Younis Khan has been dropped from the ODI's against South Africa

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Younis Khan has been dropped from the ODI's against South Africa

Younis Khan was baffled by his continued omission from Pakistan’s limited-overs teams. Though a regular in the Test side, he could not find a place in the 16-man squad announced for the five-match ODI series against South Africa, and has been out of the running in limited-overs cricket since the Champions Trophy, when a run of seven innings without crossing fifty forced him out of the squad.

"As long as I am fit, I will carry on playing and I would like to play in all formats. Even after I captained Pakistan in the 2009 World T20, I didn’t want to stop playing the twenty-over format," he said. "But once I am not fit anymore and I can see my body is taking strain, then I will be honest enough to say I am going to stop playing."

"I am happy if somebody replaces me and performs," he said. "Whenever I share my ideas and experience with the younger guys, I always tell them that it’s about performance. I think if the youngsters are here and they perform well, I will be the first one to be happy for them."