Batting greats Hanif Muhammad and Javed Miandad have paid glowing tributes to comeback man Mohammad Yousuf.

Hanif was all praise for Yousuf, who returned to the national fold after being out in the wilderness for some time, for not throwing his wicket and playing according to the situation.

"He does not hurry his shots and treats the good deliveries with respect. He waits for the deliveries that can be scored off. The pitch at Galle is not easy for batting and shot selection was very important. Yousuf excelled in this and played according to the situation," Hanif said.

"I think Yousuf has proved he is one of the few great players to emerge in Pakistan cricket in the last two decades.

He is a world class performer and backbone of Pakistani batting," he added.

Miandad, who remains Pakistan's leading Test run-getter, said he was happy to see Yousuf back in the team.

"He has been one of our main players and he has proven himself as a world-class batsman. He has true class required to be consistently successful at this level," Miandad said.

"There is no doubt that he played a class innings due to which Pakistan finds itself in a strong position in the Test.

I am happy he is back and Pakistan certainly needs players of his calibre."