Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Asif to watch few IPL ties in South Africa

Disgraced Pakistan pacer Mohammad Asif will fly down to South Africa to watch a few matches of the Indian Premier League, his management company said on Tuesday.

"Asif will be going to South Africa to watch a few matches of the IPL," the company said without elaborating whether the bowler has been invited by the organisers or is going there by himself.

Asif, who played for the Delhi Daredevills last year in the IPL, flunked a dope test and was subsequently released by his franchise while the IPL Drugs Tribunal also banned him for 12 months for his doping offence.

Asif will also go to England to attend a rehabilitation and training course to get back to full match fitness before his 12-month ban ends in September.

He will also play for some club in England from May onwards, according to his company.

Asif has been under suspension by the Pakistan cricket Board since last July for his doping offence and is also fighting to avoid further penalties over his 19-day detention in Dubai last year in June while returning home from

India.

Wasim Bari, who heads the PCB Inquiry Committee that is probing into his detention in Dubai, has dismissed claims by Asif that he has submitted the documents asked for by the committee from Dubai authorities.

The committee is expected to meet on April 20 to give a final verdict.

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