Well-informed sources told Dawn that the PCB, while accepting the committee’s recommendations, has decided to show zero-tolerance for any kind of indiscipline and is contemplating imposing the bans on the two players very soon.
Though it is being said that both were involved in acts of indiscipline in Australia, the timing and extent of the punishment raises doubts that they are getting punished for something more grievous.
PCB Chairman Ijaz Butt had disclosed in a press conference earlier this month that the ICC had given the names of two players involved in match fixing but he later took a somersault to say that he was only talking about some former Test cricketers — Saleem Malik and Ata-ur-Rehman.
Moreover, reliable sources informed that dashing opener Imran Nazir may not find a place in the national team for the forthcoming T20 World Cup, to be announced on March 14.
The selectors are of the view that Imran has failed to show consistent performance in the T20 matches and does not deserve a place in the squad.
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