Captains named for Pakistan T20 tournament

By Ubaid Awan

KARACHI, Pakistan (TheSportsNEXT) November 20, 2012: The organizers of Pakistan’s domestic Twenty20 competition, on Tuesday, announced captains of the participating teams for the 2012 edition of the tournament.

After Pakistan’s skipper Mohammad Hafeez decided to part ways with the Faisalabad Wolves, the country’s Test skipper Misbah ul Haq was handed the responsibility to lead the team in the top T20 cricket tournament in Pakistan.

Former Pakistani all-rounder Azhar Mahmood, who has been out of favors with the PCB selectors, has been given the charge of Islamabad Leopards while former skipper Younus Khan will lead the Abbottabad.

Legendary batsman Mohammad Yousuf will lead Lahore Lions in the Twenty20 tournament which will be played from December 2-10.

The Abbottabad team also has the services of Yasir Shah and left-arm fast bowler Junaid Khan while Lahore Lions have Umar Akmal and Kamran Akmal in their squad.

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Younus Khan joins state sports channel as cricket expert

By Babar Malik

ISLAMABAD (TheSportsNext) August 27, 2012: Former Pakistani skipper Younus Khan may not be seen in action during the upcoming limited overs series against Australia but the top order batsman will be in action on television during the series as cricket expert.

 

Top cricketers these days take keen interest in joining leading sports channels in their respective countries after retirement or when they are not being selected. Kevin Pietersen is another cricketer who is set to commentate during the ICC World Twenty20 2012 if England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) allowed him to do so.

Sources told TheSportsNext.com on Monday that PTV Sports, Pakistan’s state sports channel, has hired Younus Khan for the upcoming Pakistan-Australia series as well as the ICC World Twenty20 2012 as cricket expert.

It would be interesting to view Younus Khan’s views on television as cricket expert as he has a vast experience of international cricket and his assessment of the cricket situations will be right up to the mark.

It is important to mention here that Younus Khan has represented Pakistan in 245 ODIs for 6,824 career runs at an average of 32.18 runs per innings, 79 Test matches for 6,656 runs at an average of 51.69 runs per innings, and 25 Twenty20 Internationals for 442 runs at an average of 22.10 runs per innings. Younus Khan has highest score of 313 runs in Test cricket, 144 in One Day Internationals, and 51 in Twenty20 Internationals.

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