Younis ready to lead, but on his own terms

Pakistan lost the one-day series and the first Test against India under the leadership of Malik.

“I only agreed to be vice-captain for the Indian tour because of the importance of the series. If the matches had been against any other team I might not have accepted this responsibility. But now if the Board feels I can be a good Test captain, I am willing to do it but after talking to them,” he said.

Younis said he had his own way of playing cricket and leading the side. “”If the team can do well under my captaincy I would be very happy but I am not asking anyone for the job. This is the Board’s prerogative what they want to do,” he said.

Captaincy in the Pakistan team became an issue during the Test series when Younis said he was not happy with the way the team had been selected without his consultation for the Kolkata match.