Former Pakistan captain Younis Khan has slammed the PCB for failing to recognize the correct candidate for captaincy. The former middle-order batter believes that grocery vendors and fruit sellers would have a better understanding of the game than the PCB as well. The last couple of years have seen the Pakistan team undergo several captaincy changes. While Babar Azam had stepped down as white-ball captain after the 2023 World Cup, he was back in the role after Shaheen Shah Afridi led the T20 side only in one series as well.
Speaking to reporters in a media interaction, Younis said as quoted by cricketpakistan.pk, he said: “It feels like sometimes the PCB doesn’t know its own identity. Even grocery vendors and fruit sellers know who should be the captain and coach, but it seems like the PCB doesn’t. Players like me shouldn’t be kept away from the PCB. I’m willing to train players for free if it helps improve the domestic structure. If someone isn’t suited for a role, they shouldn’t be there. People in the PCB need to let go of selfishness, and captains shouldn’t be appointed just because they agree with certain people. Decisions should be based on merit, not personal preferences.”
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The veteran also added PCB’s misjudgement due to biases. With Shan Masood losing his first five Tests as captain, reports show that he could be replaced ahead of the England series as well. Babar Azam could also lose captaincy after overseeing Pakistan’s forgettable T20 World
Cup campaign this year as well.
“Babar Azam was made captain because he was the best performer. To become an even better player, he needs to stay away from controversies and focus on his game. There are bigger things than captaincy, and Babar must decide what’s important for him. I scored 10,000 runs in my career, and I believe Babar Azam can score 15,000. He just needs to focus on his performance, like Virat Kohli did when he stepped down from captaincy to concentrate on his game,” Younis Khan concluded.
