Younus resigns over fixing claims
** Younus resigns over fixing claims **
**Younus Khan has resigned as Pakistan captain, despite being cleared of match-fixing charges by a parliamentary sports committee.**
The batsman submitted his resignation to Ijaz Butt, chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), on Tuesday.
Younus, 31, was attending a hearing to discuss Pakistan’s performance in the recent ICC Champions Trophy.
National Assembly committee chairman Jamshed Dasti had alleged that Pakistan deliberately under-performed.
Younus told the Reuters news agency: "Yes I have submitted my resignation because I am disgusted by these match-fixing allegations made against me and the team.
“I have told the chairman to go through my resignation and read my point of view.”
Butt added: “At this stage I can only say if he sticks to his decision then his resignation would be discussed by the governing council of the board at its next meeting on 19 October.”
**Dasti insisted the committee never intended to make match-fixing allegations against the players.
“We are totally satisfied with the explanation of the team management and board,” he said. “The committee is satisfied no match-fixing took place.” **
Younus has scored 5,260 runs in 63 Tests - at an average over 50 - since making his debut against Sri Lanka in 2000, and succeeded Shoaib Malik as Pakistan captain in January 2009.
He has also appeared in 194 one-day internationals and led Pakistan to victory at the ICC World Twenty20 tournament in England earlier this year - before retiring from Twenty20 internationals.
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**Can we please get Dasti a big chitrol. Dasti should apologies to the team and the nation. Idiot.
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