Karachi, Kingston: Pakistan’s former captain and senior batsman, Younis Khan has made it clear he has no intentions of reversing his decision of retiring from international cricket.
“A lot of things are being said regarding my retirement from Test cricket. that perhaps Younis Khan wants to continue playing cricket,” he said in a video uploaded on his Twitter account. “There is no truth to this,” he asserted.
A fresh controversy erupted in Pakistan cricket after Younis apparently told a website in an interview that if required he can take back his retirement decision for the sake of the national team.
But on Sunday, the senior batsman was clearly not pleased with the criticism directed at him for apparently having second thoughts on his retirement.
“I have retired by my own wishes, with honour, in the right manner and according to a plan,” Younis said.
Younis, who is just 23 runs short of becoming the first Pakistan batsman to reach 10,000 Test runs, made it clear that the answers he had given in the interview to the website were being made into a big controversy.
“I won’t go into details about the questions I was asked [in the interview], the response I gave and the version that was brought before you,” he said.
Both Younis and Test captain, Misbah-ul-Haq have announced they will retire from Test cricket after the three-match series in the West Indies.
Both have already retired from ODIs and T20 internationals. Younis made it clear he had no plans to change his retirement plans even if he had a successful series in the West Indies.
“Even if I score a century in every innings of the three Tests even then I will retire from Test cricket as announced by me,” he added.
Meanwhile, Mohammad Amir completed a five-wicket haul and West Indies captain Jason Holder reached a fifth half-century as the home side reached 278 for nine in their first innings on a rain-ruined second day of the first Test against Pakistan at Sabina Park on Saturday.
Only 11.3 overs were bowled in the entire day as inadequate covering from heavy overnight and early morning rain left damp patches on the pitch and a sodden area of the outfield, delaying the start of play by four hours.
By the time the showers returned in late afternoon with even greater ferocity, just 55 minutes play was possible during which Amir and Holder shone through the gathering gloom.
After the home skipper and Devendra Bishoo extended their eighth-wicket partnership to 75 against the second new ball, Amir had Bishoo caught at the wicket for 28.
