PCB Now Says “No Life Ban” For Younis, Yousuf
March 11, 2010 at 11:25 am · Mobile News · Scroller
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt has done a vote-face on the life ban imposed on former captain Younis Khan and Mohammad Yousuf, saying no such action has been taken.
Pakistan’s cricket authorities 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, Shahid Afridi and the Akmal brothers, Kamran and Umar. Butt now says 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-Report -JNW