Shoaib Malik denies lobbying against Younis

Lahore: Former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik has dismissed reports that he had led a group of players to the Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to replace Younis Khan as captain with Shahid Afridi. Appearing on a talk show on the Geo Super, Malik also denied he had led any campaign to have Younis replaced as captain. “Yes I did meet with the board Chairman but I never suggested to him to replace Younis nor supported the appointment of Afridi. That is not my job and you don’t change captains on minor issues. If we have any problems I can talk to Younis myself,” he said. “They are minor issues but we solve them and we support each other. I know all the players back the captain as well. There are absolutely no groupings in the team.”