Younis Khan averages lower than 30 in World Cups and Champions Trophies

His last ODI 100 was in 2008

He has scored 2 half centuries in his last 17 ODI innings

County season is in full swing by the time the warm up matches are in progress so the match will be against

an international opposition.

My XI For Champions Trophy

They have only been beaten in 3 out of 21 tests against Pakistan & are unbeaten in their last 8 against them.

This will be the next test series South Africa play whereas Pakistan are due to tour West Indies before this in

a rare test matches only tour for them. Looking down at Pakistan’s Future Tours Programme one doesn’t expect

 them to lose any of the next 9 test series between now and their next tour of England in 2016 as all of the series

are either in Asia or against lower ranked opponents; expecting several series wins along the way. Pakistan will then

host Sri Lanka and Australia to follow.

Mr Pakistan Cricket will be in attendance during the Champions Trophy and Pakistan’s matches in Scotland

this summer. Mr Pakistan Cricket is an iconic Pakistan supporter who is now widely recognised in his costume

in the stands. He has attended the 2011 World Cup, matches in Pakistan’s 2011 tour of the West Indies

and travelled to watch the team at the 2012 World T20 in Sri Lanka most recently. 

That was completely unexpected. New Zealand without Chris Martin and Daniel Vettori and a side with a new-ish captain and coach are trouncing England. England were red hot favourites to take the series 3-0. The Kiwis are weaker than they have been for a couple of decades on paper, at least in the premier form of the game. Only Bangladesh and Zimbabwe are weaker currently when it comes to the red ball contests. Instead, England lost the 4 day warm up match defending over 300 in the 4th innings in Queenstown,have lost one of the best spinners in the world through a serious injury concern and have comprehensively been outplayed on the opening day of the series with New Zealand approaching parity with 2 well-set batsmen on 50s and 10 wickets in tact having bowled out England in 55 overs earlier in the day at the University Oval. 

This is even more remarkable than Pakistan dominating in the UAE and England winning in India with issues in the dressing room coming into the series and after heavy defeats in the UAE and Sri Lanka against spin inthe same year raising many doubts about England's ability to counter spin or turning surfaces. 

It was only a few months ago when it was being said that New Zealand Cricket was rapidly falling away and were at their lowest point imaginable. Surely England will bounce back, however for New Zealand to win a test against them will be monumental for both them and the cricketing world in a series that was expected  to be heavily one sided. New Zealand are on track to build a match winning lead assuming they don't have a  dramatic collapse.

Dale Steyn is the leading wicket taker
Ajmal is Pakistan's leading wicket taker for a 3rd test series in a row, however in the first and third test he wasn't at his best
Philander and Steyn have exceptional averages and strike rates
Not much to speak of in the Pakistani seam department
There were 2 5 wicket hauls from the Pakistani bowlers

Leading run getters in the test series 
Amla and AB a long away ahead of everyone else
3 Pakistanis in the top 5 though 
Only 2 centuries from either side
5 50+ scores for Pakistan only