Former Pakistan captain Asif Iqbal broke his silence on cricketing matters and has advised senior batsmen Younis Khan and Misbahul Haq to call it a day and pave the way for youngsters to be groomed in the national team after it lost the second cricket Test to Sri Lanka in Colombo.
According to local media reports Iqbal said, “I think we need to stop trying to find excuses for every defeat we suffer. Cricket has changed and it is a young man’s game now. I think the seniors must now step down and allow younger players a chance to establish themselves in international cricket”.
“I don’t want to sound unkind to these two as they have done a lot and Younis by playing 100 Tests with an average of 53 has proven himself to be a world class performer. But I think now it is time for Pakistan cricket to think about future and change its mind set on how to play cricket,” Iqbal added.
While Younis and Misbah had given a lot to Pakistan cricket but now it was time for the duo to move on. He pointed out that even Kumar Sangakkara had taken the decision to retire from Tests despite being a bit younger than Younis.
The former captain Asif Iqbal has played 58 Tests and 440 first class matches for Pakistan.
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