Published: Apr 23, 2016, 05:29 PM (IST)
Edited: Apr 23, 2016, 05:29 PM (IST)
Former Pakistan captain Younis Khan decides to abandon Pakistan Cricket Cup after he was fined 100 per cent match fee for flaring up umpiring mistakes. Now that cricket has entered the new millennium of T20 cricket, Pakistan is still persistent on playing more and more traditional format. This 50-over extravaganza features teams such as Punjab, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Islamabad and Sindh, and the two teams that manage to be at the top of the table will play the final on May 1, 2016. Overall 11 50-over games will be played at Faisalbad’s Iqbal Stadium, with Pakistan’s masterful cricketers presenting their superior skills. Read: Pakistan Cricket Cup 2016 schedule: Match time table with ground details
Younis captains Khan’s Giggly Boom Boom Bubble Gum Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the Pakistan Cricket Cup. Younis smashed a blistering 59-ball 61 to take his to a respectable total of 212 in the first match. However, his innings of substance went in vain as Islamabad outplayed them by just 2 wickets and 5 balls remaining. Their next match against Punjab was yet another close contest; but eventually Younis’ team got over the line by just 2 runs. In this very match, Younis had criticised umpiring mistakes and did not take it well. Considering this, he decided not to play in the remaining contests of Pakistan Cricket Cup. Read: Pakistan Cup 2016: Shahid Afridi, Wahab Riaz out, Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif in
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will locks horns with Sindh on Sunday at Faisalbad’s Iqbal Stadium. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have also drafted international players such as Ahmed Shehzad and Yasir Shah in their ranks. Given Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will play 2 more games before the finals, the team management will have to pick a captain in place of Younis.
