Malik denies coup
Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik has dismissed reports about a move by some senior players to oust him from the skipper's job.
Referring to reports that senior players like Mohammad Yousuf, Younis Khan, Shahid Afridi and even vice-captain Misbahul Haq were interested in becoming captain, Malik said he didn't see any threat to his captaincy.
"I think if there is any such move, it will die down with time. Because I never asked for the captaincy. I only accepted it as a challenge and for the national team," he said.
Media reports have said that with changes expected in the cricket board after the resignation of Chairman Nasim Ashraf, some senior players were lobbying to get Malik removed as captain.
Afridi has denied any such move but confirmed there were problems with Malik's captaincy and the existing culture in the dressing room.
But Malik made it clear he had never expressed the desire to become Pakistan captain.
"When they offered me the captaincy I accepted it as a challenge and even now I consider the performance of the team more important then my individual performances," he said.
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