Yousuf's decision shocks former Test cricketers

LAHORE - Star batsman Mohammad Yousuf's decision to rejoin the non-sanctioned Indian Cricket League, prompting a ban from the national team, has shocked former Pakistan Test cricketers.
"I am disappointed because ethically Yousuf has done a wrong thing," former Test captain Aamir Sohail was quoted by a foreign news agency on Thursday.
"It's all about money, it's not about integrity, it's not about pride."
Yousuf is expected to make his ICL debut Friday for Lahore Badshahs - a team comprising Pakistan players - after rejoining the Twenty20 league on Wednesday.
The Pakistan Cricket Board reacted to Yousuf's move by banning him from the national team and cutting his name from the 15-man squad for three limited-overs internationals against the West Indies in Abu Dhabi from Nov. 12-16.
The PCB, the International Cricket Council, and other national associations do not recognise the ICL, which runs in competition to the officially recognized Indian Premier League. The IPL Twenty20 is officially sanctioned by the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
Sohail blamed former captains Inzamam-ul-Haq and Moin Khan for luring current Pakistan players toward ICL. Inzamam is captaining Lahore Badhshahs while Khan is manager/coach of the team."The PCB should look what the role of these two players is," Sohail said."They are actually enticing these players."
Sohail said there is no harm if retired cricketers like Inzamam play in the ICL, "but if key current players from all the major Test playing nations are lured towards ICL, then it will become very difficult."