Younis criticises Afridi's temperament

Former coach Waqar Younis says Shahid Afridi's temperament was his major drawback as a captain as Pakistan look to move forward following their early exit at the ICC World T20.

Afridi and Younis stepped down as T20 captain and coach respectively last week as part of major upheaval at the top of Pakistan cricket, which also included a change of selectors and the findings of a report from a Pakistan Cricket Board-appointed Special Committee.

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In almost two years at the helm, Younis led Pakistan to No.2 in the official Test rankings in 2015 but could not drive success in the limited overs formats, leaving his post with the side ranked seventh and eighth in Twenty20 and one-day internationals respectively.

The 44-year-old was left disappointed that his recommendations to the PCB, included in a report he submitted following the WT20, were not implemented and also leaked to the media.

The leaked report featured criticism of both the PCB and Afridi and in an interview with ESPN Cricinfo this week, the former coach expanded on his thoughts about the former captain.

However, he denied he had a personal issue with Afridi.

"Shahid Afridi's drawbacks as a captain are for everyone to see," he said.

"He's got a temperament issue. He cannot sit for too long to highlight things or absorb things and then go and implement them. I've said this in my report.

"I have been very clear that the report was not for the media but for the board. Unfortunately it was leaked and my relationship with Afridi has been spoilt.

"Afridi was very junior to me when I was finishing with playing cricket, so there was never an issue with him, like an ego clash or something.

"All I wanted was to have a good relationship and coordination to achieve one goal - which is to win.

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"Everybody has a unique character, but as long as the goal and the target are the same and are good for the team, I am okay with that."

It was announced on Tuesday that Sarfraz Ahmed would take over the T20 captaincy from Afridi while Azhar Ali (ODIs) and Misbah-ul-Haq (Tests) would continue to lead their respective sides.

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Younis said Sarfraz and Ali, who was appointed ODI skipper following the 2015 World Cup, should be given time to adjust to their new role as they seek the same success Misbah has enjoyed in the five-day game.

"Azhar is a very young captain. You have to give him some time," Younis said.

"When we lost to Bangladesh (a 3-0 series defeat last April) we started becoming sceptical about him as captain, which shouldn't be the case. He is getting better.

"Misbah, on the other hand, is a more settled person. He absorbs things, makes plans and executes them - this is what you do as captain.

"Now Pakistan have named Sarfraz Ahmed as captain for T20s. Don't expect that he will come and perform miracles. Captaincy adds a lot of pressure. We need to allow him time to settle."

The PCB have enlisted former Test captains Wasim Akram and Ramiz Raja to help select a replacement for Younis as coach while they have also promised an army-style boot camp after it was deemed the players were unfit when they assembled for the Asia Cup in February.

Their next international assignment is their tour of England beginning in July before they host the West Indies in October and November and then tour New Zealand and Australia for the 2016-17 summer.