Speed puts the onus on PCB by Cricket Archive Staff Reporter

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Player:	Shoaib Akhtar, Mohammad Asif
Event:	ICC Champions Trophy 2006/07

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DateLine: 18th October 2006

 

The International Cricket Council on Monday said it would not interfere in the dope cases involving Pakistani bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif as it was for the Pakistan Cricket Board to take an appropriate action.

 

ICC Chief Executive Malcolm Speed said the game's governing body did not come into the picture as the PCB had conducted the tests on its own under the WADA protocol. "Initially it is a PCB function. Let's appreciate that they did it. They could have simply sent the players (hiding) for the Champions Trophy. For the first time they have done this and two players have tested positive for an anabolic steroid. It's a PCB matter and they will deal with it," he said at a press conference in Jaipur.

 

Asked whether disciplinary action would be taken against the two offenders, Speed said "we need to get the full story. It is a disappointing day for cricket. Let us not get too far ahead at the moment."