Younis has right to consider T20 comeback: Butt

posted at Indiatimes 25 days ago

"If Younis has expressed the will to comeback to the T20 team that is his right. He has every right to express himself," Butt said on Friday. Younis had announced his retirement from Twenty20 cricket after winning the World Cup for Pakistan in July this year in England. But in recent weeks, he has expressed his desire to make a comeback to the Twenty20 team insisting he would ret

  read more »

Younus welcome to T20 cricket: Afridi

posted at Ndtv 27 days ago

"If he wants to play (Twenty20) he is more than welcome. I will even step down from the captaincy and play under Younus Khan," Afridi said in an interview on Wednesday on Geo Super television. Younus, who retired from T20 cricket after leading Pakistan to the Twenty20 World Cup title at England in June, said on Tuesday he might be .. more »

Make Afridi captain of one-day side too: Inzamam

posted at Zeenews 25 days ago

Karachi: Captaincy brings out the best in Shahid Afridi and given his impressive form since being handed charge of Pakistan`s Twenty20 side, the flamboyant all-rounder should also be made the one-day captain, feels former skipper Inzamam-ul Haq. Inzamam`s comments come at a time when Pakistan is playing New Zealand in a one-day and Twenty20 .. more »

Pakistan's Afridi accepts a captain's challenge

posted at Hindustantimes 25 days ago

All-rounder Shahid Afridi, buoyed by a run of good form, said on Friday he hoped his new attitude to batting and bowling would help Pakistan to defend its World Twenty20 title and win the World Cup in 2011. "I want to help my team win the World Twenty20 again next year and then the bigger prize of the World Cup in two years' time." .. more »

Inzy bats for Afridi, says make him ODI skipper

posted at Expressindia 25 days ago

Inzamam's comments come at a time when Pakistan is playing New Zealand in a one-day and Twenty20 series in Abu Dhabi and Dubai with Younus Khan leading the team in the 50-over matches and Afridi in Twenty20 fixtures. "I think after becoming Twenty20 captain Shahid has shown that he has become more mature and responsible as a player .. more »

Younus has right to consider T20 comeback: Butt

posted at Zeenews 25 days ago

Karachi: Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ejaz Butt feels national captain Younus Khan has done no wrong by expressing his desire to make a Twenty20 comeback and the senior batsman should not be criticised for it. "If Younus has expressed the will to comeback to the T20 team that is his right. He has every right to express himself," Butt .. more »