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Pakistan batsman Younis Khan has avoided disciplinary action for refusing to accept captaincy of the national side and for opting to play for English county Yorkshire instead of Pakistan.
Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Naseem Ashraf told reporters today that Younis was well within his rights to either accept or refuse their offer to become captain following the World Cup.
“I don’t think he has committed any indiscipline. It was his individual decision and he can do what he thinks is best for himself,” Ashraf said. Younis turned down the captaincy after Inzamam-ul Haq stepped down as skipper and retired from one-day internationals after the team’s first round exit from the World Cup in March. Younis cited form and personal pressure for his decision, although he had been vice-captain to Inzamam since early 2005.
