**The Pakistan Cricket Board has issued indefinite bans to former captains Mohammad Yousuf and Younus Khan.**Its inquiry into events during the tour of Australia found the pair had been involved in “infighting which resulted in bringing down the whole team”.
Rana Naved-ul-Hasan and Shoaib Malik each face one-year bans and big fines.
Shahid Afridi, Kamran Akmal and Umar Akmal also face heavy fines while their conduct will be strictly monitored during a six-month probationary period.
On Wednesday, the PCB implemented the recommendations of an inquiry committee formed to evaluate Pakistan’s dismal performance against Australia during the winter.
Pakistan must now try to defend their ICC World Twenty20 crown in the Caribbean next month with severely depleted resources, before facing what could be a chastening tour of England.
But the PCB was unrepentant, saying: “This will go a long way to arrest the continuing decline of Pakistan cricket and improve the state of cricket in Pakistan.”