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High Court asks for Shoaib's past disciplinary record
Karachi, Nov 18 (PTI) The Lahore High Court will look into the past behaviour of Shoaib Akhtar before giving a verdict on his appeal against the 18-month ban and seven million rupees fine imposed on the fast bowler by an appellate tribunal of the Pakistan Cricket Board.
Chief Justice Syed Zahid Hussain has asked the PCB to
submit all the past records of Shoaib's brushes with
authority, disciplinary offences and the penalties imposed on
him by the Board.
The CJ gave the orders after the legal counsel for the
fast bowler Abid Hasan Minto said before the court that the
ban and fine on the bowler was unjustified as the PCB had
never served any legal notice to his client.
Syed Tafazzul Rizvi, the legal counsel of the board
informed the court that Shoaib had shown no signs of improving
despite giving an undertaking to the court in September when
he was granted a stay order against the ban allowing him to
resume his cricket career.
"I informed the court that despite the undertaking Shoaib
had gone to India and criticised the Board there and also took
part in a dance show on television without getting permission
from the Board," Rizvi said.
He said he had submitted a DVD copy of Shoaibs activities
in India and his press conference.
"Since Shoaib's lawyer insisted his client was never put
on notice the court asked us to submit all relevant records of
his past behaviour and deeds," Rizvi added.
He said the PCB would submit all the records within a
week and the court would then hold the next hearing.
Shoaib has appealed against the ban and fine imposed on
him in the High Court which did not hold any hearings since he
was busy playing for Pakistan.
After the ban was suspended by the court, the national
selectors picked the fast bowler in the team for a Twenty20
four nation tournament in Toronto and more recently the
one-day series against the West Indies in Abu Dhabi .
However, he didn't play in the one-day series due to a
calf injury.
The experienced paceman has a troubled history of brushes
with the establishment and indiscipline and was initially
banned for five years by the Board's disciplinary committee in
March for several violations of discipline.
But the appellate tribunal reduced the ban to 18 months
and imposed the fine instead which Shoaib has not paid as yet.
Last year also the PCB had banned him for 13 matches and
put him on a two-year probation after he struck teammate
Mohammad Asif with a bat in South Africa before the Twenty20
World Cup.
Shoaib returned to the Pakistan team in October after a
10-month layoff due to disciplinary and fitness issues. PTI
Cor
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Chief Justice Syed Zahid Hussain has asked the PCB to
submit all the past records of Shoaib's brushes with
authority, disciplinary offences and the penalties imposed on
him by the Board.
The CJ gave the orders after the legal counsel for the
fast bowler Abid Hasan Minto said before the court that the
ban and fine on the bowler was unjustified as the PCB had
never served any legal notice to his client.
Syed Tafazzul Rizvi, the legal counsel of the board
informed the court that Shoaib had shown no signs of improving
despite giving an undertaking to the court in September when
he was granted a stay order against the ban allowing him to
resume his cricket career.
"I informed the court that despite the undertaking Shoaib
had gone to India and criticised the Board there and also took
part in a dance show on television without getting permission
from the Board," Rizvi said.
He said he had submitted a DVD copy of Shoaibs activities
in India and his press conference.
"Since Shoaib's lawyer insisted his client was never put
on notice the court asked us to submit all relevant records of
his past behaviour and deeds," Rizvi added.
He said the PCB would submit all the records within a
week and the court would then hold the next hearing.
Shoaib has appealed against the ban and fine imposed on
him in the High Court which did not hold any hearings since he
was busy playing for Pakistan.
After the ban was suspended by the court, the national
selectors picked the fast bowler in the team for a Twenty20
four nation tournament in Toronto and more recently the
one-day series against the West Indies in Abu Dhabi .
However, he didn't play in the one-day series due to a
calf injury.
The experienced paceman has a troubled history of brushes
with the establishment and indiscipline and was initially
banned for five years by the Board's disciplinary committee in
March for several violations of discipline.
But the appellate tribunal reduced the ban to 18 months
and imposed the fine instead which Shoaib has not paid as yet.
Last year also the PCB had banned him for 13 matches and
put him on a two-year probation after he struck teammate
Mohammad Asif with a bat in South Africa before the Twenty20
World Cup.
Shoaib returned to the Pakistan team in October after a
10-month layoff due to disciplinary and fitness issues. PTI
Cor
RKM
