http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zulqarnain-Haider-c98685 in danger of being issued domestic ban – Cricket News Update
Sources from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have revealed that former Pakistan wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider is likely to face a ban from domestic cricket following his recent outburst against recalled gloveman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kamran-Akmal-c70122.
Haider used his Facebook account earlier this week to voice suspicions regarding Kamran Akmal, who has recently been named in Pakistan’s squad for the upcoming series against Australia, having last played for the Men in Green during the 2011 World Cup.
Hinting at Kamran’s alleged corruption, Haider stated that the 30-year-old (who had been suspected of links with bookmakers) had not been granted clearance from the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625. He went on to demand that Kamran be investigated, and threatened to reveal more information
about corrupt players.
“The legal department in the board is having a look at Zulqarnain's message on his Facebook account and his subsequent comments in the media on Kamran Akmal,” confirmed a source from the PCB.
“In all likelihood, the board will be issuing a show cause notice to Haider through its disciplinary committee to explain his position even though he is not a contracted player with them,” the source added.
Haider played one Test and four ODIs for Pakistan, but exited the national line-up in bizarre circumstances in November 2010, when he fled Dubai in the middle of Pakistan’s ODI series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757, alleging that threats had been made on his life.
He sought political asylum in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c749, but returned to Pakistan in 2011 after repeated assurances for his safety from the government.
Initially under a PCB ban, the 26-year-old was later allowed to resume his domestic cricket career, although the board kept him on a probation watchlist, in addition to having arranged counselling sessions for him last month with sports psychologist Dr Maqbool
Babri.
“One gets the feeling that Haider was under the impression that the selectors would consider him for the one-day series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 as Kamran was initially recalled only to the T20 squad,” said an official source, adding that the board felt Haider
was a “loose cannon” who might ruin http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755’s cricket image.
After Haider was fined and pardoned by a disciplinary committee last year, it was announced that he had no proof regarding the involvement of any player official in corrupt activities, and had chosen to withdraw his allegations. Following his fresh accusations,
the right-hander will be required to provide evidence to back up his claims, or risk facing disciplinary action.
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