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Pakistan
cricket team returns home without Younus
From
Zeeshan Mirza
KARACHI—Pakistan Cricket team returned home on Tuesday morning from
London after a disappointing three months tour of United Kingdom (UK)
without Vice Captain Younus Khan.
Pakistan team was received at the Quaid-e-Azam International Airport by
media representatives. No representative of Pakistan Cricket Board was
present at the airport to receive the team.
The players belonging to up country left for their respective
destinations by connecting flights.
Besides Younus Khan, Rana Naved-ul-Ghani and Muhammad Hafeez will return
later. Rana Naved and Hafeez will participate in matcheswhile Younus
stays there for some personal work.
Pakistan team lost the four match Test series to England 0-3 while five
match One-Day International series ended in 2-2 stalemate with opening
day/night match at Sophia Gardens Cardiff was abandoned due to rains.
Pakistan suffered defeats in the second and third Test at Old Trafford
Manchester and at Headlingley Leeds to loose the series 2-0.
Opening Test of the series ended in a draw at Lords, London while
England were awarded fourth and final Test at the Oval was awarded to
England after ball-tampering row between Pakistan team and Australian
umpire Darrell Hair.
Pakistan Captain Inzamam-ul-Haq is facing twin ball tampering charges
and bringing the game into disrepute by not initially arriving in the
ground after tea on the fourth day of final cricket Test on August 20
after umpire Hair and Billy Doctrove imposed five penalty runs.
The hearing of International Cricket Council (ICC) charges will be held
at Dubai on September 27-28 regarding alleged ball tampering charges
against Inzamam. |