LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), on Saturday, made it clear that they are considering written communications from Shahid Afridi and Younis Khan as “letters” and not appeals against the penalties imposed on them.
The legal adviser of PCB Tafazzul Rizvi said that until Friday no player, including Afridi and Younis, had filed a proper appeal with the board and the duo had only outlined their grievances.
“What Younis and Afridi have sent are letters in which they have outlined their grievances over the penalties imposed on them and asked for the reasons behind the punishments,” Rizvi said.
He said as per the constitution of the PCB, if a player files a proper appeal against his ban or fine, it would be routed to the appellate tribunal formed by the board to hear the grievances.
“The PCB will at best act like a post office and the appellate tribunal will decide on the merit of the appeals.”
Afridi, on Thursday, had said that he had filed an appeal with the PCB over the fine imposed on him for the ball tampering incident in Australia while Younis Khan’s lawyer stated he had sent a letter to the PCB asking for evidence to support the charges against his client.
The PCB in a separate statement had clarified that those players who were banned or fined after the Australian Tour Inquiry Report have the right to appeal.—Agencies
