PCB takes a U-turn, withdraws ban on Younis, Yousuf

By Rahul Bajaj
for Cricketain.com

Published: March 11, 2010

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Karachi: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) president, Ijaz Butt, has done a complete U-turn on the ban imposed on former captains Younis Khan and Mohammad Yousuf, saying that there is no ban imposed on these players but they have been suspended for an indefinite period of time.

Pakistan’s cricket authorities on Wednesday morning banned Younis and Yousuf and took stern action against five other national cricketers on charges ranging from misconduct to ball tampering.

Those punished included former captain Shoaib Malik, Rana Naveed-ul-Hasan (one year bans), Shahid Afridi and the Akmal brothers, Kamran and Umar (six months probation and heavy fine).

Butt retracted from the earlier press release, saying that the PCB has decided to go easy on the senior duo on the basis of recommendations made by a probe panel formed to look into the reasons behind Pakistan’s disastrous tour of Australia. Later in the evening, the PCB also issued a clarification on the issue.

“Some media channels have interpreted the first recommendation of the inquiry committee regarding Mohammad Yousuf and Younis Khan as being a life ban on these two players from playing for Pakistan,” said the PCB statement. “PCB wishes to clarify that the recommendation of the committee is not a life ban on these cricketers. There is no specified term in the recommendation for these two players. As and when the PCB deems appropriate, these players will be considered for selection for the national team.”

The PCB statement came more than four hours after it was announced that Younis and Yousuf will not be selected for international cricket in all three formats.

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