By IANS,
Karachi : Pakistan captain Younis Khan is in the process of forming a players’ association for national cricketers and is in touch with the Federation of International Cricketers Association (FICA).
Younis said in an interview Friday that he met FICA chief Tim May in London during the World Twenty20 championship in June to seek details about the formation of players’ association.
The skipper said he has exchanged several emails with May over the last few weeks, adding that the formation of a Pakistani players’ association is now very much in the pipeline.
Younis disclosed that he has discussed the issue with current and former players in Pakistan and plans to meet Pakistan Cricket Board
officials.
He made it clear that the association is not being formed as a rival to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
“I don’t want any sort of confrontation with anybody,” he said. “I want to work for the betterment of cricketers in Pakistan because there are several players who are in a lot of financial problems,” he added.
Younis said he is expecting to have another round of talks with May on the sidelines of the ICC Champions Trophy which kicks off in South Africa from September 22.
Pakistan is among the few major Test playing countries that doesn’t have a cricketers association.
Former Test captain Majid Khan formed a players association during the 1980s but it failed to take off.
Younis and several other current players began making efforts to form a players’ association last year.