Suspended Indian Premier League boss Lalit Modi Tuesday intensified his battle with the country's cricket chiefs by demanding that the panel probing him be changed again. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) appointed a three-man disciplinary committee last week to probe charges of corruption, indiscipline and money laundering against Modi. Modi, however, rejected the appointment of Chirayu Amin on the panel, saying the businessman may hold a grudge against him, the Press Trust of India (PTI) reported. “It was Modi who had disclosed publicly that Amin was an investor who formed a part of the Pune consortium that made an unsuccessful bid for the two franchises this year,” a notice sent to the BCCI by Modi's lawyers said. Amin, one of the five vice-presidents of the BCCI, was named interim IPL chief after Modi was suspended. Lawyer-politician Arun Jaitley and junior federal minister Jyotiraditya Scindia are the other members of the disciplinary committee. Scindia was appointed last Saturday after BCCI President Shashank Manohar opted out when Modi also accused him of bias. The BCCI, owner of the hugely popular IPL, suspended Modi after the third edition of the tournament ended in April following the raft of allegations against him, which also sparked a government investigation. Younus, Yousuf to stay out Pakistan's cricket chief ruled out Tuesday the imminent return of former captain Younus Khan to the national team, after the player's lawyer complained that he had been left out of an England tour. The player failed to make selection for the tour after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) refused to clear his name, despite an indefinite ban being overturned last month. Ijaz Butt said Younus and his lawyer Ahmed Qayyum had broken players' rules in a subsequent written appeal. “Younus and his lawyer have given inappropriate statements. There is a players' code of conduct in place and we will not spare anyone who violates the code,” Butt told reporters after meeting federal sports minister Ijaz Jakhrani. Younus, 32, was banned indefinitely from the team in March following an inquiry into problems during a tour of United Arab Emirates, New Zealand and Australia. The inquiry committee, which probed Pakistan's dismal performances and disciplinary problems, recommended bans for Younus and another former captain, Mohammad Yousuf, over “infighting in the team”. Five other players – Shoaib Malik, Rana Navedul Hasan, Shahid Afridi, Kamran Akmal and Umar Akmal – were also banned and fined. However, an arbitrator later lifted bans on Younus and Malik and halved the fines. Naved's appeal is still pending, while Yousuf did not appeal and retired from cricket in protest. Butt also ruled out Yousuf's return to the team. “Yousuf has announced his retirement so he is also not available,” said Butt of the experienced batsman, who has reportedly hinted at a comeback in October this year.
