Younis Khan was reappointed as Pakistan cricket captain Saturday, just hours before the squad's departure to India for the ICC Champions Trophy.

The move came a day after the resignation of Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Shaharyar Khan.

Khan was replaced as chairman by Nasim Ashraf, who met with the Pakistan team members in the eastern city of Lahore before naming Younis Khan as captain.

``I have appointed Younis Khan as captain, and Mohammed Yousuf will be the vice captain,'' Ashraf told a news conference.

Yousuf was originally named as skipper Thursday after Younis Khan refused to accept the position, saying he didn't want to become a ``dummy captain.''

On Saturday, Younis Khan said he agreed to lead the team in the ``best interests of Pakistan.''

Yousuf, who also attended the news conference, smilingly said he too had accepted his new position.

``I will extend full cooperation to the captain, as I did in the past,'' he said.

Earlier, Shaharyar Khan told reporters he had decided to step down as PCB chairman due to ``personal reasons,'' but refused to elaborate.

Ashraf said he would not tolerate any kind of politics in the Pakistan cricket during his tenure and urged the players to ``stay united.''

``Your unity is your strength,'' he told the squad before its departure for India.

Younis Khan captain's Pakistan in the absence of regular skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq, who was banned for four limited-overs internationals on charges of bringing the game into disrepute during a test against England at The Oval in August.

Khan, a middle order batsman, made his Test and limited-overs international debut in 2000 against Sri Lanka, and has since played 47 Tests and 139 one-dayers. His highest test score is 267 runs against India in 2005.