 Shoaib Akhtar free to play in IPL
4th May 2008 19:03 IST
Agencies
"Even the disciplinary committee of the board which banned him has not stopped him from playing abroad and not suspending the ban to allow him to play and earn his livelihood abroad would have been injustice with him," Farrukh said.
"Obviously it is going to take so time to dispose off this case. The tribunal felt that preventing him from playing in the league would have been an additional penalty on him," he added.
He made it clear that the ban would be reinforced from June 4 when the hearing re-starts.
"This is a great relief for me as I am keen to play in the IPL. But this is just one battle won and we still have to win the final case," Shoaib said after the hearing at the National Cricket Academy.
"It is a big relief but my eventual aim remains to be cleared of the ban and play for my country," he added.
Shoaib has not played any competitive cricket apart from one first-class match in late February after which he was banned.
He was not selected for the home one-day series against Zimbabwe and was under ban when Bangladesh played in April. |
