'Concerned' PCB to send Asif to South Africa via London, not Dubai.Byline: ANI Lahore, Sep.16 (ANI): To avoid any further problems, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB PCB: see polychlorinated biphenyl. PCB in full polychlorinated biphenyl Any of a class of highly stable organic compounds prepared by the reaction of chlorine with biphenyl, a two-ring compound. ) would be sending tainted fast bowler Mohammad Asif to South Africa for the ICC ICC See: International Chamber of Commerce Champions Trophy via London instead of Dubai. While the rest of the team will travel to South Africa via Dubai, Asif would take the route via London to avoid any trouble that the PCB feels may arise if the disgraced bowler flies via Dubai. It may be noted that Asif was detained for 19 days at the Dubai International Airport Dubai International Airport (IATA: DXB, ICAO: OMDB) (Arabic: مطار دبي الدولي) is the international airport serving Dubai, the largest city of the United Arab Emirates. last year for possessing a banned substance. "Right now we are focusing on the Champions Trophy so we are sending him via London to avoid any untoward situation," PCB's Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. (COO) Wasim Bari said. Bari said the board has asked the concerned authorities in Dubai to explain the status of Asif's case, as Pakistan has to play New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. in an ODI series in the Arab nation. The matches would be played in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. "We have a series in Abu Dhabi and Dubai against New Zealand coming up, so we need to be sure beforehand whether he (Asif) can travel to Dubai again," The Daily Times quoted Bari, as saying. Meanwhile, when asked about his flying schedule, Asif said he is unaware about it as he is concentrating on the Champions Trophy only. "I don't even know when I will fly for Johannesburg. But I will leave it up to the board to handle the case and will do whatever they want me to do. For me, the Dubai detention chapter is closed once I returned home," Asif said. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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