The National Asembly standing committee on sport had summoned Younus, coach Intikhab Alam, manager Yawar Saeed and PCB Chairman Ejaz Butt, seeking an explantion on Pakistan's defeat in the Champions Trophy.
After that , An exasperated Younus Khan on Tuesday said he took the decision to step down as skipper of the Pakistan team as he could not tolerate the match fixing allegations against him.
"I have resigned because I cannot tolerate anyone raising fingers and making match fixing allegations against me. I have always played honorably and I am disgusted by such allegations"
Younis Khan Statement to media.
According to sources, Younus has also requested the PCB, to rest him from the upcoming series against New Zealand and Australia.
"He (Younus) has written in his resignation letter that the board should not consider him for the coming series against New Zealand and Australia as he wants to take a break from cricket," the source said.
The committee chairman Jamshed Dasti defended their decision of questioning the captain and the PCB officials.
"We had no intentions to hurt anyone and my earlier statements were misunderstood. I simply said that since they were so many reports that the team under-performed deliberately in the Champions Trophy matches against Australia and New Zealand the committee has a duty to find out if these reports are true," Dasti told reporters.
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