Younus: Other factors behind resignation

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The 31-year-old offered to quit at a hearing before the National Assembly's standing committee on sports in Islamabad on Tuesday.

"It is sad and painful for me and, in fact, I am hiding from my family members after these nasty allegations of match-fixing," he told Geo Television. "I have never fixed a match and never will."

The Pakistan Cricket Board has not yet decided whether to accept Younus' resignation, with chairman Ijaz Butt saying he hopes to convince the batsman to change his mind.

The National Assembly hearing was convened by the committee's chairman Jamshed Ahmed Dasti, who had sought an explanation for Pakistan's defeats - in a group match to Australia and the semi-final to New Zealand - in the Champions Trophy in South Africa.

Dasti himself had accused the Pakistan team of throwing matches, but later back-tracked on those allegations.

Tuesday's hearing ended in uproar, but the committee exonerated the Pakistan team of match-fixing and said it was satisfied with Younus' explanation.

"By resigning, I did what I thought was the right thing to do," he added. "I have worked hard to keep this team united for the last eight months despite problems.

"I don't want to elaborate on them but the last eight months have been tough for me and I have still tried to do my best as a player and as a captain to unite the team.

"I have always tried to lead from the front and I may have made some mistakes, but my actions have been in the best interests of the team. So when anyone accuses me or the team of deliberately throwing matches then I have no option but to resign."