Date:09/08/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/08/09/stories/2008080960712300.htm

Sport - Cricket

Asif faces ban

Karachi: A Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) committee has recommended ban of some matches on pacer Mohammad Asif for his “embarrassing” 19-day detention in Dubai for the alleged possession of a banned substance.

A PCB source said that the report of the public prosecutor in Dubai had confirmed that Asif was carrying an illegal substance when detained at the airport while returning home after the IPL. — PTI