Pakistan call up Yasir Arafat

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Sami and Arafat named as replacements

KARACHI, Oct 16: The Pakistan Cricket Board on Monday named Mohammad Sami and Yasir Arafat as replacements for pacers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammed Asif, who have tested positive for performance enhancing drugs, in the Champions Trophy squad.

The PCB took the decision at an emergency meeting held during the day after the shocking news of the two pacers testing positive for banned steroids came out in the open.

Pakistan are scheduled to play Sri lanka in their ICC Champions Trophy super eight opener in Jaipur on Tuesday.

The ICC earlier said that it would consider allowing replacements for the duo if the PCB made such an appeal.

"The PCB needs to suspend the two players and then inform the ICC. And then the tournament technical committee will decide on whether to allow the replacements," said ICC Communications Manager Samiul Hasan.

Hasan said the ICC appreciated the PCB's stand on the dope issue.

"ICC has a strong anti-doping policy. We have a zero tolerance on such matters. We appreciate the PCB's stand," he said in Jaipur.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

I was quite surprised he wasn't included in the first place. He has shown that he can perform in one day cricket at a high level.

Well done, Yasir.

 

[CHAPPERS]

Good for him. He's a class act, hopefully he can cement his place in the side.

Good man Yas!

 

[Moshe Gariani]

Well done Yasir...

Shame we had to let him go but he has a place in the annals...

 

[tedebear]

I was confused there for a mo...

 

[The Clown of Pevensey Bay]

 

[Basil Fawlty]

Well done Yasir.

 

[Pevenseagull]

decent bowler
decent bat
shit hot fielder


class one day act


well done Yas