"His appeal has been partially accepted," the PCB's legal advocate Talib Rizvi told to media"The ban has been lifted and his fine has been halved. The board has the right to review the decision but as of now he is eligible to play for Pakistan again."
It was never clear why malik had been banned and fined but sources wsay that it was his indecipline in teh Australian tour and his negative influence on the team, it was confirmed in a leaked video of the inquiry committee meetings, in which Malik's role within the squad was blasted by a number of players including Shahid Afridi and Mohammad Yousuf.
Irfan Qadir, the arbitrator and a retired judge, will now send a report to the PCB chairman Ijaz Butt, who will put the decisions in front of the board of governors. "We're going according to our constitution which says an appeal can be filed in such cases," Butt told to the media"I will now receive the report from the arbitrator and then put it up in front of the board of governors for their approval." Though Butt refused to say so, it is expected he will approve the findings and that the board of governors will ratify it as well, thus removing legal obstacles from the way of Malik's potential return.
Don’t forget sohaib Malik was named in the list of 35 probables for Pakistan's next two assignments, in Sri Lanka for the Asia Cup and then a long summer tour to England, but it is unlikely he will make the cut for the first task. The 15-man squad for the Asia Cup is to be picked in the first week of June after a short camp to be organized in Karachi and the governing board's next meeting is likely to be after that.
The decision has also made a way for other cricketers to make a comeback. Cricketers like rana naveed ul Hassan, younis khan an M.yusuf would be confident after this decision.
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