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 Shoaib free to appeal against reduced ban: PCB
15th Jun 2008 18:18 IST
Agencies
Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Nasim Ashraf says that Shoaib Akhtar is free to appeal against the reduced 18-month ban and the hefty fine imposed on him by the PCB appellate tribunal for indiscipline.
Even as Shoaib expressed disappointment at the tribunal's verdict, Ashraf said the maverick pacer has the right to go to High Court or even the Supreme Court.
"That is his decision. The tribunal's verdict has nothing to do with the PCB. I can't overturn the reduced ban on the pacer. The decision made by Justice Aftab Farrukh is final and it can only be challenged in the court," Ashraf said.
Shoaib, after hearing the decision on Saturday, said that he was disappointed with it as the decision was a blow to his already jeopardized career.
"I am not happy with this decision and I am very disappointed," he said.
The tribunal reduced Shoaib's original five-year ban to 18 months but fined him Rs 7 million. It was a 2-1 decision by the tribunal which felt that the original ban on the pacer was too harsh.
Ashraf, who was celebrating Pakistan's win over India in the tri-series final in Dhaka last night, asserted that the tribunal had worked independently. |
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