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PCB legal counsel on Saturday said that even though the
Champions Trophy has been postponed, it had not affected the
status of the legal notice sent to fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar,
which had asked him to pay a fine of seven million rupees.
The PCB had sent a notice to the controversial paceman asking
him to pay the fine or he would not be considered to play in
the Champions Trophy despite being selected in the final
squad of 15 players.
Tafazzul Rizvi said that the notice |
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Shoaib did mention the Champions Trophy
because it was the next tournament in
line. “But now the notice applies to any
tournament or series that Pakistan plays
next. He has to pay the fine or he gets an
injunctive order from any court against
the fine,” Rizvi said.
Rizvi confirmed that Shoaib had received
the notice and so has his lawyer. “We sent
it to the pacer via courier and to his
lawyer by e-mail, fax and courier and it
has been received. But so far they have
not responded to the notice,” he added.
Shoaib was asked to pay the seven million
rupees fine by an appellate tribunal which
in June reduced a ban of five years
imposed on him by the PCB’s disciplinary
committee to 18 months. The fast bowler
filed a writ petition in the Lahore high
court against the ban and fine.
Rizvi said he hoped that the fast bowler
would make his position clear on the
payment of the fine soon.—Agencies |
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