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Younis Khan available for ODIs in UK

Karachi: Senior Pakistan batsman Younis Khan has made himself available for the upcoming one-dayers against India and Scotland in the United Kingdom.

The national selectors contacted Younis, who relented after refusing initially, sources close to the batsman said.

The selectors, however, will make an official announcement after getting approval from Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Naseem Ashraf who is presently in India.

Younis, who is currently playing for Yorkshire in England, had also declined to play in the Abu Dhabi series against Sri Lanka as he was committed to the county until late September, which ruled him out of the Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa as well.

Ashraf had recently rejected calls to take disciplinary action against Younis for refusing the captaincy and skipping the Abu Dhabi series saying he had every right to take such a decision as an individual and it was not a violation of any code of conduct.

The Board had offered him the captaincy after Inzamam-ul-Haq stepped down and retired from one-day cricket after the World Cup debacle.

Younis, who was vice-captain since early 2005, said he was not prepared mentally to lead the side. — PTI

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