Sri Lanka's Nuwan Kulasekara walks back to the pavilion as Pakistan's players celebrate after he was dismissed by their captain Younis Khan during the first day of their first test cricket match in Galle July 4, 2009. Reuters Pictures 5 months ago

Sri Lanka's Nuwan Kulasekara walks back to the pavilion as Pakistan's players celebrate after he was dismissed by their captain Younis Khan during the first day of their first test cricket match in Galle July 4, 2009.

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  1. Sri Lankan bowler Nuwan Kulasekara (C) celebrates after taking the wicket of English batsman Joe Denly (L) on September 25, 2009 during the ICC Champions Trophy group match between England and Sri Lanka at the Wanderers cricket stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa.
  2. Sri Lanka bowler Nuwan Kulasekara (L) celebrates after taking the wicket of English batsman Joe Denly (R) on September 25, 2009 during the ICC Champions Trophy group match between England and Sri Lanka at the Wanderers cricket stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa.
  3. Sri Lankan bowler Nuwan Kulasekara , left, celebrates after England batsman Joe Denly, center, was out lbw during their Champions Trophy cricket match at Wanderers in Johannesburg, South Africa, Friday, Sept. 25, 2009.
  4. Sri Lankan bowler Nuwan Kulasekara, center, celebrates after England batsman Joe Denly, left, was out lbw during their Champions Trophy cricket match at Wanderers in Johannesburg, South Africa, Friday, Sept. 25, 2009.
  5. Sri Lanka batsman Nuwan Kulasekara raises his bat as he celebrates scoring 50 runs on September 27, 2009 during the ICC Champions Trophy group match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka at the Wanderers cricket stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa.
  6. JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - SEPTEMBER 27: Nuwan Kulasekara of Sri Lanka reaches 50 with team mate Ajantha Mendis looking on during the ICC Champions Trophy Group B match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka played at Wanderers Stadium on September 27, 2009 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
  7. JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - SEPTEMBER 27: Nuwan Kulasekara of Sri Lanka hooks during the ICC Champions Trophy Group B match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka played at Wanderers Stadium on September 27, 2009 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
  8. JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - SEPTEMBER 27: Nuwan Kulasekara of Sri Lanka hooks during the ICC Champions Trophy Group B match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka played at Wanderers Stadium on September 27, 2009 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
  9. Pakistan's Shahid Afridi (2nd-R) celebrates with captain Younus Khan (R) and another teammate after the dismissal of New Zealand's Ross Taylor during their second one-day international cricket match in Abu Dhabi on November 6, 2009. Afridi, buoyed by a run of good form, said he hoped his new attitude to batting and bowling would help Pakistan to defend its World Twenty20 title and win the World Cup in 2011.
  10. Pakistan cricketer Shahid Afridi (R) and captain Younus Khan pray for the wife of cricket legend Wasim Akram in Karachi on October 26, 2009. The wife of Pakistani bowling legend Wasim Akram was laid to rest in Lahore, mourned by hundreds of people after her sudden death in India from heart and kidney disease complications.
  11. Pakistan cricket captain Younus Khan gives a press conference in Karachi on October 26, 2009. Khan said he was ready to shoulder more responsibility after withdrawing a resignation bid in the face of overwhelming support over match-fixing allegations.
  12. Pakistan cricket captain Younus Khan gives a press conference in Karachi on October 26, 2009. Khan said he was ready to shoulder more responsibility after withdrawing a resignation bid in the face of overwhelming support over match-fixing allegations.
  13. Pakistan cricket captain Younus Khan (R) and cricketer Shahid Afridi give a press conference in Karachi on October 26, 2009. Khan said he was ready to shoulder more responsibility after withdrawing a resignation bid in the face of overwhelming support over match-fixing allegations.
  14. Pakistan cricket captain Younus Khan (R) and cricketer Shahid Afridi give a press conference in Karachi on October 26, 2009. Khan said he was ready to shoulder more responsibility after withdrawing a resignation bid in the face of overwhelming support over match-fixing allegations.
  15. Pakistan's former cricket captain Younis Khan arrives at parliament in Islamabad on October 13, 2009. Khan has resigned as captain of the national team to protest over match fixing allegations made against the team by a senior member of parliament. Younis submitted his resignation to the Chairman of the Pakistan cricket Board (PCB), Ejaz Butt during a hearing of the National Assembly standing committee on sports in Islamabad on Tuesday.
  16. (L-R) Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt, national cricket captain Younus Khan (L) and team coach Intikhab Alam (R) arrive for a parliamentary lower house sports committee meeting in Islamabad on October 13, 2009. Khan resigned October 13 after being asked to explain his team's defeats by Australia and New Zealand in the Champions Trophy earlier this month.

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