played 200 Tests and over a larger sample others have won more MOM's then Sachin that too despite having played significantly fewer Tests.

Pakistan fans in general are very ungrateful, 10 years from they will realise Khan's value but for now they can lose their mind over gimmicks. As for the Indians, you can continue to worship your false god and believe he is immune to criticism on any level but in a life and death situation if Sachin was to bat for your life and needed 5 runs to win a game of the final ball of a Test, he would either retire out or take a single to complete his hundred because the pressure would be too much for the little man to handle.

[London_Lahori]

Discuss
@Red Devil @Adil_94 @London_Lahori @Junaids @Square Drive @Syed1 @Madplayer @Bilal7

What a thread is my conclusion. Ultimate match winner is YK.

[Madplayer]

As a player whose innings had a great impact on the final result of the game, I personally think younis is ahead. He scored at the rate which would put Pakistan in a dominating position in 1st and 3rd innings because you have to time everything well with Pakistan. You cant give the bowlers too much or too less time. Younis was a master at doing that. Also He played crucial knocks in the 4th innings which hardly anyone in the game can match. Sachin's contributions were great but i many times got a feeling that his scores didnt have much impact on the result of test matches. That doesnt mean the little master had no such innings to his name.

Overall sachin is the better bat if you see their performances round the world but i would be tempted to select younis over him when the going is tough and i need someone to score effective runs.

[Bilal7]

Indian posters have completely fallen apart given their sensitivities I'd not insult Younis Khan (that too when he's on the brink of retirement) by "trolling" or "baiting" these guys because then I'd pick someone like Shahid Afridi being a bigger match winner then Sachin, am very serious and it would be nice for once to have a discussion without them behaving like children, or maybe they are little bache?

Hand on my heart I truly believe that Younis Khan is a superior match winner to Sachin, and if you guys think that I do not believe this then may Allah strike me down with thunder and lightening! I've not said one batsman is better then the other, what am pointing out specifically is match winning ability! and people do often take numbers out of context but there are some stats which just can't be disputed, e.g The Don's 99 average or in this instance Sachin's 10 MOM awards after 200 games for gods sake! and in addition, Khan has also performed better then Sachin in the 3rd and 4th innings.

So I've come to the conclusion that Khan is a superior match winner and a batsman I'd favour when the chips are down. The level of disrespect hurled at Younis is shocking, he is one of the greatest batsman in history and lets just say that in a fantasy world Sachin has more of a knack to win games then Younis, the fact that Khan has 10 MOM's awards and Sachin has 14 doesn't that advocate his greatness especially when you look at how Sachin is rated, if Khan is being belittled then Sachin should be belittled as well because what's there to separate when it comes to 10 and 14 MOM awards right? but where I disagree is the fact that Sachin has played 200 Tests and over a larger sample others have won more MOM's then Sachin that too despite having played significantly fewer Tests.

Pakistan fans in general are very ungrateful, 10 years from they will realise Khan's value but for now they can lose their mind over gimmicks. As for the Indian bache, you can continue to worship your false god and believe he is immune to criticism on any level but in a life and death situation if Sachin was to bat for your life and needed 5 runs to win a game of the final ball of a Test, he would either retire out or take a single to complete his hundred because the pressure would be too much for the little man to handle.

Let's hope Younis Khan scores two centuries against the Windies and retires with an average of 54. Higher than Tendulker's and with a far better centuries/innings ratio. After that, would there be any category where Sachin beats Younis? I might have to revise my opinion as well.