Karachi: Pakistan’s sacked captain Shahid Afridi is not likely not attend the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) disciplinary hearing on charges of violating the code of conduct, his lawyer said on Monday.
Claiming that it would be useless to attend the hearing of the PCB on June 8 without the due process of law first being followed by the board, Afridi’s lawyer Ali Zafar told a news conference, “We are not satisfied with the process adopted by the board to hear out the charges against our client.
“We have written to the board raising questions about the process being followed by the board. Our client has already been penalised without getting a fair chance to plead his case and explain his position.”
Afridi has also called on the board to appoint a disciplinary committee of independent people instead of appointing their own employees on the commission.
Stating that it appeared as if the PCB had made up its mind on his case, Afridi said, “No charges have been proven against me yet and they have cancelled my NOCs and also suspended my contract.”
“We don’t understand what process they are following. We have written to them but if this same process is followed I don’t think we will attend the hearing. If our client is not given justice we have other alternatives open to us like going to the courts,” Zafar said.
Afridi said he wanted the authorities to treat players with respect. (PTI)