http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rashid-Latif-c84084 feels delay in decision about suspended Pakistan trio is unfair
Rashid Latif, the national coach of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 Test captain, has said that he feels bad for the suspended trio of Pakistan - opener Salman Butt and the pacers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir – and has
asked the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to play a proactive role in the issue.
The three Pakistan players were suspended by the International Cricket Council earlier in September this year for their alleged involvement in spot-fixing during the fourth Test against England at Lord’s. The trio is scheduled to face a
make-or-break hearing from 6 to 11 January in Doha, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Qatar-c2986 where the three-member ICC tribunal will decide fates of the players as cricketers.
Latif, a former wicketkeeper of Pakistan, told the media reporters that he feels bad for the players as they are going through a continuous torture due to delay in decision.
"The ICC has delayed things and prolonged the issue causing lot of mental torture to these players and the Pakistani people,” said Latif. “Perhaps they don't realise the sort of tension and pressure the players go through when confronted
with such a situation," he added.
The Afghanistan coach expressed disappointment over the way Pakistan Cricket Board has dealt the case. Latif feels the PCB should have pushed the apex body to reach a decision on spot-fixing controversy as soon as possible.
It has been almost four months since the three players were suspended and they still are not clear know what lies ahead for them. They are excluded from all forms of cricket without the anti-corruption and security unit of ICC having proven
any charge of transgression against them.
"That to me is unfair. Things like this should not take so long," said the former Pakistan captain. "I know these are legal procedures and issues involved in this spot-fixing case but still four months is a long time and it is the careers
of the players at stake as they remain suspended without any evidence against them so far."
Latif has asked the Pakistan Cricket Board to play its proactive role in the issue by demanding evidences against its players and should ask the ICC to conclude the issue quickly so that everyone could get going.
"It is not realistic to expect our players in the national team to perform well when all this is going on. It is hurting our chances of doing well in the World Cup," added Rashid Latif.
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