Butt justifies Pak cricket coach being at mercy of captain, board.Byline: ANI Lahore, Oct.23 (ANI): 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. ) chief Ijaz Butt has said that the board has every right to sack the coach of the national squad if he is not liked by the captain and the highest governing body of the game in the country. Interacting with mediapersons during a press conference here, Butt said he would be visiting India on October 28 to hold talks with the BCCI BCCI Board of Control for Cricket in India BCCI Bank of Credit and Commerce International BCCI Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry BCCI Bank of Crooks & Criminals International BCCI Barnsley Chamber of Commerce & Industry and government officials to facilitate a bilateral cricket series on a neutral venue. When enquired about the uncertainty surrounding tainted fast bowler Mohammad Asif's participation in the one-day series against New Zealand, he said the board was still working out details with the concerned authorities in Dubai to sort out the issue. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is trying hard to help Asif obtain clearance from the Dubai authorities to enable him to play in the limited over series. It has also approached the International Cricket Council (ICC ICC See: International Chamber of Commerce ) to ask the authorities to allow the troubled speedster to play in Dubai and Abu Dhabi during the series starting November 3. The series includes three one-day internationals in Abu Dhabi and two Twenty20 games in Dubai. Asif was banned from entering the United States of Emirates (UAE (Uninterruptible Application Error) The name given to a crash in Windows 3.0. In subsequent versions of Windows, a crash was called a "General Protection Fault," "Application Error" or "Illegal Operation." See crash in Windows and abend. ) after he 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. The PCB had also slapped a fine of one million rupees on Asif for his Dubai 'misadventure'. (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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