Younis Khan becomes first Pakistan batsman to score 10,000 Test runs

Younis scored a hundred on his test debut against Sri Lanka at Rawalpindi in 2000 and since then has scored 34 centuries and 32 half centuries.

Pakistan's batsman Younis Khan celebrates after reaching his 10,000th run in Test matches, on day three of the first Test match between West Indies and Pakistan at the Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica, on April 23, 2017. | AFP

KINGSTON: Younis Khan became the first Pakistan batsman to score 10,000 test runs, reaching the landmark during the third day of the first test against the West Indies on Sunday.

The 39-year-old Younis, playing in his 116th test, needed 23 runs at the start of his innings and joined the 10K club when he swept off-spinner Roston Chase for a boundary at fine leg soon after tea.

He celebrated his achievement by taking his helmet off and saluting his teammates in the dressing room.

Younis scored a hundred on his test debut against Sri Lanka at Rawalpindi in 2000 and since then has scored 34 centuries and 32 half centuries. His test best of 313 came against Sri Lanka at Karachi in 2009.

Younis will retire from test cricket after the three-test series against the West Indies.