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Butt denies reports about rift in team | Notwithstanding Younis Khan's remarks about altercations among senior players in the team, Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt has said there is no rift inside the squad. "I don't believe in these speculations. Every time the team is not doing well, these
kind of speculations and rumours (of internal rift) start coming around, and there
is nothing like that in the team. Younis needed a break and he took it," Butt
said. Commenting on Mohammad Yousuf's appointment as the Test captain, Butt told
media persons over phone from Dubai that he was the best option available following
Younus Khan opting out of the series against New Zealand . "We concluded that
Yousuf is the best choice at this time to lead the team as he is the senior most
player in the side. He was the ideal alternative and there were no disagreements
over his appointment and we are confident he can do the job in New Zealand ,"
The Dawn quoted Butt, as saying. Meanwhile, reports are that the PCB's Governing
Council is unimpressed by Butt's decision to appoint Yousuf as the skipper for
the New Zealand series without consulting it. Council members Wazir Ali Khoja,
who is likely to replace Butt after his retirement, and Muhammad Ali Shah claimed
that he did not take the council into confidence while announcing Yousuf's name
for captaincy. "Perhaps because he (Butt) was in Dubai and everything was happening
there, so he took decisions.But, with improved communication facilities in the
modern day world, the PCB chairman could have set a good example by talking to
the council members on a very important issue," Khoja said. Referring reports
about differences among players in the team, Khoja said things would get clear
only when Butt briefs the council personally over the issue. "From the way things
have gone, it looks the players were not happy with Younis so he stepped down
but we will only know the real story when the chairman returns and we get a briefing
from him," he said. |
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