DUBAI: Younis Khan, who capped a memorable Test against Australia with hundreds in both innings, refused to give credit to the board or the selectors after playing a pivotal role in Pakistan’s victory on Sunday.

The former captain, who will turn 37 next month, had criticised the selectors and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) after being dropped for the ODI series against Australia.

And on Sunday he only thanked Zimbabwean Grant Flower, the team’s batting coach, and trainer Grant Luden for his stellar performance.Younis, who became Pakistan’s leading Test century maker with 26 hundreds, last month slammed the selectors and board for not showing senior players enough respect.

He had also offered to step down from the Test side but the PCB avoided taking any disciplinary action against him despite confirming that Younis had violated code of conduct for players.

Younis avoided mentioning the names of team manager Moin Khan, also the chief selector, and head coach Waqar Younis or the PCB at the post-match presentation ceremony.

Host Ramiz Raja, a former Pakistan captain, urged him to give credit to the board for selecting him but Younis was in no mood to be generous.

“I give lot of credit to Grant Luden and Grant Flower who worked hard with me before this Test to get me ready for the match psychologically and mentally,” Younis said.

“Grant Flower spent a lot of time with me in the nets and mentally he prepared me for a bruising time against a top class Australian attack.

“Even though I was hit a couple of times on the body I was expecting this and managed to stay firm.”

Published in Dawn, October 27th, 2014