LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt took no time in accepting Younis Khan’s request for a break from the forthcoming Test series against New Zealand, an absolute contrast to last month’s scenario when the chairman refused to accept the skipper’s resignation following a heated National Assembly session in Islamabad.
Well-informed sources told Dawn on Wednesday that Younis met the chairman after Pakistan lost the three-ODI series to New Zealand in Abu Dhabi to discuss the situation in the team.
‘As you know what is going on, do you believe I can continue as captain under such circumstances?’ Younis is believed to have asked Ijaz Butt. ‘I will prefer to take a break from the next Test series at this stage.’
Surprisingly, the PCB chief appeared too eager to accept Younis’ request for a break rather than backing him as skipper like before and giving him full control.
According to a PCB official in Abu Dhabi, it all happened within just five minutes as the PCB quickly moved to appoint Mohammad Yousuf as the new skipper in place of Younis for the upcoming Test series against the Kiwis.
Reliable sources further disclosed that Younis, who is going through a lean patch as batsman, has not been getting much support from the players and even his closest friend Umar Gul had also joined the disgruntled band of players.Source
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