Bigstar Players : Younis Khan : On the Spot

Hobbies: Fishing, usually in Karachi; playing football with my nephew.

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Favourite Movie(s): The Terminal, with Tom Hanks; Dil Chata Hai, with Amir Khan.

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Favourite Movie Star(s): Amir Khan, Abbas Khan, Ajab Gul and Tom Hanks.

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Favourite Music Act(s): Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan – he’s even like a God in China, where they cannot understand what he is singing but his music is so beautiful; also Lata Mangeshka.

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Favourite Food: White rice and yellow dahl or Pasta with mushroom sauce.

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Favourite Drink: Fresh juices.

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Favourite Holiday Destination: Caribbean, especially Antigua and Barbados. During our (2005) tour there, me and Danish (Kaneria) used to love swimming in the sea. We would put on a life jacket and just float out into the deep for what seemed like miles.

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Favourite Ground: Lords, for its traditions and the way the members dress in their smart suits; Quaid-e-Azam Park in Karachi, which is a very beautiful ground and looks like it is in New Zealand. I learnt my cricket there as a youngster.

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Least Favourite Ground: Anywhere I didn’t play well, so maybe Mohali. It is a very nice ground but I have bad personal memories there.

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Most Memorable Match: The Second Test against India in Calcutta (in March 2005). Although I scored 267 in the next match, there was more pressure on me the match before in Calcutta. I scored 147 but was out for just nine and one in the first Test (in Mohali), dropped two catches and didn’t start my vice-captaincy career very well. People were talking about dropping me. I was proud to come back strong in Calcutta.

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Match You Most Want to Forget: Definitely that (drawn) match in Mohali. The only good ball for me in the whole Test was the last one in the match when I had Virender Sehwag stumped!

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Your Cricket Heroes: Imran Khan and my late brother Sharif Khan, who was a good all-rounder and he captained at club level. He always led from the front and I learnt that from him.

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Greatest Influence: My six brothers - I’m the youngest of seven boys. 

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Favourite Non-Cricketing Sportsman: Arsenal footballer Thierry Henry. He signed my replica Arsenal shirt for me while I was in England with Notts.

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Toughest Opponent: Glenn McGrath because he can work out any batsman. He sees one ball ahead of the game all the time; he’s so accurate and is still great in his mid-thirties.

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Best Friend in Cricket: Azhar Mahmood or Rashid Latif, while Danish Kaneria is like a younger brother to me.

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Funniest Man in Cricket: Graeme Swann at Notts. He’s very funny and is always mimicking a commentator or a team-mate. 

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Funniest Man in the World: Mr Bean or Johnny Lever.

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Most Embarrassing Moment: Nothing particular, though I’ve had some bad times. I try to take every negative as a positive and learn from it.

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If You Weren’t a Cricketer…: I’d be a footballer and hopefully a good one who scores lots of goals like Thierry Henry.

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