Sohail appears before disciplinary committee (15 Apr 1997)

15 April 1997

Sohail appears before disciplinary committee

Sports Reporter

LAHORE, April 14: Test opener Aamir Sohail appeared before the PCB Disciplinary Committee on Monday in response to the latest legal notice served on him for alleging some team-mates' involvement in betting and gambling in an interview recently published in an English newspapers (not Dawn).

The PCB secretary Waqar Ahmad told this reporter at the board's headquarters in the Qadhafi Stadium that the left-hand opener (Aamir Sohail) presented a written statement to the two members of the Disciplinary Committee, who were present. However, he was "tight-lipped" about the contents of the statement or the date on which the committee intended to announce its action about the case.

While replying to a question, Waqar Ahmad said that earlier one-month ban imposed on Aamir Sohail for his "misdemeanour" would expire on April 16 but the present case has nothing to do with the earlier decision. The committee was expected to take a decision in this regard soon. The meeting was attended by the Disciplinary Committee chairman Talaat Ali Malik and a member Ashraf Qureshi from Rawalpindi. The third member of the committee, former Test paceman Sikandar Bakht did not come from Karachi to attend the meeting.

"Sikandar Bakht has informed that he was 'indisposed'. So, he will not be coming to Lahore to attend the meeting", said Waqar Ahmad while explaining the former Test fast-medium bowlers's absence from the important meeting.

The Allied Bank (ABL) has constituted a panel of senior barristers to guide their employee, Aamir Sohail, in his legal wranglings with the Pakistan Cricket Board and he (Aamir Sohail) is now pleading his case after consulting them, it has been reliably learnt here.

Source:: Dawn (https://xiber.com/dawn/)