Younis Khan breaks silence on feud with Hassan Ali

Younis Khan has finally broken his silence on a feud with Hassan Ali.

According to reports, Khan said Ali had apologised to him after their heated exchange of words, and that the two had moved past the incident.

“Hassan Ali apologised to me, and I had forgiven him,” Younis Khan said in a statement. “To play up the Hassan Ali incident [and use it] as a possible reason for my resignation comes as a surprise to me,” he added.

Speaking about his resignation, Khan said he had kept silent over the matter in the larger interest of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Pakistani cricket. Khan clarified that it was PCB’s Strength and Conditioning Coach Yasir Malik who had requested him to speak to Hassan Ali about taking an ice bath.

“I have never looked towards the PCB for a job or for any position,” he said. “I was approached for the position [of batting coach] by the Board,” added the former batsman.

Senior Pakistan sports reporter Saj Sadiq tweeted about the spat between Younis Khan and Hassan Ali a few days ago, stating that a verbal fight between the two took place when Ali refused to take an ice bath as suggested by Khan.

Reports state that one of the reasons why Younis Khan resigned is due to an argument with Hassan Ali after the pace-bowler allegedly refused to take an ice bath during the tour of South Africa #Cricket

— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) June 26, 2021

As per Sadiq, the altercation got to the point where the two had to be separated by coaching staff members and other team players. 

Reports also say that Younis Khan said to Hassan Ali "tera Baap bhi Ice Bath le ga" (your father will also take an ice bath) before both men had to be split-up by coaching staff and players #Cricket

— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) June 26, 2021

A day earlier, Sadiq spoke more about the incident, saying that Khan had allegedly locked himself in a room and refused to talk to Ali, even after the fast bowler had apologised to him.

More reports regarding the incident in South Africa – after the row between Younis Khan and Hassan Ali, Hassan agreed to apologise to Younis Khan, but Younis locked himself in a room and declined to talk to Hassan or accept his apology #Cricket

— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) June 27, 2021

The news of the heated exchange between the two was reported after Khan stepped down from his position as batting coach a few days ago.