What Younis did to Grant was on lighter note: PCB
Karachi, July 3: The Pakistan Cricket Board and the national team touring England have refused to comment on former batting coach Grant Flower’s stunning claim that ex-captain Younis Khan once held a knife to his throat on receiving some unwanted advice.
Flower made the sensational allegation during a cricket podcast in which he spoke about his nearly five-year stint with the national team between 2014 and 2019. Younis is currently the batting coach of Pakistan.
An official response was not forthcoming from the PCB but a well-informed source in the board said that the incident, that took place in Brisbane during a 2016 tour of Australia, wasn’t a case of serious threat as portrayed by Flower but just friendly banter on the breakfast table during the Test match.
“But the impression being spread by Grant Flower is not entirely true. Younis apparently had jokingly picked up the butter knife and waved it around telling Grant to just let him have his breakfast and not give advice at the breakfast table,” the source confirmed.
Younis is unlikely to respond to Grant’s narration of what happened, the source added.
Recalling the incident, Flower also said that head coach Mickey Arthur had to intervene and calm Younis at that time.
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But the impression being spread by Grant Flower is not entirely true. Younis apparently had jokingly picked up the butter knife and waved it around telling Grant to just let him have his breakfast and not give advice at the breakfast table. — A PCB OFFICIAL
on the incident
PTI