LONDON (AFP) - Pakistan captain Younus Khan announced his retirement from T20 internationals after leading his side to victory in the 2009 Twenty20 final against Sri Lanka at Lords here on Sunday. This is my last Twenty20 game for Pakistan, so I am retiring from T20 internationals, Younus said after Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by eight wickets. I am now 34, I am old for this kind of cricket. The good thing is we have a couple of good youngsters like Shahzaib (Hasan) and Ahmad Shahzad. However, gifted batsman Younus - who has appeared in 60 Tests and 186 one-day internationals - is set to continue his international career in the longer formats of the game. Cricinfo adds: Younus Khan used crickets grandest stage to announce his retirement from Twenty20 internationals, and make an impassioned plea for teams to once again play cricket in his country. The Pakistan captain added that Sundays emphatic eight-wicket World Twenty20 victory over Sri Lanka could go far to saving cricket in his homeland, which is struggling to attract younger generations at a time when no international matches are being played within its borders. Younus final act in Twenty20 international cricket was to lift the trophy that so narrowly evaded Pakistan two years prior. Shahid Afridi, Misbah-ul-Haq and Kamran Akmal are the leading contenders to take over the role of Pakistan 20-over captaincy. This is my last Twenty20 game, he said. Im old now for this kind of cricket. Younus will continue to play Test and ODI cricket, and hopes he will again have the opportunity to lead his national team on home soil. The deteriorating security situation in Pakistan - highlighted by the March terror attack on the Sri Lankan team bus outside the Gadaffi Stadium - has prompted national boards and the ICC to push for Pakistans home matches to be played in neutral venues. Younus has previously warned that the absence of international cricket could kill the game in Pakistan and push impressionable youngsters into the clutches of terrorists. Speaking at the post-match press conference at Lords on Sunday, he implored teams to return to Pakistan, and expressed hope that his sides World Twenty20 victory would help reinvigorate interest in cricket among his nations youth. I am requesting to all of the countries: 'You must come to Pakistan, Younus said. Everybody knows law and order is not good but it is not our fault. Especially for youngsters, we need home series because everywhere there is no cricket in Pakistan. How can we motivate the youngsters, especially at school level and college level? I think this will be helping us build a new structure in Pakistan for our future. How can we promote cricket to our youngsters if there is no international game in Pakistan? How can I motivate my son and my neighbours small children? Thats why we need cricket in Pakistan. Law and order is not good, but this is not our fault. We are suffering at the moment from these kinds of things. I think sports should be away from politics. Younus dedicated Pakistans World Twenty20 triumph to his former coach Bob Woolmer, who died during the 2007 World Cup in the Caribbean. This final must go to Bob Woolmer, he said. He was doing good things with us in 2005 and especially my cricket. I would be very proud if he was alive and sitting with me because hes a very nice guy and was a father figure for us. Why I am captain is because in 2005 - at that time I was not a regular player for Pakistan - he was the guy who all the time was chatting with the chairman and the selectors that Younus will be the next captain. So because of him I have became a captain. I dedicate this final to Bob Woolmer. Younus Khan Pakistan Full name Mohammad Younus Khan Born Mardan, North-West Frontier Province Major teams Pakistan, Habib Bank Limited, Nottinghamshire, Peshawar Cricket Association, Rajasthan Royals, South Australia, Yorkshire Also known as Younus Khan Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling style Right-arm medium, Legbreak Career Statistics: Tests Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 60 106 7 5129 313 51.80 53.84 16 20 One-day internationals: Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 186 180 19 5379 144 33.40 77.20 6 35 Twenty20: Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 22 20 3 432 51 25.41 124.85 0 2