Pakistan will open their innings in Sunday's World Cup match against India with Younis Khan in an attempt to accommodate leg-spinner Yasir Shah, and also include talented youngsters Umar Akmal and Sohaib Maqsood in the final eleven.
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'The ruling elite are supporting those attacking the people of Gaza.' 'As a nation we should not cooperate with the oppressor regime that is allowing mass starvation as a weapon of war.'
Former Pakistan captain Younis Khan told a parliamentary committee on sports on Monday that he had been unjustly treated by the cricket authorities and the indefinite ban imposed on him after the Australian tour should be lifted immediately.
Pakistani selectors have named experienced opener Taufeeq Umar and senior batsman Younis Khan in a 19-member squad for the two-Test series against Australia in the United Arab Emirates, starting next week.
"Intermittent pauses in hostilities are not enough to address the scale of humanitarian challenges confronting the people, who grapple daily with acute shortages of food and fuel, inadequate medical services and lack of access to education," Harish said at the open debate on the 'Situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question'.
Batsman Youni s Khan struck an unbeaten half-century to help Pakistan out of early trouble in their second innings on day three of the first Test against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club on Thursday.
Veteran batsman Younis Khan has become Pakistan's all-time leading Test run-scorer, surpassing Javed Miandad's tally of 8832 runs on the opening day of the first Test against England in Abu Dhabi.
Pakistan's highest Test run-getter and former captain, Younis Khan has said that had Bob Woolmer, the late national head coach, been alive the country's cricket would have reached great heights.
A fake Twitter account suggested that he would retire from ODIs at the end of the World Cup, prompting the veteran right-hander to issue a denial.
Hours after taking over as the new Pakistan Cricket Board chief, Naseem Ashraf also sacked assistant coach Mushtaq Ahmed.
Reports said the trio got into an argument on the first day of the West Indies Test after Afridi expressed indignation at being asked to open the innings by Younis.
Younis Khan's superb 218 put Pakistan in a strong position before they picked up four England wickets to take complete control on the third day of the fourth and final Test at The Oval on Saturday.
Pakistan skipper Younis Khan has jumped six places to become the number one ranked Test batsman after his mammoth 313 in the drawn first Test against Sri Lanka. Younis, who became only the third Pakistan player to score a Test triple hundred on Tuesday, overtook West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul at the top of the International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings, released on Thursday.
Younis Khan and Asad Shafiq made fine centuries as Pakistan recovered from a poor start to reach 253 for five on the opening day of the second Test against South Africa at Newlands on Thursday.
Former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik has dismissed reports that he had led a group of players to the Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to replace Younis Khan as captain with Shahid Afridi.
On the podcast, Shastri named Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, and Virat Kohli in his top five.
Pakistan were 574 for five wickets at the close on the fourth day of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Karachi on Tuesday.
Pakistan captain Younis Khan hit a defiant century to steer his struggling side to 296 for three at the end of the third day of the first Test against Sri Lanka on Monday. Younis ground out a patient and unbeaten 149 runs at the national stadium to keep alive the home side's chances of surviving the Test after Sri Lanka took control with a first innings total of 644 for seven declared. Pakistan require another 149 to avoid the follow-on.
Former Pakistan captain Younis Khan has resumed training after returning from England in a bid to reclaim his place in the national team.
Former captain Younis Khan is in no mood to step down from his fight against the Pakistan Cricket Board over the indefinite ban imposed on him and has turned down a PCB offer to go for a compromise settlement.
Heeding to the SOS call by the Pakistan team, Younis Khan on Tuesday agreed to join the team-mates in Australia for the ongoing Test series but said he will never captain the side.
Both batsmen scored half-centuries as Pakistan, replying to India's first innings of 626, ended Day 3 in the third and final Test on 369 for 5.
Vice-captain Younis Khan dedicated his match-winning 117 in the second one-dayer against India on Thursday to Pakistan's late coach Bob Woolmer. Younis anchored the innings as Pakistan recorded their highest successful one-day run chase to win with a ball to spare and level the five-match series 1-1.
Experienced Pakistan batsmen Younis Khan and Misbah-ul-Haq both scored centuries to put their team firmly in control of the opening Test against Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.
Pakistan captain Younis Khan has advised his fellow players to revise their contracts with the Indian Premier League following the team's Twenty20 World Cup victory.
Younis Khan will return to international cricket after nearly two and a half months as the former Pakistan skipper has been included in the playing eleven for the first One-day International against Australia on Friday.
Former captains and players have given a mixed reaction to the appointment of Mohammad Yousuf as Pakistan captain and Kamran Akmal as his deputy for the forthcoming Test tour of New Zealand, after incumbent Younis Khan decided to skip the tour.
Pakistan Twenty20 skipper Shahid Afridi and former captain Younis Khan have appealed against the penalties imposed on them by the country's cricket board.
The Pakistan batsman, who was bought by Jaipur for USD 225,000, said he is surprised at the low price tag he attracted in the IPL players' auction.
Younis Khan is known to be unpopular among his teammates because he is temperamental and emotional.
The former Pakistan captain is also considering an offer from the lucrative ICL.
All-rounder Shahid Afridi took five wickets while Younis Khan and Imran Farhat both hit half-centuries as Pakistan beat Afghanistan by seven wickets in the day-night international in Sharjah on Friday.
Stand-in captain Younis Khan scored a gritty 107 not out as Pakistan, chasing 345 for victory, drew the second Test against India.
Former captain Younis Khan sent a legal notice to British tabloid News of the World, which claimed in a report that he like several Pakistan cricketers had signed Mazhar and Azhar Majeed as his agents in the United Kingdom.
Younis Khan scored 101 as Pakistan beat England by two wickets in the third ODI.
Veteran Pakistan batsman Younis Khan on Thursday became the first cricketer in Test history to score centuries in 11 countries, including the United Arab Emirates. - Scorecard: During the ongoing third Test being played against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), Younis smashed his 34th century on a rain-affected third day, tying him with Sunil Gavaskar, Mahela Jayawardene and Brian Lara in the all-time list at 6th place, reports the Dawn.
Former captain Younis Khan was recalled in Pakistan squad for the five-match ODI series against Australia starting January 22 in Brisbane.
Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif has announced plans to write a biography detailing his experiences with match-fixing scandals that plagued Pakistan and world cricket in the 1990s.
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