Former Pakistan captain Younis Khan has claimed that the 2009 gamers’ rise up towards him had its roots within the captaincy ambitions of senior gamers like Shahid Afridi.
Younis claimed that the revolt was not carried out as a result of the gamers have been sad together with his captaincy fashion or sturdy perspective.
“If the players had a problem with me, they could have talked to me. They claimed that they did not want me to be removed as captain, but they wanted the cricket board to talk to me to change my attitude,” Younis advised a TV channel.
“So how did it happen that when the player (players) met the then PCB chairman Ejaz Butt, apparently Afridi demanded to change the captain. For me it was about captaincy ambitions,” stated the very best Test run-scorer for Pakistan.
Younis additionally confirmed {that a} participant (known as Umar Akmal) had come to his room to ask for the Holy Quran, saying that he needed it as some gamers needed to recite some sarah earlier than an vital match. Were.
The former captain stated that the identical Holy Quran was later used to ask the gamers to take an oath that they’d not reveal something that was mentioned within the insurgent gamers’ assembly in South Africa throughout the Champions Trophy.
Ironically, after Younis resigned in late 2009, it was Misbah-ul-Haq and Afridi who captained Pakistan in crimson and white-ball cricket.
Younis stated that he spent the final 4 years of his profession with Pakistan in his room and targeted solely on his cricket.
He was additionally requested in regards to the notorious incident when he out of the blue introduced his retirement from ODIs in 2016 a day earlier than the match towards England.
“It was under no circumstances sudden. I had already determined that I’d retire from ODIs as I used to be not picked within the ODI XI for the final two years.
“On the evening of the match chief selector, Haroon Rashid known as me and I advised him that I used to be considering of retiring from ODIs and he turned again and advised me it was as much as me however he requested me for the collection towards England. Chona and I (Younis) ought to take heed to the workforce administration and play the way in which they need.
“I was very upset with his tone and that is why I announced my retirement the next morning.”
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
