Despite Pakistan Cricket Board refusing to comment on former batting coach Grant Flower’s claim about Younis Khan’s dressing room behaviour, the talk around this does not seem to die down. Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif has added a new dimension to the claim by bringing in former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin.
“Younis Khan quite tough to master. I remember one incident in Brisbane, during the Test, at breakfast, I tried to give him a bit of batting advice, but he didn’t take kindly to my advice and brought a knife to my throat, with Mickey Arthur sitting alongside, who had to intervene,” Flower had said on ‘Following On Cricket Podcast’.
Commenting upon this, Latif said one of the reasons Flower made such a comment about Younis could be Mohammad Azharuddin.
“We do not know what happens inside the dressing room. But Azharuddin can be a reason for this. In 2016, Younis made a double century at the Oval. He (Younis) did not take the name of the batting coach (Grant Flower). He said that I was struggling and talked to Azharuddin,” Latif said in YouTube show called ‘Caught Behind’.
“That is a big factor that a player is crediting someone else rather than the coach. Flower must have contributed as a batting coach and served Pakistan. But I think this Azharuddin factor must have been somewhere in his (Flower’s) mind and he probably wanted to get back to him,” Latif added.
Latif was referring to Younis’ magnificent double century, to be precise 218 knock at the Oval which helped Pakistan square off the 4 match test series vs England, at 2-2.
