PCB Chairman hinting that Younis Khan retired as he wasn't offered the captaincy

[moghul]

Younis is selfish No way, he has always put the team first and continues to play because he is needed. There is no one out there who can replace him in the side. He would have long retired had we another quality batsman capable of replacing him, same with Misbah.

YK insisted on Playing in 2015 World Cup, then he kept on playing in New Zealan and then Australia in last series and we all know his disastrous performance and what it led to the team to, humiliation and nothing else.

 

[PakLFC]

[MENTION=141839]moghul[/MENTION]
I don't see anything wrong with him wanting to play in the 2015 WC. He is not the only one responsible for defeats to Aus and NZ, they all played poorly. Pak has never won a Test series in Aus I believe so was he also responsible for the failures of the 70's and 80's as well?. You will wish he was in the team once he has retired.

 

[superman]

[MENTION=141839]moghul[/MENTION]
I don't see anything wrong with him wanting to play in the 2015 WC. He is not the only one responsible for defeats to Aus and NZ, they all played poorly. Pak has never won a Test series in Aus I believe so was he also responsible for the failures of the 70's and 80's as well?. You will wish he was in the team once he has retired.

Olz he ahould not have been anywhere near the 2011 or 2015 wc teams he is the worst ODi batmana to have played more than 100 odis period from any country. Was always a good test bat but atrocious odi same as asad technique really

 

[PakLFC]

Olz he ahould not have been anywhere near the 2011 or 2015 wc teams he is the worst ODi batmana to have played more than 100 odis period from any country. Was always a good test bat but atrocious odi same as asad technique really

Younis has always been class. His one day record may not have been that great but we have to remember that Pak does not have many alternatives today or back in the day. The grass is not greener on the other side but where it is watered.

 

[KhanNn]

Shahryar Khan today "For Younis Khan to think that we should give him the Test captaincy at this time was not a correct thing to hope for."

So it seems that the Chairman is suggesting that Younis Khan wanted the captaincy and that he retired as he was not given it by the PCB.

That is just n assumption. Depends what question is being asked by the journalist.

Hate the fact that responsible can't go without a day of bringing people down and let them retire with the little dignity that they have

 

[Pete Rose]

That is just n assumption. Depends what question is being asked by the journalist.

Hate the fact that responsible can't go without a day of bringing people down and let them retire with the little dignity that they have

It's not an assumption, plenty of folks have it on record that yk has been spreading this stuff to the usual defenders in the press.

 

[Gr8Gaur]

Shahryar Khan should be charged for treason, this is like a Pakistani helping Virat Kohli figure out how to bat in England!

Hope you remember YK has credited Dravid and Azhar at different times for his success.

 

[shaz619]

Hope you remember YK has credited Dravid and Azhar at different times for his success.

Okay brother, Mohammad Amir will give Virat Kohli some tips for the next time he tours England because Amir scored more runs then Kohli did. Consider the debt payed.

 

[superman]

Younis has always been class. His one day record may not have been that great but we have to remember that Pak does not have many alternatives today or back in the day. The grass is not greener on the other side but where it is watered.

Seriously you honestly belive this chap deserved 250 Odis? Are you trolling? Yk? Odis?

 

[Gr8Gaur]

Okay brother, Mohammad Amir will give Virat Kohli some tips for the next time he tours England because Amir scored more runs then Kohli did. Consider the debt payed.

Then send the whole PAK team for coaching under Shakib Al hassan cause he alone managed a double ton in NZ, where as PAK as a team huffed and puffed towards 200.

 

[Mamoon]

Team Man's latest comments pretty much confirmed Shahryar Khan's position. Looks like he retired in retaliation because he wasn't earmarked as Misbah's heir. Looks like he is putting PCB under pressure by making such comments. His fans on social media have gone into over-drive already and soon the media will be all over it as well. Absolutely pathetic.

 

[ExpressPacer]

Team Man's latest comments pretty much confirmed Shahryar Khan's position. Looks like he retired in retaliation because he wasn't earmarked as Misbah's heir. Looks like he is putting PCB under pressure by making such comments. His fans on social media have gone into over-drive already and soon the media will be all over it as well. Absolutely pathetic.

Has Younis Khan publicly said that he would consider continuing if he is offered captaincy?

 

[Hitman]

Has Younis Khan publicly said that he would consider continuing if he is offered captaincy?

Why would he say that publicly? Only a fool of the highest order would do so.

 

[Mamoon]

Why would he say that publicly? Only a fool of the highest order would do so.

It is his tactic of putting the PCB under pressure. As I said, his fans are already in overdrive on social media and soon his buddies in media will be on his case. This is not the first time he has put the PCB under public pressure; he pulled their trousers down in September 2014 and threatened to retire if he wasn't selected for the World Cup. Hopefully, PCB will be strong this time and will not oblige.

 

[ask_analyse_act]

Team Man's latest comments pretty much confirmed Shahryar Khan's position. Looks like he retired in retaliation because he wasn't earmarked as Misbah's heir. Looks like he is putting PCB under pressure by making such comments. His fans on social media have gone into over-drive already and soon the media will be all over it as well. Absolutely pathetic.

just honour him giving the captaincy for his 10,000 runs... he is still the best in the country when it comes to test cricket and also for the captaincy as he is shrewd enough.. well they have made SA to captain in tests, YOUNIS is no nonsense compared to that lol... Im sure Sarfraz and all other future captains in the team will learn from him the art of cunning captaincy and the courage to go with the gut feeling.. I dont see anything wrong in giving him the captaincy for test only.. I have said numerous times, that i still dont feel sarfraz is the right candidate for test captaincy, first he needs to make the team with his keeping alone then can talk about captaincy.. Imho Azhar ali with all his form, experience, match winning knocks especially in the 4th inns and daddy hundreds to add with a triple ton is more deserving for a test captaincy than sarfraz...

 

[Mamoon]

just honour him giving the captaincy for his 10,000 runs... he is still the best in the country when it comes to test cricket and also for the captaincy as he is shrewd enough.. well they have made SA to captain in tests, YOUNIS is no nonsense compared to that lol... Im sure Sarfraz and all other future captains in the team will learn from him the art of cunning captaincy and the courage to go with the gut feeling.. I dont see anything wrong in giving him the captaincy for test only.. I have said numerous times, that i still dont feel sarfraz is the right candidate for test captaincy, first he needs to make the team with his keeping alone then can talk about captaincy.. Imho Azhar ali with all his form, experience, match winning knocks especially in the 4th inns and daddy hundreds to add with a triple ton is more deserving for a test captaincy than sarfraz...

What honour? Captaincy is not a reward, it is a tactical decision taking the best interests of the team into account. We have quite a few series in Asia coming up and this is the right time to rebuild the middle-order. In 2016, Younis failed in 14 out of 17 innings outside Asia. A year or so later, he will probably fail in all innings because he is not going to get better at this age.

We need to replace Younis before our next overseas cycle. By giving him captaincy and prolonging his career by another year or so, we will block the development of his replacement who might be thrown into the deep end right before a tour of England or SA or Australia, which can ruin careers, as we saw with Umar Amin in England in 2010. Look at it this way: the next time we tour overseas, Younis will not be able to perform and we have the batting and bowling to perform well in Asia in his absence. Thus, it is the logical time for Younis to go.

As far Sarfraz is concerned, he is not world class and hasn't done anything special since his 2014-15 purple patch, but he is still by far the best WK batsman in the country. Rizwan looked better with the gloves in Australia, but his batting has gone south. There is no replacement for Sarfraz right now and although his captaincy has been mediocre in ODIs so far, he is still a considerably better tactician than Azhar, who is shaping up to be one of Pakistan's Test greats and is entering his peak.

He doesn't need to be burdened with Test captaincy when it is clear that he doesn't thrive as a leader. Nonetheless, I do think he can fare better in Tests than ODIs, but we don't want another Misbah clone - it is time for the team to take a different direction for the next 3-4 years and Sarfraz is the ideal man for it. No need of short-term/interim measures to please the ego of an individual whose time is up.

 

[MenInG]

Think he has burnt his bridges with the PCB now.

 

[JibranAnsari]

A bitter end indeed.

 

[moghul]

He tried to blackmail PCB to get the captaincy ( not for the first time ) , did not work, now wants to carry on as a player, hallmark of a great team man.

 

[gazza619]

I know hindsight is a luxury but it seems like a a horrible decision not to make YK captain of the test team. Imagine if he was still around we wouldnt have embarrassed ourselves in so many test matches.

YK was fully fit when he retired and was still scoring runs. He surely would have scored more runs than Asad Shafiq.

 

[Savak]

Not sure what the PCB thought process was at the time but would it have really hurt Pakistan Cricket to have Younis Khan as test captain for next 2-3 years?

 

[MMHS]

I know hindsight is a luxury but it seems like a a horrible decision not to make YK captain of the test team. Imagine if he was still around we wouldnt have embarrassed ourselves in so many test matches.

YK was fully fit when he retired and was still scoring runs. He surely would have scored more runs than Asad Shafiq.

Finally you have seen the light!!!! It was me first (and always) wrote that instead of Sarfraz, PCB should have appointed YK as Test Captain for at least 2 years (roughly till 2019 WC). From March 2017, PAK had just about 10-12 Tests - 2 in BD (planned), 2 against SRL, 2 in UK, 1 in IRL, 5 in UAE .... then SAF tour. Apart from this latest tour in SAF at the age of may be 45, it would have been difficult for him, but before that PAK would have won at least 8 of those 10 Tests against SRL, ENG, IRL, AUS & NZ.

My hunch is he would have won all 8 Tests outside ENG and may be 1-1 still in ENG as well, because I didn't see anything from Sarfraz to suggest that he had any contribution in that Lord's win as a player or Captain. By SAF tour, a deputy would have been ready and even had YK lost 3-0 in SAF, PCB could simply ask him to retire in grace and appoint a fresh Captain without any baggage after WC, when PAK plays next Test. Absolute shambolic planning - now they are stuck with Sarfraz who doesn't deserve to be Captain, doesn't deserve to be sacked either just before WC (sacking only from Test Captaincy will also hurt his confidence before WC).

 

[srh]

horrible decision by PCB to not make YK test captain now Pakistan is stuck with a specialist captain Sarfraz

 

[Saj]

The first question I would ask is, was YK genuine about wanting to captain Pakistan or was he bluffing?

 

[BaankeJi]

That is no reason to retire.

 

[Junaids]

The first question I would ask is, was YK genuine about wanting to captain Pakistan or was he bluffing?

My first question would be:

“Why make a 42 year old captain, when he had just failed in:

6 out of 7 innings in England.
4 out of 4 innings in New Zealand.
4 out of 6 innings in Australia?”

Who needs a geriatric captain who has sunk to the point that he fails in 14 away innings out of 17?

 

[topspin]

When Misbah's side failed to beat a minnow Zimbabwe side 5 years and got whitewashed, this was the time when PCB needed YK as captain with either Haris Sohail, Fawad Alam (ideally) or Umar Akmal groomed as the replacement batsman at 5.

For me this decision from the PCB six years ago, is what has come back to haunt us the most when you consider the state of Pakistan cricket at present and recent past from the beginning of the 2010s decade.

Making Misbah and Younis Khan retire at the same time highlights the incompetence of the PCB who had no idea under NS how to go about succession planning. You never make 2 experienced players retire at the same time.

 

[Gabbar Singh]

People are seriously suggesting YK should still be around playing test cricket today at the age of 43?

 

[gazza619]

My first question would be:

“Why make a 42 year old captain, when he had just failed in:

6 out of 7 innings in England.
4 out of 4 innings in New Zealand.
4 out of 6 innings in Australia?”

Who needs a geriatric captain who has sunk to the point that he fails in 14 away innings out of 17?

I see what you mean. YK was erratic in his last year of test cricket. Attached is an extract of his scores. He made some big scores followed by some pretty poor ones. Mind you the majority of tests he played were overseas as well. May be making him captain would have motivated him to up his game?

He would have at least ensured we didnt loose any tests in UAE as well where scoring runs is bread and better for him. We could have made somebody like Babar his vice captain

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[gazza619]

My first question would be:

“Why make a 42 year old captain, when he had just failed in:

6 out of 7 innings in England.
4 out of 4 innings in New Zealand.
4 out of 6 innings in Australia?”

Who needs a geriatric captain who has sunk to the point that he fails in 14 away innings out of 17?

By the way YK didnt do as bad in England and Australia as you are making it out

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[HappyWarsFan]

Looking back,.we should have kept YK around as captain for 2-3 more years. Even at this age I'm sure he would have still UAE bashed.

If he kept playing on and was the captain,:

We would have beat SL 2-0
Draw 1-1 v Eng
Win 1-0 vs Ireland
Win 2-0 vs AUS
Win 3-0 vs NZ
Lose 3-0 or 2-1 vs SA

Would have been a much better record, and we could have groomed someone like Babar under YK's wing these last 2 years.

 

[Usman Chadda]

Looking back,.we should have kept YK around as captain for 2-3 more years. Even at this age I'm sure he would have still UAE bashed.

If he kept playing on and was the captain,:

We would have beat SL 2-0
Draw 1-1 v Eng
Win 1-0 vs Ireland
Win 2-0 vs AUS
Win 3-0 vs NZ
Lose 3-0 or 2-1 vs SA

Would have been a much better record, and we could have groomed someone like Babar under YK's wing these last 2 years.

Massive fan of YK, but he was terminal decline. PCB did the most stupidest thing in making Azhar Ali the ODI captain back in 2015, when he should have been groomed to be the Test captain once Misbah left. What we saw was Azhar completely losing it in a format where he had limited chance of succeeding, and being disillusioned from taking the reigns in the one format where he was good enough.