Yousuf and Younis banned from international cricket.
Acting on the recommendations of the inquiry committee probing the disastrous tour Down Under, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday imposed a life term ban on captain Mohammed Yousuf and experienced batsman Younis Khan and slapped hefty fines on various players, holding them responsible for the team’s pathetic show.
The PCB has also banned all-rounder Shoaib Malik and fast bowler Rana Naveed-ul-Hassan for one-year besides slapping a fine of two million rupees on each of them.
The PCB also put the Akmal brothers -- Kamran and Umar -- and Shahid Afridi on probation for six months besides imposing fines between Rs 2-3 million for indiscipline on the tour.
The committee had recommended that Yousuf and Younis should no longer be part of the national team in any format because of their bad influence on the team and that Malik and Rana be banned for 12 months and fined Rs 2 million each.
The committee was an independent set up and they interviewed around 13 players and studied the reports of the manager, coach, assistant coach and captain before taking a decision," Sarwar said.
The inquiry committee's report on Afridi said: "For the shameful act of Shahid Afridi, which has brought the game and country into disrepute, he be fined Rs 3 million.
"A warning be issued to him by the PCB Chairman and he be put on probation for six months, during which his conduct be strictly monitored.
"A warning be issued to him by the PCB Chairman and he be put on probation for six months, during which his conduct be strictly monitored.
With Afridi also on a six-month probation, it is quite likely that a new captain will be named for Pakistan's upcoming international tournaments.
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