The Pakistan Cricket Board is planning to issue a fresh showcause notice to Younis Khan for alleged indiscipline but the senior batsman's legal team has asserted that such a move would be "criminal".
Pakistan team manager in England Yawar Saeed has denied having differences with Younis Khan and said it was drummed up by the media and that he has tremendous respect for the former skipper.
Pakistan's Younis Khan did not blame Inzamam-ul-Haq for his run out on 173 against England.
Former Pakistan captain Younis Khan on Friday called for a quick resolution to his appeal against the indefinite ban imposed on him by the PCB.
Accepting the fact that exclusion from the national team is not a new thing for him, Pakistan former captain Younis Khan said that he is confident of making a comeback to the Pakistan side sooner or later.
Pakistan's experienced batsman Younis Khan dug deep for his 24th Test century and his seventh against Sri Lanka to rescue his struggling side who closed on 261-4 on the opening day of the first Test on Wednesday.
'I need to bat as long as possible so that we can reach a position from where we can dictate terms,' said Younis after his unbeaten 147 on the opening day of the first Test.
The 27-year-old batsman, who scored 508 runs in the drawn three-Test series which ended last month, missed the first two one-day games due to a fever.
Pakistan skipper Younis Khan has said that after being cleared of the match-fixing charges, his responsibility for the squad has increased, and he is now aiming to see Pakistan as the number one team.
Younis Khan and Azhar Ali struck centuries to punish a sloppy Bangladesh and power Pakistan to a strong 323 for three wickets on the first day of the second and final Test on Wednesday.
Veteran Pakistan batsman Younis Khan is likely to announce his retirement from the One-day format after the World Cup, sources claimed.
Pakistan cricket captain Younis Khan has backed the team's batting advisor, Javed Miandad's proposal of preparing bouncy practice tracks for the ICC Champions Trophy preparations.
Pakistan's manager and chief selector Moin Khan has shot back at his critics insisting senior batsman Younis Khan was dropped from the one-day squad only for the Australia series and that he was always in reckoning for the Test rubber.
Experienced Pakistan batsman Younis Khan says it will be extremely tough for the cricketers to go ahead with Wednesday's fourth One-Day International against New Zealand in Abu Dhabi following the killing spree at a Peshawar school.
Pakistan captain Younis Khan said terrorism would be the victor if cricket teams do not play against Pakistan in the future.
Younis Khan got his name into the record books by becoming only the 20th batsman (on the 23rd occasion) to score a triple century in Test cricket. He is only the sixth Test captain to score a triple century, while his 313 is the third-highest score by a Pakistan batsman behind Hanif Mohammad's 337 and Inzamam-ul-Haq 329.
Younis Khan is willing to captain the national team after clarifying certain issues with the Pakistan Cricket Board.
Pakistan's vice-captain will lead his country in next month's tournament after regular skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq was banned for four ODIs.
"The reason why I have refused the captaincy will be revealed afterwards," Younis told reporters in Lahore.
Pakistan clinched their first ever series win in the Caribbean when they beat West Indies in a thrilling finish to the third Test in Dominica on Sunday, giving Younis Khan and Misbah-ul-Haq a perfect retirement present.
He might be serving an indefinite ban but Pakistan's former captain Younis Khan insists his career is not over and he wants to go out of international cricket on a high.
Israel's Defence Minister, Israel Katz, has affirmed that Gaza's annexation was part of a military strategy and troops will remain in the security zones created in Lebanon and Syria indefinitely, Al Jazeera reported.
It took chief selector Salahuddin Ahmed's intervention to convince an "upset" Younis Khan to take the field in the first one-dayer against Banglades,h as the batsman was furious after being questioned by an ICC investigating officer just ahead of the match.
Younis Khan produced a fine all-round performance to guide Pakistan to a battling three-wicket win over Zimbabwe.
The Pakistan Cricket Board will announce on Monday whether Younis Khan will continue as captain of the Test and ODI sides or a new skipper will take over.
PCB sources said the Younis Khan episode had contributed to Shaharyar Khan stepping down.
Pressure got to Pakistan's young team as they slumped to a 50-run defeat by Sri Lanka in the first Test on Tuesday, said captain Younis Khan. 'It's all about pressure,' he noted after Pakistan crumbled from 71-2 to 117 all out in just 44.3 overs.
Mohammad Yousuf was named Pakistan captain for the Champions Trophy after Younis Khan said he does not want to lead the side.
Pakistan's senior batsman will miss the final Test against England to attend the funeral of his brother.
Pakistan captain Younis Khan on Tuesday set a plethora of records on his way to an unbeaten 306 on the fourth day of the first Test against Sri Lanka at the National Stadium in Karachi.
Younis Khan's emotional plea for teams to tour Pakistan notwithstanding, spin great Shane Warne reckons the trouble-torn country is still not safe for the visitors.
Pakistan skipper Younis Khan said he would not tolerate the slur of match-fixing levelled against him and his teammates and would resign from the captain's job if he felt so.
Surpassed Zaheer Khan to become India's highest wicket-taker in ICC ODI tournaments with 60 scalps, including 55 in World Cups.
The ICC's Anti-Corruption Unit officer Alan Peacock has reportedly questioned the two Pakistani players following claims by Shoaib Akhtar that he rejected offers to underperform in matches.
In a major move, the selectors inducted a number of uncapped players in the squad for the West Indies tour, including wicketkeeper Mohammad Salman, batsman Usman Salahuddin, all-rounder Hammad Azam and fast bowler Aizaz Cheema.
If winning the World Cup was not a shock enough for Pakistan fans, a bigger one followed when captain Younis Khan decided to call it quits right after winning the ICC World Twenty20.
Pakistan would do its best to India in the upcoming Champions Trophy but in case of a defeat, skipper Younis Khan has pleaded that the country accept the result sportingly and not suspect the intentions of the players.
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