Under-pressure Yousuf wants to stay as captain
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February 5, 2010, Friday
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PAKISTAN'S experienced batsman Mohammad Yousuf wants to continue as captain of the national team despite being whitewashed by Australia in both test and one-day series.
"I took up the responsibility (of captaincy) when nobody was willing to take it and will continue for the country in future," Yousuf said after arriving home from Australia.
Yousuf was made captain for the series against New Zealand and Australia late last year after Younis Khan stepped down.
Pakistan drew the test series 1-1 against New Zealand but lost 0-3 to Australia in the tests and was blanked 0-5 in the limited-overs series.
Midway through the one-day series against Australia, PCB chief Ijaz Butt was reported to say that the board will look for a new captain, though he later denied it.
Yousuf said the team was disturbed by those media reports. "Every player thought that he will become captain and because of that unity (of the team) suffered," he said.
Pakistan's chief selector Iqbal Qasim resigned soon after the team lost the fifth one-day international at Perth last Sunday.
The country's parliamentary committee on sports also put pressure on Butt to quit and recommended the accounts of the PCB be freezed.
"We have highest regard for you, but it's better you should quit so that someone else more suitable for the job (of PCB chairman) be appointed," chairman of the national assembly standing committee on sports Jamshed Dasti told Butt on Wednesday.
The PCB chief later told reporters that he had no intention of resigning. "If any charge against me is proved I will not take five seconds to quit," Butt said.
The PCB chief hinted that some senior players might be axed after poor performance in Australia, and ahead of a scheduled tour to England, where it will play the hosts and also a 'home' series against Australia. Pakistan can not host international games because of security risks.
"Not many senior players will be there for the World Cup (in 2011)," he said.
"If required, we might even change the whole team."
"I took up the responsibility (of captaincy) when nobody was willing to take it and will continue for the country in future," Yousuf said after arriving home from Australia.
Yousuf was made captain for the series against New Zealand and Australia late last year after Younis Khan stepped down.
Pakistan drew the test series 1-1 against New Zealand but lost 0-3 to Australia in the tests and was blanked 0-5 in the limited-overs series.
Midway through the one-day series against Australia, PCB chief Ijaz Butt was reported to say that the board will look for a new captain, though he later denied it.
Yousuf said the team was disturbed by those media reports. "Every player thought that he will become captain and because of that unity (of the team) suffered," he said.
Pakistan's chief selector Iqbal Qasim resigned soon after the team lost the fifth one-day international at Perth last Sunday.
The country's parliamentary committee on sports also put pressure on Butt to quit and recommended the accounts of the PCB be freezed.
"We have highest regard for you, but it's better you should quit so that someone else more suitable for the job (of PCB chairman) be appointed," chairman of the national assembly standing committee on sports Jamshed Dasti told Butt on Wednesday.
The PCB chief later told reporters that he had no intention of resigning. "If any charge against me is proved I will not take five seconds to quit," Butt said.
The PCB chief hinted that some senior players might be axed after poor performance in Australia, and ahead of a scheduled tour to England, where it will play the hosts and also a 'home' series against Australia. Pakistan can not host international games because of security risks.
"Not many senior players will be there for the World Cup (in 2011)," he said.
"If required, we might even change the whole team."
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