Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Younus Khan pulls out of domestic T20 league


Former Pakistan captain Younus Khan pulled out of the domestic RBS Twenty20 Cup here under mysterious circumstances.

Younus skipped the opening match of his team, Abbottabad Rhinos, against Faisalabad Wolves, which the former lost on Monday. Later Younus decided to give a miss to the whole tournament altogether.


The decision was confirmed later on Monday by Taimur Khan Afridi, the manager of Abbottabad Rhinos. Surprisingly, Afridi seemed unaware of the reasons of Younus’s pull out from the event, which featuring leading cricket from Pakistan.

Younus, had earlier retired from Twenty20 internationals after leading Pakistan to victory in the ICC World Twenty20 in 2009. He normally plays for Peshawar Panthers in domestic events but joined the Rhinos’ set-up for the Twenty20 Cup.

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