Younus Khan criticises Misbah Ul Haq and Waqar Younis

Younus Khan is unhappy at the ‘unfair’ treatment handed out to him

Younus Khan has launched a scathing attack on Pakistan coach Waqar Younis and Test skipper Misbah-ul-Haq, The Tribune reports. The veteran batsman publically expressed his displeasure, without naming anybody, at what he sees as unfair treatment.

Younus made the comments while speaking to a television channel back in his homeland after returning from the triumphant Test series win against Sri Lanka where he picked up the Man of the Match award in the decider.

“I don’t know if I had not scored those 177 runs in the fourth innings of the third test in Sri Lanka what would have happened,” he said, as reported by The Tribune. “Most probably I would have been dropped. But this is not the way to treat senior players they need to be given confidence and I have always played for and give my best for Pakistan,”

The former skipper then took a direct dig at Misbah with regards to their batting. Younus said, according to The Tribune: “Misbah bats down the order. I go up. It is easier to bat down the order because the ball is old. I am more experienced and have played more matches so there is no comparison.”

The experienced batsman was dropped from the ODI squad after the World Cup and Younus minced no words on his thoughts about the decision.

“Why can’t I play one-day cricket. What is wrong with me. Am I not fit or good enough. If I had been given a chance in the recent home series against Zimbabwe I would definitely have got runs,” he said.“In the World Cup also I was not sure whether I would play or not. Against South Africa at the last minute I was inducted because of the injury to Haris Sohail I scored 37 valuable runs. I have scored runs against every strong opposition so why can’t I play ODIs. I have also gone up and played against any side when others have backed down,” Younus said, as per The Tribune.

PCB responds to Younus’ comments

Najam Sethi, the former PCB chief, and present head of the executive committee has responded to the controversial statements but ruled out taking any action against the 37-year-old.

“I have heard about his remarks but I think we need to be a bit mature about this,” Sethi said, as reported by The Tribune. “Younus is a senior player and he has been playing well. One can understand some frustration, but we need to move on.”