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Whwn I watched any of the Pakistani games from the world t20 on TV I was amazed at how many times the commentators said Aamir is only 17.

Give me a break.

He may be 17 on the ICC forms, but if he is under 20 he is doing well.

Some news places were talking about how he wasn’t born when Pakistan won their last world cup, my ass he wasn’t.

Barring Misbah Cricket, all Pakistanis lie about their age.

If Shahid Afridi is really only 29 I will eat my fathers left nut.

And with all that in mind, here is an excerpt from an excerpt of Younis Khan’s candid interview from Well Pitched.

When reminded he was only 31 (twice during the interview)

Younis laughed and said that 31 was only his official age on paper. He admitted he was only a year younger than Misbah (35) and that he was born in 1975.

Perhaps now the commentators and Journalists, who know this crap goes on, can stop talking about Pakistani teenagers once and for all.

Tagged as: misbah ul haq, Mohammad Aamir, pakistanis, younis khan

13 Comments

1. Peter Della Penna  •  Jun 28, 2009 @20:24
   

   That’s gold.

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2. anonymous  •  Jun 28, 2009 @21:09
   

   imran retired when he was 16.

3. Q  •  Jun 28, 2009 @22:04
   

   I’d add 3-4 years to most of the Pakistani cricketers ages.. but Aamir does look very young.. maybe he’s 18 or 19.. don’t have confirmation on that yet…

   Afridi has been heard saying that he was very young when the first ODI world cup was played.. now that was 1975.. so he’s well over 30..

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4. Dave  •  Jun 28, 2009 @23:16
   

   What was it Yasir Arafat said? “My cricket age is also my real age”?

5. Dave  •  Jun 28, 2009 @23:17
   

   Yasir Hameed, even.

6. karachikhatmal  •  Jun 28, 2009 @23:24
   

   actually it works both ways — kamran akmal is 12 but he’s also got the forms cooked

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7. jamie64  •  Jun 28, 2009 @23:39
   

   Wasim bari was just 9 when he made his test debut.

8. Neerav  •  Jun 29, 2009 @07:24
   

   No wonder India and Pakistan win all the youth world cups

9. Ankit Mishra  •  Jun 29, 2009 @11:53
   

   I know that it goes on. I know that if a 20 year old takes part in an under 19 world cup, it helps his career a lot but kills the opportunity for someone under 19. Look at Pradeep Sangwan, does he look 18?

   I am 21 and i look younger than Ishant Sharma. Like Much Younger!
   I have met Rohit Sharma, and he looks 25 any day.

   All bullshit goes on as no one cares. There is no way to prove it as well.

   So when the commentators repeat someone’s age, its only because its their cue. They dont give a fuck about the real age, trust me.

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10. Ankit Mishra  •  Jun 29, 2009 @11:57
    

    hmm..why should we care?

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11. KartD  •  Jun 29, 2009 @12:32
    

    Afridi was 16 yrs 5 years back.
    Go suck

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12. Lisa  •  Jun 29, 2009 @13:21
    

    To be fair not all commentators went along with it.

    When someone mentioned that Aamir was only 17 to Geoff Lawson on TMS he laughed and said “no he’s not”, but I suppose he has more inside knowledge than most.

13. pak_grrl  •  Jul 18, 2009 @14:30
    

    In this interview, Afridi said that he’s a few years older than his “cricket age”
    http://www.forumpakistan.com/images/upload/shahid-afridi-interview2.jpg
    It’s in Urdu though.