These last few days have been very difficult for me but I don’t want to go into my reasons for doing what I did at this stage.

I know everyone must be wanting to know what is going on and why I gave up the captaincy on Thursday but I really just want to focus on the ICC Champions Trophy at the moment and on performing well for my country, scoring runs and trying to win the competition.

There will be a time to say more about what has gone on but now is not right and I need to get on with my job. I love representing my country and will continue to give 200 per cent. That shouldn’t be doubted.

There has been another more pleasing subject that has happened to me this week, which I am happier to talk about. The great English county team Yorkshire have made me an offer to be their captain for next season.

They first contacted me through Ramiz Raja when I was at Cardiff while playing for Pakistan in the first one-day international against England. The talks have been ongoing since then and I am pleased to say that I have agreed their terms and conditions and hopefully the contract will be completed next week.

I enjoyed my spell with Nottinghamshire in 2005 and although I was only there for about five weeks as Stephen Fleming’s replacement I experienced enough of county cricket to know what it is all about.

There are many matches to be played and a full season in England will be tough, but that is what I like about the challenge. Funnily enough when I first arrived at Trent Bridge last year I had a wait of about nine days to play some cricket just after I landed and I wondered if I had made the right decision!

Yorkshire have great traditions and I will be finding out as much about their history as I can before I go there. I know players like Michael Vaughan and Mathew Hoggard play there and also legends such as Geoffrey Boycott and Sir Leonard Hutton played there a few years ago.

It will be an honour to follow these cricketers and play at Headingley, especially as the captain. The club said they like my energy and the way I have captained in the past so hopefully we can be good for each other.

For now, I will get on with my job for Pakistan, which I love more than anything, and remain as positive as I always am on the cricket field. Wish us luck in the Champions Trophy. It’s a shame Inzy bhai is not with us but there is still plenty of quality for us to have a good tournament.