Dear Younis Khan,

Let me start by saying I am a vocal fan of yours. Many would agree that you are one of the greatest test match batsmen to play for Pakistan and you are certainly our greatest test match batsman at the moment.

But as good as you are at test match cricket, you are not a limited overs' cricketer.

After you were last dropped from the ODI squad, you threw a very public tantrum.

This wasn’t unexpected; after all you’ve thrown many such tantrums before.

Here, the test match series followed against the Aussies and you scored heavily. While I cheered for you, I was weary.

I was weary of the smirk on your face that said: ‘See? Try dropping me now.’

I was also weary of those who used your test match performances as proof of your class as a limited overs cricketer.

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Of course, this makes as much sense as someone claiming a truck can drive on the 60-minute race track because it was so good at carrying a heavy load on a day-long journey from Karachi to Peshawar.

Younis, you sir are not a sports car. You are a truck.

A beautiful truck that is as good as any truck we’ve had in our history of cricket. But you are a truck nonetheless.

Here are the cold hard facts: