Younis Khan, a former Pakistan stalwart announced his resignation as the batting coach ahead of the national side’s tour of England. The former batsman resigned from the top job on June 22 even though he was roped in by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for a two-year contract, which would’ve come to a conclusion after the 2022 T20 World Cup.
A specific reason wasn’t revealed for his departure, but reports of his spat with speedster Hasan Ali started doing the rounds soon. Many reports have claimed that the two players were involved in a heated argument during Pakistan’s successful tour of South Africa early this year.
Younis Khan Denies Hasan Ali Spat As Reason For His Resignation As Batting Coach
The entire incident escalated when Hasan Ali had allegedly refused to take an ice bath following a T20I, which irked the batting coach. Hasan Ali’s refusal to follow the instructions of the trainer Yasir Malik irked Younis Khan and he lost his cool temper as bowling coach Waqar Younis had to jump into the scene for reconciliation.
At first, Younis Khan was unavailable to comment on his resignation, but the 43-year-old has now broken his silence on the ice-bath controversy.
“Hasan Ali apologised to me, and I had forgiven him. To play up the Hasan Ali incident (and use it) as a possible reason for my resignation comes as a surprise to me.”
Younis Khan’s own statements have confirmed that everything wasn’t well between him and the national Pakistan players and a heated exchange of words had taken place between Hasan Ali and the former cricketer. As the batting coach has denied his spat being a reason for his departure, it reasons to be seen what led to him quitting the job which he had till 2022 T20 World Cup.
Younis Khan Is The Only Pakistan Cricketer To Score Above 10,000 Test Runs
Earlier, dental treatment and being accused of leaking Men in Green’s team information to his media friends were stated to be one of the prime reasons for Younis Khan’s exit. The Babar Azam-led Pakistan team, meanwhile, is in England and Wales for three ODIs and as many T20Is.
Younis Khan is the only Pakistan player to score 10,000+ Test runs and Pakistan’s highest run-scorer in Test cricket with the most centuries. He is also the only player to score Test hundreds in all 11 countries. He announced his ODI retirement in November 2015 after having announced his T20I retirement in 2009.
Alleged misbehavior of a Pakistan Cricket Board official with Younis Khan led to the former captain quitting his batting coach position with the national team ahead of the England tour. Younis Khan wanted to join the team’s bio-bubble a few days later and that conversation with a board official led to him stepping down as batting coach. He had asked the PCB to allow him to join the mandatory bio-bubble for the England tour after a few days’ delay as he had to undergo a complex dental treatment in Karachi
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