The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and batting coach Younis Khan have agreed to part ways after six months of accepting a two-year contract. He will not travel with the Pakistan team on overseas tours to England and West Indies.
Both sides did not comment further on the reasons for Khan's departure. ESPNcricinfo understands that he was involved in the recently concluded camp for the Test team at the High Performance Center for a few days before returning to Karachi.
Khan was appointed along with head coach Misbah-ul-Haq, bowling coach Waqar Younis and spin bowling coach Mushtaq Ahmed in the team management ahead of Pakistan's tour of England last year. This was also his first appointment with the PCB since retiring in 2017.
Khan originally started last year on a short-term stint as a batting consultant. The PCB later integrated him into the coaching system as batting coach for two years, with the option to extend his contract for another term until the 50-over World Cup in 2023. In addition to his role with the national team, Khan was also appointed to run the Batsman Development Program at the Hanif Mohammad High Performance Center in Karachi.
Pakistan have had mixed results since taking over as batting coach. In five overseas Tests in England and New Zealand, Pakistan lost two draws and three before beating South Africa at home and in the white-ball formats, followed by a successful tour of Zimbabwe, which included series victories in T20Is and Tests. .
PCB chief executive Wasim Khan said: "It is sad to lose a specialist of the stature and experience of Younis Khan." "After a series of discussions, we both have reluctantly but mutually and amicably agreed that it is time to move in different directions. I would like to thank Younis Khan as the batting leader of the Pakistan men's national cricket team. I would like to thank him for his contributions during his short stint as coach and Asha. He will be available to assist the PCB by sharing his vast knowledge with budding cricketers."
Younis had a bad relationship with the PCB. Even his integration into the coaching set-up after his retirement in 2017 was not easy. He had turned down the PCB twice before accepting the job last year. The board had earlier tried to rope him to work at the development level in the NCA, but those talks failed. Then, in May last year, Khan was close to taking on a role as Pakistan's Under-19 coach, but that plan didn't materialise either. One of the significant problems was with finance while the other was with job profile. The PCB had initially proposed Khan's role as mentor and coach, but he wanted a wider role, including a wider role in national selection.