Summary Pak captain Misbah-ul-Haq says he had turned down an offer from Worcestershire to serve the nation.
KARACHI (AFP) - Misbah, who turns 39 next month, has been leading Pakistan after reviving his career in the aftermath of the spot-fixing saga of 2010, which saw then-captain Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer banned and jailed.
"It was a good two-year offer with an extension of another year from Worcestershire but since the contract required me to skip the national duties I turned it down," Misbah told AFP.
Misbah also took charge of the one-day and Twenty20 teams in 2011 following the removal of Shahid Afridi who developed differences with the then set-up of the Pakistan Cricket Board. He was replaced by Mohammad Hafeez as Twenty20 captain in May last year.
Misbah said although playing county cricket would have been a good experience, he preferred national duty.
"It gives a cricketer a good experience of English conditions but I think as the captain of the team I have a lot of responsibility and leading the team is my first priority," he said.
Pakistan will feature in the eight-nation Champions Trophy in England in June where they are placed in Group B along with arch-rivals India, South Africa and the West Indies.
Defending champions Australia, England, Sri Lanka and New Zealand form group A.
