'Spy birds' out to dig Umar Akmal's dance party case: Najam Sethi
Umar Akmal has been given 7-day deadline to submit his defence before PCB
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Former cricketer and the coach of Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) Basit Ali said on Friday that Umar Akmal will be given 7 days’ time to submit his defence before Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in dance party case because there is no discrimination in the eyes of law. Basit Ali said that chairman PCB Sahryar Khan called him alone for the meeting, reported Dunya News.
On the other hand, the head of PCB executive committee, Najam Sethi said that his ‘spy birds’ are digging out Umar Akmal’s case right now and the details will be known in a day or two. Talking to media in Lahore, he said that Akmal will be definitely the part of national team if he comes clean over the dance party scandal.
Answering a question about Pakistan s chances of playing with India, Sethi said that no official answer has come yet but if India suggests playing on their ground then such a request should not be accepted.
Also read: Umar Akmal dropped from T20 squad over immoral acts at a dance party
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday dropped batsman Umar Akmal from the T20 squad against England over ‘immoral acts’ at a dance party in Hyderabad while also slapping him with a show-cause notice, Dunya News reported.
The Chairman PCB and Chief Selector did not, however, tell what kind of ‘immoral acts’ were committed by the star batsman. They said they have initiated an inquiry following the reports of Akmal’s ‘violation of discipline’.
After the announcement of the T20 squad against England, Chief Selector Haroonur Rasheed presented an explanation to the media. He said the ‘shameless’ incident that took place in Hyderabad has maligned the board.
Rasheed said Akmal has been served a show-cause notice over violation of the code of conduct. PCB Chairman Sheheryar Khan talked on the issue briefly but did not mention what went down at the party.
He said an inquiry on the issue is underway, adding that the star batsman is out of the series until a decision is reached.
The board did not tell what went down in Hyderabad. However, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Irfan Baloch has revealed that there was a dance party at which a certain someone was arrested but did not mention Akmal’s name.
This revelation has once again raised several questions.
