The three tainted Pakistani players ufffd Test captain Salman Butt, pacers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir are most likely to challenge the International Cricket Council's decision to suspend them
The three tainted Pakistani players ufffd Test captain Salman Butt, pacers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir are "most likely" to challenge the International Cricket Council's decision to suspend them. This was revealed by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) legal advisor Taffazul Rizvi.
Sharad Pawar, the former Indian cricket board chief is the president of the ICC.
Rizvi said: "The notices have been served individually to the players and therefore it will be left to them to decide their further course of action. But most probably, they will appeal against the decision."
The players will have 14 days to decide. "It will be left to the players to choose their (own) lawyers to fight their case. The PCB has also hired the services of Addleshaw Goddard (AG), the legal firm in UK," Rizvi added.u00a0u00a0 Elizabeth Robertson (a partner of AG) is assisting the PCB in this challenging task. Her main practice area is domestic and international corporate crime and regulation.
The writer is a freelancer
