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My job is still not over: Younis

`Woolmer advised me to play Anil Kumble as a leg-spin inswinging bowler'

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IN FULL FLOW: Though Younis Khan is unbeaten on 147, he still feels that he has to stick around and get more runs for his team.

Lahore: India's tormentor Younis Khan said that his job was not finished with a century and he wanted to put Pakistan in a position from where it could dictate terms.

``It has been a good day for batting and I am glad to make full use of the conditions. Of course it is a nice feeling to be back among the runs after a lean series against England but my job is still not over,'' Younis said after his unbeaten 147.

``I need to bat as long as possible so that we can reach a position from where we can dictate terms.''

``It is not a special century. It is neither my first nor hopefully my last. I understand that batting has been a little easy but my objective was not to slow down the proceedings and keep the scoreboard ticking with ones and twos.

``We are in a good position because we have managed to save wickets. There has been talk about the friendly nature of the pitch because we are just two wickets down but probably not many questions would had been asked if we had lost four or five wickets,'' Younis said.

Indians bowled well

Younis said Indian bowlers tried their best but it was Pakistan's day. ``It would be unjustified to say that the Indians bowled poorly. I think they gave their best but it was Pakistan's day. These are the same Indian bowlers who bowled their team to victory against South Africa and Sri Lanka.''

Younis said he was advised by coach Bob Woolmer to play Anil Kumble as leg-spin inswinging bowler. ``After the first Test in India (at Mohali), I was advised by Bob to play Anil (Kumble) as leg-spin in swinging bowler and that helped me a lot. I defensively played the deliveries that pitched up and waited for the loose balls to punish.'' Younis said the current Pakistani team did not rely on individual brilliance. — PTI

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