Pakistan chief selector Iqbal Qasim said on Wednesday that senior cricketer Younis Khan’s ODI future will be discussed by a panel after the conclusion of the ongoing Sri Lanka tour.
Younis was left out of the final ODI which Pakistan lost to concede the series 3-1. The middle-order batsman managed only 10 runs in three innings.
“It's the duty of the senior cricketers to lead the team, to carry the team and to drive it forward, but if one of your senior players is struggling then that puts pressure on the team," Qasim was quoted as saying by Pakpassion.net.
"Let the tour of Sri Lanka finish and then we will definitely discuss his future plans with him [Younis]. Younis has of course already requested not to be selected in T20s, I don't know what he has in mind regarding 50-over cricket.
"I'm sure we will have an amicable chat about his future, as Pakistan needs him for Test cricket for the future. Experience is an invaluable commodity in cricket but you have to be out in the middle performing, which unfortunately Younis has not been doing in 50-over cricket of late,” he added.
Younis was left out of the final ODI which Pakistan lost to concede the series 3-1. The middle-order batsman managed only 10 runs in three innings.
“It's the duty of the senior cricketers to lead the team, to carry the team and to drive it forward, but if one of your senior players is struggling then that puts pressure on the team," Qasim was quoted as saying by Pakpassion.net.
"Let the tour of Sri Lanka finish and then we will definitely discuss his future plans with him [Younis]. Younis has of course already requested not to be selected in T20s, I don't know what he has in mind regarding 50-over cricket.
"I'm sure we will have an amicable chat about his future, as Pakistan needs him for Test cricket for the future. Experience is an invaluable commodity in cricket but you have to be out in the middle performing, which unfortunately Younis has not been doing in 50-over cricket of late,” he added.
