Grant Flower: “He didn’t take kindly to my advice and brought a knife to my throat”

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Former Pakistan batting coach Grant Flower has claimed that Younis Khan put a knife to his throat when he offered some advice to the legendary batsman.

Flower noted that the incident occurred when Pakistan were touring Australia.

He added that then-head coach Mickey Arthur had to intervene to defuse the situation.

While Younis is the only Pakistan player to have scored 10,000 runs in Test cricket, Flower admitted that the 42-year-old was “quite tough to master”.

“Younis Khan… quite tough to master. Obviously, a brilliant career. I remember one incident in Brisbane, during the Test, at breakfast I tried to give him a bit of batting advice, not that my career was anywhere near his regarding stats, as he is the highest scorer in Pakistan Test cricket,” Flower, who is now Sri Lanka’s batting coach, said on the Following on Cricket Podcast as quoted by Cricket Pakistan.

“But he didn’t take kindly to my advice and brought a knife to my throat, with Mickey Arthur sitting alongside, who had to intervene. Yeah, it’s been interesting. But that’s part of coaching. It makes it a hell of a journey, and I’ve really enjoyed it. I’ve still got a lot to learn, but I’m very fortunate to be in the position I am.”

Younis was recently named Pakistan’s batting coach for their upcoming series in England.

Pakistan are scheduled to play three Tests and three T20 Internationals against England, with the first Test starting on August 5 and the T20 series beginning on August 28.

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