Ex-captain Yousuf quits playing for Pakistan
Published:Tuesday | March 30, 2010 | 8:52 AM
Former Pakistan captain Mohammad Yousuf has announced his retirement from international cricket in protest against an indefinite suspension.
The 35-year-old was banned following an inquiry into the tour of Australia earlier this year when the team lost all nine matches under his leadership.
Pakistan officials say Yousuf’s presence was harmful to the team.
The Pakistan Cricket Board ordered the inquiry after the team lost all three Tests, five one-dayers and a Twenty/Twenty match in Australia.
As a result Yousuf and former captain Younus Khan were both handed indefinite bans, while another ex-skipper, Shoaib Malik, and pace bowler Rana Naved-ul Hasan were banned for a year.