Cricket News in Brief – September 23, 2011 – Part 1
Pakistan’s sidelined middle-order batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Yousuf-c77465 has decided to miss the domestic Faysal Bank T20 tournament due to personal reasons.
He was to captain the Lahore http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lions-c808 in the 14-team tournament which is scheduled between September 25 and October 2, 2011 at Karachi's National Stadium.
According to sources, all-rounder http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Abdul-Razzaq-c41623 will now captain the Lions in the tournament. Meanwhile, the middle-order batsman speaking on the matter stated, “My decision was purely based on my personal commitments."
Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ijaz-Butt-c64128 is ready to see outgoing coach Waqar Younis back after recovering from his ailment.
Butt, in a farewell reception held in honour of Waqar hoped to see the coach back working for the PCB after resolving his health issues due to which the former pace bowler stepped down from his post as the head coach of the national team after http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755’s
recent tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045 where the Men in Green made a clean sweep.
“If it had not been absolutely necessary for me to go and resolve my health issues I would not have left the team now because it has done wonderfully well,” said Waqar while giving his farewell speech.
Former http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Dominic-Cork-c1390 has officially retired from all forms of cricket at the age of 40, on Thursday, September 22, 2011 after having an illustrious career which included an opportunity to play 37 Tests and 32 One Day Internationals
(ODIs) for England.
The pace bowler also represented top County teams such as Derbyshire, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hampshire-c789 where he played an important role in grabbing titles for the sides.
In a statement regarding his retirement, he said, “It's quite an emotional day for me, it's a hard decision but it's the right decision for me.”
According to him, he wants to spend more time with his family now that he has achieved so much in the field of cricket.
Pakistan’s former pacer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Waqar-Younis-Maitla-c96193 who has stepped down
from the post due to health issues.
Akram believes that it is high time that Afridi decides once and for all if he seriously wants to play for Pakistan.
“His (Afridi’s) retirement has become a joke now. You can't play cricket on your own terms. You will have difference with your coaches, with your chairman and with your colleagues but it should not show in your outlook,” said Akram while talking to Mobile
ESPN from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hyderabad-c792.
Afridi developed differences with Waqar during the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 tour followed by his sacking from the captaincy which resulted in his retirement from international cricket.
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