http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Danish-Kaneria-c1314 files appeal against life ban - Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 leg-spinner Danish Kaneria has appealed against a life ban handed down to him by the English and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for his role in the spot-fixing scandal involving a fellow English player.
Kaneria’s lawyers have confirmed that the player has also contested an order to pay £100,000 for the cost incurred by the ECB to arrange for the hearing.
"The appeal cover not only covers the life ban but also against the £100,000 cost that was imposed as a part of the expenditure of all he hearings. There was no understanding before or during the hearing that we will pay the expenditure of all the hearings that took place. The cost along with the ban is unfair,” the Pakistan player’s lawyer Farogh Naseem told ESPNcricinfo.
Last month, an ECB hearing committee found Kaneria guilty of corruption during his stay with the English county http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Essex-c783 and further termed the player a ‘grave danger to the game of cricket’ and ‘a recruiter of match-fixers’.
The leg-spinner, who is the fourth highest wicket taking bowler for his country, called the ban “unfair” while his legal team representing him in the hearing termed the decision as “pre-determined”, and demanded an open hearing.
The Karachi-based player’s legal representatives also indicated to file an appeal in the Court of Arbitration for Sport given the unfair treatment meted out to their client by the ECB.
"It was pre-determined what the result was going to be. We're going to have an appeal. What we want is an independent observer to sit in and listen to the evidence. We would want the press to sit in on the appeal and hear every word," Steven Hourigan who represented the bowler, said
During the Boards meeting in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625) already directed all member countries to abide by the ruling, with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) assuring that they will uphold the ban given by the ECB.
The right-arm spinner was held responsible for influencing his Essex teammate Mervyn Westfield to take bribe for under-performing in a match against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Durham-c782 during the 2009 county season.
Westfield after admitting his corruption was jailed for four-months, but later gave the key testimony against the Pakistani bowler which eventually led to his ban in June by a 3-member disciplinary panel consisting of Gerard Elias QC, David Gabbitass and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jamie-Dalrymple-c1658.
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