Re: PCB can set own punishments for Akhtar and Asif
Naseem Ashraf's recent comments to the tribunal doesn't sound promising for the boys
Re: PCB can set own punishments for Akhtar and Asif
That was the whole point in recalling them.... that they could be punished by PCB rather than by ICC if they got caught during the tournament.
Most likely, they'll both serve a series ban (ruling them out of WI series), but will be available for World Cup.
Re: PCB can set own punishments for Akhtar and Asif
either no ban or if there is a ban, I would like to see it for 3 months. This will allow both of them to get some rest during Windies series, where PCB can try some young fast bowler in the team.
They should be back for South Africa tour before WC, inshallah.
Re: PCB can set own punishments for Akhtar and Asif
inshallah, they won't miss the wc. PCB should ban/rest them until then.
Re: Breaking News: Akhtar, Asif called back to Pakistan!
^ rest...?
r u serious...
any sportsman and let alone a fast bowler needs match practice to stay in form...
I pray and hope it is no more than a slap on the wrist.. like match fee or something...worst case 3 months...
lets see..
Re: Breaking News: Akhtar, Asif called back to Pakistan!
Since Shoaib,s dabut interestingly Pakistan has a better record when he was not playing, Total 249,w145,L99,N/R4,T1 59.42%
mathes in which he played 128,w72,L54,N/R2 57.14%
when he did,nt played 121,w73,L45,N/R2,T1 61.86%
But reason for this can also be that he has missed more matches against lesser sides,e.g Out of 33 matches Pakistan has played during this period against ZIM and BD he has played only 15 and missed 18,while against AUS he has played 20 and missed only 8.
Shoaib,s first 64 ODIs=112 wickets 1.75/match
last 69 ODIs=97 wickets 1.40/match(incl.5 matches for World and axia XI,s)
Re: Breaking News: Akhtar, Asif called back to Pakistan!
Shoaibhttp://htcricket.com/htcricket/60_1826017.htm
Tribunal Leak:: Asif and Shoaib could get off without ban
PCB unhappy with comments of tribunal member
KARACHI, Oct 23: Pakistan cricket authorities are unhappy with a reported interview of a member of the drugs inquiry tribunal in which he has said fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif could escape without a ban.
Shoaib and Asif were recalled from the Champions Trophy in India by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) last week after they tested positive for Nandrolone, a banned steroid.
The positive test results came during dope tests conducted on around 19 players by the PCB before the Champions Trophy.
The board has constituted an independent three-member tribunal to investigate the issue and give its recommendations on the two players who face a possible ban of up to two years.
However, Dr Waqar Ahmed a member of the inquiry team has been reported in the media as saying that Shoaib and Asif could be pardoned if they proved they had used the substance by mistake and unintentionally.
“We are surprised that a tribunal member has given such a statement. Because the procedures are clear that no member is supposed to give any statements before the recommendations are finalised and publicised by the board,” an official told Reuters.“We are trying to find out if Dr Waqar has indeed given such an interview. But as far as we are concerned he should not be speaking on the case to the press,” Saleem Altaf said.
“The tribunal must work independently and reach a logical conclusion. Whatever it recommends we will implement but it should not talk about possiblities now,” he added.
Dr Waqar, who is head of sports medicine in the Pakistan Sports Board, was reported as saying that the players should not be presumed guilty straight away.
“If the tribunal is convinced that it all happened innocently by accident and not by negligence, then Shoaib and Asif can be forgiven, but this would be the decision of the whole tribunal and not a single person,” Dr. Waqar said.
Since the inquiry is being conducted internally by the board on out of competition results, the minimum ban of two years for a first violation in the anti-doping regulations of the International Cricket Council (ICC) do not apply. The tribunal, which also includes former test captain Intikhanb Alam and barrister Shahid Hamid, will meet again on Thursday for their second hearing.—Reuters
Great going again…leak out all our plans…
:mad:
source: DAWN - TUESDAY EPAPER SPORTS PAGE 20
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