Younis to resign as Pakistan coach
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August 21, 2011, Sunday
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PAKISTAN coach Waqar Younis announced yesterday he will step down after the upcoming tour of Zimbabwe.
The former fast bowler said he had resigned "a few days back" but while accepting his resignation, the Pakistan Cricket Board asked him to stay on for the Zimbabwe tour, beginning on August 28.
"There are few personal reasons behind my decision to resign and nothing else," Younis said. "Whatever time I had spent with the Pakistan team, I thoroughly enjoyed it."
Younis took over from Intikhab Alam last year and was in charge when Pakistan reached the semifinals of the World Cup in March, losing to archrival India.
However, Younis has also had to deal with several off-field controversies, including the suspension of Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Asif and Salman Butt for spot-fixing during a test match against England in August 2010.
Younis also criticized former one-day captain Shahid Afridi in his tour report of West Indies. Afridi later quit international cricket in protest and said he would only return once the current setup of the PCB changes.
"When you live in a family there are differences, but I have nothing against anyone," Younis said.
The former fast bowler said he had resigned "a few days back" but while accepting his resignation, the Pakistan Cricket Board asked him to stay on for the Zimbabwe tour, beginning on August 28.
"There are few personal reasons behind my decision to resign and nothing else," Younis said. "Whatever time I had spent with the Pakistan team, I thoroughly enjoyed it."
Younis took over from Intikhab Alam last year and was in charge when Pakistan reached the semifinals of the World Cup in March, losing to archrival India.
However, Younis has also had to deal with several off-field controversies, including the suspension of Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Asif and Salman Butt for spot-fixing during a test match against England in August 2010.
Younis also criticized former one-day captain Shahid Afridi in his tour report of West Indies. Afridi later quit international cricket in protest and said he would only return once the current setup of the PCB changes.
"When you live in a family there are differences, but I have nothing against anyone," Younis said.
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