Pakistan Cricket Board action

vIndianz.com (10 Mar, 2010) — Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board has put an end to the international careers of former captains Mohammad Yousuf and Younis Khan, besides imposing a one-year ban on Shoaib Malik in the wake of the team’s disastrous tour of Australia.

Pakistan were whitewashed in all three formats of the game in Australia and the PCB had set up an inquiry committee headed by Wasim Bari. The committee recommended that former captain Shoaib Malik and Rana Naved-ul-Hasan were handed out a one-year ban to each of them. The inquiry committee had recommended that Yousuf and Younis should no longer be part of the national team. Malik and Rana be banned for 12 months and fined Rs 2 million. The statement also said that the Akmal brothers Kamran and Umar and Afridi have been put on probation for six months, besides being fined between Rs 2-3 million for indiscipline during the tour. This is the first time in Pakistan’s cricket history that the Board has taken such strong disciplinary action against so many players at one time.

The punishments are set to impact the composition of Pakistan’s World Twenty20 Championships. PCB chairman Ejaz Butt with the national selection committee will discuss the issue on Monday as part of the selection process for the Twenty20 World Cup in the West Indies. There were mixed reactions to the strong recommendations keeping in mind that upcoming Twenty20 World Cup in the West Indies where Pakistan defends its title. The captain, coach and manager had reported Malik and Rana for misbehavior and not cooperating with the management.

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