KARACHI: Renowned Test cricketer and former Pakistani skipper, Younus Khan, responded disquietingly statement by saying that he cannot do anything with the people having problems over his decision of retirement from ODI format.
The record-breaking scorer amongst all Pakistani batsmen said, ‘If I says to change head coach, then the statement will definitely annoy Waqar Younis, but some other persons will get worried if I shows support for him.’
He added that his retirement created a gap in batting side of the national team but youngsters have firm ability to fill it.
Earlier, Waqar Younis, the Pakistan coach, has added his disquiet to the timing of Younis Khan’s retirement from one-day cricket after the batsman quit on the day of the opening match in the series against England.
Having been recalled to the one-day side for the first time since the World Cup, Younis then announced that the first game in Abu Dhabi would be his last. He made 9 before pulling to mid-on and was then replaced by debutant Iftikhar Ahmed for the second match which Pakistan lost by 95 runs, ESPNCricInfo reported.
“Reality demanded that he should have completed the series. But that is the way he thinks and he is, I am very proud of the way he played the game,” Waqar told reporters in Sharjah. “He will continue to play Test cricket and I am hopeful that he will complete 10,000 Test runs but it was an unfortunate way [to retire] and the decision was sudden and that was a big shock for us.”
However, Younus Khan gave his statement while talking to reporters in Karachi. During the press meeting, he announced to donate earnings of his record-making bat after its auction to Indus Hospital.
He said his bat will be available for auction on November 27. He also revealed his future plan to initiate his efforts for health and education sectors. The cricketer will visit different areas of Kashmir, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) provinces in this regards.
