PCB help in legal fight against paper only

Lahore, May 28:Lt Gen Tauqir Zia said the PCB could not help any player who was facing life ban or cash penalties. All the effected cricketers were free to go to the higher courts or authorities if they felt aggrieved by the recommendations, he said.

When asked that had he not assured Salim Malik of PCB help on the day when the report was announced, the PCB chief said that the board would only provide possible assistance to Malik if he sued "News of the World" which published a story involving him in match-fixing scandal.

He said that Pakistan would not cancel the Sri Lankan tour, starting next month, despite that country's political atmosphere. He said that in future Pakistan would accept only those series which had five Tests or as many one-dayers. However, current agreements would be honoured, he concluded.