"Younis is not happy because he wanted a more lively pitch for the Test with some pace but he was surprised to see a flat track on the first day of the match," one source said.
He said Younis was planning to have a talk with Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board Ejaz Butt after the match asking for the total authority on cricket matters.
"Younis is unhappy that despite his assertion for a lively track the curator of the board did the opposite. What is worrying for him is that with the ball starting to turn, Pakistan will find it hard to survive," the source said.
Younis also had issues with the national selectors over the composition of the 15-member squad announced for the test. Sources say that Younis is slowly realising that he needs complete authority to counter a troika formed by the chief selector Abdul Qadir, coach Intikhab Alam and associate coach Aaqib Javed.
"These three were also responsible for convincing the PCB Chairman to oust Shoaib Malik as captain after the one-day series loss to Sri Lanka last month," the source said.
The decision to drop Afridi from the squad was hardly a surprise considering that he has struggled for form in recent months despite being a regular member of the one-day squad.
But the decision to sideline left-arm pacer Tanvir comes as a surprise as after a poor one-day series against Sri Lanka, he bounced back well in domestic cricket.
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