Taking a break from international cricket, Pakistan’s regular captain Younis Khan on Thursday said problems with a section of players, coupled with his own poor form forced him to pull out of the Test tour of New Zealand.

Younis said though he wants to play for Pakistan, he had no idea where his career was heading. “Only time will tell what happens. But I have every intention to play for Pakistan again,” he said. He conceded he had problems with some of his team mates but said none of them came directly to him to discuss the issues.

“I was not enjoying my cricket at all for the last few months. I did my best to get the cricketers to play with consistency and focus but that didn’t happen. As captain I failed to get the best out of my players,” Younis added. “I was already facing problems with some players and my poor form didn’t help as it is a fact that when the captain is not scoring runs it becomes difficult for him to turn things his way,” he said. “No one ever came to me directly and told me his grievances. Otherwise I would have tried to resolve the issues,” he added.

“It is disappointing for me the way we lost to New Zealand in Abu Dhabi. We should have easily won. But when people talk about my performance they should also look at what others did,” he said.