The Pakistan Cricket Board's plan of having one of their greats Younis Khan as a coach of their U-19 side hit a major roadblock after the former predicted a high remuneration along with an input in the selection matters.
According to Cricbuzz, the two parties failed to chalk an agreement that would have seen PCB model their youth set up on the lines of India that has Rahul Dravid coach India 'A', to nurture the country's young talent.
The Pakistan Under-19 team has been inconsistent of late. They failed to qualify for the semifinal of the Asia Cup last year, losing to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka and winning only against Hong Kong. Though they beat Ireland and Sri Lanka in group-stages And South Africa in the quarter-final, their 2018 World Cup journey had begun with a loss to Afghanistan in the tournament opener and was ended with another in the semi-final to India, the tournament winners.
It was also reported that due to his strained relationship with the board in his playing days, some routine refused to deal with Younis which prompted Ehsan Mani, the PCB chairman, to ask Wasim Khan, the PCB's managing director, to negotiate with the former Pakistan Captain.
Ehsan Mani, the PCB chairman, had previously also involved the likes of Misbah ul Haq and Wasim Akram to have inputs on various cricketing matters.
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