Karachi, Aug 3 - Pakistan captain Younis Khan has appealed to cricket fans to stop blaming 'groupism' in his team for its below-par performance in the current tour of Sri Lanka.

Younis said in an interview Monday that he believes the main reason for his players' failure to play well during the tour lay in the poor structure back home.

'The problem with Pakistan cricket is that our domestic structure is flawed,' said Younis.

Pakistan lost in the Test series 0-2 against Sri Lanka last month and has failed to impress in the ongoing One-day International series.

'The players produced by our cricket have flawed technique. They only manage to overcome it once they start playing for the national team,' he lamented.

Younis said that he faced similar problems early in his career.

'When I made it into the Pakistan team, my technique was not so good.