Pakistan's star batsman Younis Khan has announced retirement from one-day cricket. This means today's first ODI against England in Abu Dhabi will be his last international outing in a limited-over match. Younis, 37, is a record breaker for Pakistan in Tests, but was a surprise inclusion in the ODI squad. He has played 264 one-day matches in a career spanning 15 years.
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