Younis Khan went on so as to add that he by no means regretted for the reality he spoke because it was a lesson from his father to be all the time truthful and humble. Younis, who performed for Pakistan until 2017, mentioned that ‘the group of gamers’ had been regretful later.
“You often face a situation in life where if you speak the truth, you are considered as a madman. My fault was pointing out to a group of players that they were not pushing themselves hard enough for the country,” Younis Khan informed Gulf News.
“The players were, however, regretful later and we played for teammates long enough after that. I know I had nothing wrong for it’s a lesson that I had learnt from my father to always speak the truth and always remain humble,” Younis added.
Younis Khan in 2009 had admitted that he had misplaced command over the workforce. It is believed that eight to 9 gamers from the workforce had been behind the conspiracy to dethrone the legendary batsman.
“I told him I feel as If I have no command over this team. And if a leadership has no command over its players, what is the point of continuing to lead? I also told him that the last 3-4 months have been very trying times for me, not just with the cricket but all that has happened outside it. I need time to get myself together now,” Younis Khan had informed again then.
Younis Khan additionally revealed concerning the contribution of Javed Miandad throughout his taking part in days. He mentioned that Miandad would all the time counsel him to search for huge a whole lot and never calm down after reaching the 3-figure mark. He opined that steerage of a senior within the preliminary phases of a participant’s profession was of utmost significance. He quoted the examples of Indian batsmen Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to solidify his ideas.
“During my playing days, I had Miandad as a coach. As someone who was a master of the big hundreds himself, he used to tell me that once you reach 100, think you are starting from zero. This may sound like a cliche, but it’s quite a difficult thing to do as it needs a great deal of mental fitness along with physical fitness.”
“If you look at Indian cricket, you will see that when the likes of Virat Kohli or Rohit Sharma were coming up, (Sachin) Tendulkar was still around. You can learn a lot from watching how a great batsman prepares himself for an innings,” Younis Khan mentioned.
Pakistan’s all-time main run-scorer in Test format Younis Khan reckoned that modern-day cricket was very exhausting for the gamers because the rivals are continually discovering methods to pip one another. Younis added that being constant may be very robust.
“The rival teams are constantly analysing the video footage of the likes of Virat, Rohit or a (Steve) Smith. They keep track of which batsman can have a lapse of concentration once getting into his fifties or sixtiesand it’s to the credit of these batsmen that they can still build their innings.”
“It takes a lot of strength of character to perform consistently at this level. I tried to focus on this need of building a strong character during a virtual workshop for the Pakistan batsmen where the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) wanted me to speak recently. I am happy to note that someone like Babar Azam has said he benefitted from it,” Younis Khan concluded.
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