Stani Army

I was wondering what to make of Mohammed Yousuf’s decision to turn down the recent request by Shahid Afridi to come out of retirement. Was he being dignified and standing up for what is right or was he just sulking and being stubborn? Of the players that were recently punished, Yousuf was the only one not to file his appeal against his ban. With many fans rightly requesting the PCB administration to go along with the punished players, it seems Yousuf felt his appeal would have been futile.

In my opinion, I think Yousuf is showing that he has truly been hurt and feels he has been wronged by what I felt was a harsh punishment given out to him after the disastrous tour of Australia where he had to step in as captain because there was no other option. The other punished players, in which I will not include Younis Khan, have filed their appeals and look to jump at the chance to get back into the international side and begin where they left off, at their trouble-making best.

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