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Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Discrepancies in PCB penalties on code breach

LAHORE: On breaching the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) code of conduct, former captain Shahid Afridi had to pay Rs 4.5 million, Zulqarnain 5 million while selector Mohammad Ilyas was just issued a warning unlike the two other players who paid heavy amount as penalty.The PCB suspended Ilyas on appearing before media and in a television interview. A two-member disciplinary committee heard his viewpoint and gave the anticipated decision. The committee requested the PCB to end his suspension. The board had only issued a warning to the selector, asking him to remain cautious in making appearances before the media On the other hand, Shahid Afridi and Zulqarnain Haider also appeared before the committee. Both were accused of violating the code of conduct and were penalized with hefty amount.The board while defending its move said that it was the first time Ilyas neglected the code that is why the board issued him warning only.