The PCB has handed out the most comprehensive set of punishments to national players in recent memory, banning a number of senior players and implementing heavy fines on others on the recommendations of an inquiry committee formed to look into Pakistan's disastrous tour to Australia. The biggest and most unexpected action is the implementation, in effect, of life bans on Mohammad Yousuf and Younis Khan, a wholly unexpected development. Shoaib Malik and Rana Naved-ul-Hasan have been banned for a year and the Akmal brothers and Shahid Afridi will be put on probation for six months and have been fined between Rs 2-3 million for various misdemeanours.

Yousuf and Younis, Pakistan's two seniormost current players, will not play for Pakistan again but will be eligible for county and domestic cricket.

Anyone know why? ...

I just read this and i am shocked

Is there a source or is this a load of shit?

http://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/current/story/451392.html

^^thanks for that, just making sure. Also holy fucking shit!

why the F*** would they ban there two best players for life

Pakistan just keep shooting themselves in the foot.

No idea why Younis + Yousuf i don't know what they did.

Afridi for the tampering

KAkmal for saying he'd play and saying PCB were wrong

UAkmal for faking injury so he wouldn't play if Kamran didn't.


Malik + Rana for not complying with team code of conduct on tour.

...its all because of match fixing

how else did they lose the sydney test?

EDIT - or maybe not... just read the artical and fair is fair. you act like a bunch of dicks prepare for the result of your actions - thats in relation to the Akmals

All were fair bar Younis and Yousuf IMO