I think you can safely dismiss those claims Wanderer. From what I've read quite a significant amount of effort was taken by the coach, Inzi, Yousuf him self and even Shereyar Khan to persuade Younis to change his mind, but it seems he was adamant.

The reports linked are in Urdu, I would have translated the lot of them if I had the time right now, but for brief they include amongst other things, eye witness accounts from reporters of the proceedings at the Gadaffi between 11 and 6 yesterday during which all these events unfolded, and it contains not one but several revelations of several efforts that were undertaken to try and persuade Younis to change his mind that all resulted in vain.

At one point, it was reported, Woolmer had kept his hand on him in an attempt to explain calmly but he shrugged it off and discontinued listening to him. Much of it comes across as very irresponsible selfish behaviour and now I can very well see why Osman Samiuddin wrote yesterday that Younis is very lucky to still have his place in the team, it might well have been his apology and some insistence from Yousuf and Inzi to Shehryar Khan and co. that might have saved him.

So I cannot see how the news report you site can claim Yousuf and even some one like Razzaq opposed to Younis' long term appointment, they have all played well under him during his vice captaincy stint and shown to have no problems with either him personally or with the way he handled the team. Yousuf in particular gets along very well with Younis.

Yes Younis did have a confrontation with Afridi but I seriously doubt some how that even Afrid would have a problem with him in the long term based on the events in Barbadous from two summers ago. Afridi him self has said a lot of times in the recent past that the team has performed well off late because "Inzi Bhai" is the only 'big fish' in the team as it were, so they is very little clash of personality within the rest of the squad, and that every one gets along well.

So I really doubt senior figures like Razzaq. Afridi and Yousuf would have a 'problem' with Younis being captain. I really really doubt that. It just seems to me Younis took a hasty, angry, sentimental decision based on his disappointment at either the selection of Faisal Iqbal or his own-non selection as a permanent captain or something else equally petty in nature.

If only Younis had the sense to go and speak to the board in private before making his decision, discuss his views with Shereyar, try and find a way out, or if PCB had the sense to clear things to him from before hand them selves, all of this could have so easily been avoided.

PS: Oh and yeah, just recalled the link might well not work for you even if you can read Urdu, cause you need registration to view the articles there. You can sign up from www.express.com.pk if you wish to read the reports.