LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has given permission to batsman Mohammad Yousuf to play in a private league in Bangladesh. This comes after a day when the board reiterated that players need its permission for taking part in foreign competitions. “The PCB firmly conveys to all concerned that no player is allowed to play cricket outside Pakistan without having prior approval from the board in this regard,” the PCB statement said. “Any player interested to play cricket in any part of the world should apply to the board to seek permission for the same.” A PCB spokesman said board chied Ijaz Butt had now given the green light to Yousuf to compete in a Bangladesh private league. “Yousuf had requested the PCB that he wanted to play in Bangladesh and Ijaz has given him the permission,” the spokesman added. Last week the PCB barred Yousuf and Younus Khan from representing Pakistan for an indefinite period due to infighting, but said both players were eligible to compete in domestic cricket and abroad in competitions like county cricket and private leagues. The PCB had said that Yousuf and Younis were involved in infighting while on tour in Australia, which negatively affected the whole team. The PCB also imposed heavy fines on Shahid Afridi, Umar Akmal and Kamran Akmal after a review of the national team’s performance in Australia where they lost 3-0 in the Test series and were routed 5-0 in the one-day series. Shoaib Malik and Rana Navedul Hasan were banned for a year and also fined for unspecified reasons.
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