‘Butt behind Younis’s exclusion’
Friday, June 25, 2010
LAHORE: Pakistan’s chief selector, Mohsin Khan has claimed that the PCB didn’t give clearance to the national selection committee to consider former captain Younis Khan for the Test tour to England.
Explaining the reason behind not picking Younis, a decision that had caused surprise in the cricketing circle, Mohsin said that PCB Chairman Ijaz Butt didn’t give clearance for Younis’s selection.
“Normally if a player is unfit the PCB medical board gives the selection committee clearance for him and if a player has disciplinary issues then the PCB Chairman gives clearance, which we didn’t get in case of Younis,” the former Test opener said.
Mohsin’s statement is likely to cause more bitterness and controversy as the appeals commissioner of the board, Justice (retd) Irfan Qadir had lifted an indefinite ban on Younis Khan.
“The appeals commissioner is due to hear the appeal of allrounder, Rana Naved against his ban and fine later this week,” a source said. Sources also said that Ijaz Butt was unhappy with Younis for the way he had approached the ban issue and for the scathing remarks made by his lawyer against the board and Butt during the hearing process.