Brisbane: Younis Khan's future became a subject of speculation after a message sent out from a fake Twitter account suggested that he would retire from ODIs at the end of the World Cup, prompting the veteran Pakistan batsman to issue a denial.

Battling poor form in the mega-event, the 37-year-old has come under fire from former players, some of whom have gone to the extent of publicly pleading him to retire. The criticism seemed to have got the desired result last night when a Younis Khan twitter account, later found to be fake, sent out the message of retirement.