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NEWS ICC Champions Trophy 2006>Shoaib and Asif victims of personal grudge: Hanif 19th Nov 2006 23.07 IST By Agencies Former Pakistan captain Hanif Muhammad feels banned pace bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif were the victims of the personal grudge by the Cricket Board appointed appeals committee, which was not neutral. "The way the national cricketers have been punished was a source of embarrassment for all. If both players were at fault, they should be punished but the punishment should not be so severe that it could bring their career to end," Hanif said.
"In the absence of these bowlers, it would be hard for the Pakistan cricket team to reach the second round in the next year's World Cup," he was quoted as saying by the 'Daily Times' in Karachi. He also said Pakistani's victory against the West Indies in the Lahore Test should not blind them as Brian Lara was in excellent form and could pose serious threat to the Pakistani team. Shoaib was banned for two year and Asif for one after the duo tested positive for banned steroid nandrolone in the PCB's internal dope test before the Champions Trophy. Also View In-Depth Coverage: ICC Champions Trophy 2006 Team Page: Pakistan Team Page: India | LIVE CRICKET COVERAGE NEWS ~ Gilchrist has no plans to retire after World Cup ~ Ganguly's new batting approach may cost him sixer record ~ India 'squash the Orange' in World Cup warm-up game ~ Symonds gets a new hairdo for World Cup ~ Dhoni readies himself for stand-up act at World Cup (more in NEWS) FACE-TO-FACE ~ 500-mark a possibility in World Cup: Hayden ~ Minnows add charm to World Cup: Dravid (more in FACE-TO-FACE) COLUMNS ~ Will Sri Lanka replicate 1996 World Cup success? (more in COLUMNS) OFF-THE-FIELD ~ Ganguly again the darling of corporate world ~ Ganguly roped in as brand ambassador of Puma (more in OFF-THE-FIELD) PLAYERS Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble (more PLAYERS) TEAMS India, South Africa, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Australia, West Indies, Zimbabwe, England, New Zealand, Bangladesh, Kenya, Holland | 
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