Lahore, January 06: Former Pakistan captain Younus Khan will not be sent for the third and final Test against Australia but the right-handed batsman can tour Down Under for the upcoming ODI series, chief selector Iqbal Qasim said.
”We have decided not to send Younus to Australia for the Tests as we already have a settled batting combination there and we don’t want to upset it now after two Tests,” Qasim said. ”We believe that Younus has a definite role in the Pakistan team and we would like to see him join the team for the five one-day internationals,” Qasim told reporters yesterday. He further added that selectors want to give the right-handed batsman more chanc to regain his touch by playing in the domestic circuit.
”We want him to regain his batting confidence,” he added. Younus has struggled for his form, managing just 11 runs in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy final last month. To add to his problems, the right-hander, playing for Habib Bank, was dismissed for just nine and seven runs in the first round game of the Pentangular Cup.
——-Agencies