Talk:Younis Khan

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In light of Younus's recent comments (see here) stating that his name in English is NOT "Younis" but "Younus," I move that this article be renamed "Younus Khan" as opposed to its current name, "Younis Khan." Any thoughts? Muzher 16:05, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

Maybe we should wait a little longer till it becomes mainstream usage. IMO, at the moment it is sufficient to mention it in the article. Tintin 16:14, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

I see your point, however the man himself has come out and said that "Younis" is incorrect. The fact that "Younus" isn't in common usage shouldn't be of any concern. At the end of the day, this article should be correctly named after the man. He has told us exactly what his name is. Let's show him some respect by renaming this article. Muzher 16:37, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

Yes, but we should wait till it becomes more mainstream, it could simply be a mix up or otherwise, afterall he has been playing for Pakistan for many years and on the ODI shirts he has 'Younis' on the back, he hasn't mentioned this before and so waiting a while will not change anything. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Ansakhad (talk • contribs) 19:30, 5 May 2007 (UTC).

As I said, it's not a question of whether it's mainstream enough. It's a question of which is the correct name. Wikipedia is meant to be factually correct, in keeping with that we should rename the article to what the living person has said is his real name. Muzher 20:33, 6 May 2007 (UTC)

Let's wait at least till Pakistan plays its next match. As Ansakhad said above, he has been playing for many years with "Younis" on his back without any complaints. I suppose if the name in his passport is "Younis", no matter what he says, for all practical purposes he is "Younis". Also, some changes like this never catch up. I remember an interview four or five years back that Muralitharan gave to an English newspaper where he said that his first name is "Mutiah" , but it is still spelt Muttiah in most of the places. Tintin 13:28, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

Having it on his back for all those years without complaint doesn't make it the correct name. Although I agree with you that his official Enlgish name (which will be on his passport) is the correct one. But surely when said "Younus" was correct, he must've meant it was the official one? Also if Younus decides to retire from ODIs (not looking unlikely at the moment) we may never see his name on a Pakistan shirt again, since Test shirts don't have names on. Muzher 17:15, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

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