Suspended Pakistan cricket star Shahid Afridi on Tuesday filed a petition in court asking that the sanctions imposed on him by the Pakistan Cricket Board to be upset and demand justice.
A long match insults that runs between Afridi and manager of Pakistan has shaken the game, still recovering from the aftermath of a spot-fixing scandal that ended in the long ban on Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer.
"I took a plea that the show causes notice served on me is illegal to play abroad and a ban should be lifted me and I hope that justice is done," Afridi told AFP after the filing of the petition in the southern province of Sindh.
"We have filed a petition in the High Court of Sindh against the sanctions on our client Afridi and have launched an appeal for a stay order against the sentences against him," his lawyer Mandviwala Mahmood told AFP.
Court officials said the case Afridi process begins immediately under a bench of two members of the Chief Justice Musheer Alam and Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi.
Afridi went to court after announcing his retirement from international cricket in protest at being replaced as captain of a day last month.
The PCB said Afridi breached the players 'code' of conduct by announcing his retirement and complaints against the Council level.
The PCB center suspended its contract, dismissal and all of its no-objection certificates that have allowed him to play in England and Sri Lanka and served with a show-cause notice last week.
They also formed a disciplinary committee of three persons, Afridi and ordered to appear on Wednesday. His lawyer said that Afridi will not be present and questioned the disciplinary process.
The 31 year-old former captain of a day is the latest in a series of Pakistani cricketers to launch legal battles against the cricket authorities.
The last was Paceman Shoaib Akhtar, whose appeal against the sanctions imposed in 2008 for publicly criticizing the board is still pending in court in the eastern city of Lahore.
Afridi petition was filed after the Waqar Younis Pakistan coach and manager Intikhab Alam described him as "immature and unwilling to listen" tour in the reports leaked to the press and published in the newspaper Dawn on Tuesday.
"As captain I feel it is still very immature discipline is poor, there is no game plan and is not willing to listen to the opinions of others' or consultants," wrote West Indies tour where Waqar Afridi led the team to win 3-2 in May.
It 'was the public criticism of Waqar Afridi last month on "undue interference" in the selection of the team, which forced the PCB to serve him with a show-cause notice and then dump him as captain.
In its report, said Waqar coaching staff had failed to improve the behavior Afridi, saying that "sometimes his volatile nature and immature were negative and led to unfortunate results of gambling losses."
Waqar said Afridi made a fuss during the fourth and the fifth game of a day during the tour of West Indies.
"Afridi entered into discussions with a decisive attitude and refused to discuss the game of 11 options for the team and they acted very improperly and left the meeting," Waqar wrote in his report.
"Afridi attitude and unwillingness to answer the questions led to a very uncomfortable locker room that has affected the performance of the players', with consequent loss of the last two series."
Alam said he tried his "best to defuse the situation," but the fault Waqar to be 'a bit harsh and arrogant, which creates problems, "and accused Afridi of lacking temperament and be" extremely hyperactive. "
"I told him not to talk to the press on his return home and if he had serious problems with Waqar or anyone else would have to talk with the president (PCB Ijaz Butt) directly," wrote Alam.
Mandviwala Afridi's lawyer accused the PCB to smear his client by leaking reports
A long match insults that runs between Afridi and manager of Pakistan has shaken the game, still recovering from the aftermath of a spot-fixing scandal that ended in the long ban on Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer.
"I took a plea that the show causes notice served on me is illegal to play abroad and a ban should be lifted me and I hope that justice is done," Afridi told AFP after the filing of the petition in the southern province of Sindh.
"We have filed a petition in the High Court of Sindh against the sanctions on our client Afridi and have launched an appeal for a stay order against the sentences against him," his lawyer Mandviwala Mahmood told AFP.
Court officials said the case Afridi process begins immediately under a bench of two members of the Chief Justice Musheer Alam and Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi.
Afridi went to court after announcing his retirement from international cricket in protest at being replaced as captain of a day last month.
The PCB said Afridi breached the players 'code' of conduct by announcing his retirement and complaints against the Council level.
The PCB center suspended its contract, dismissal and all of its no-objection certificates that have allowed him to play in England and Sri Lanka and served with a show-cause notice last week.
They also formed a disciplinary committee of three persons, Afridi and ordered to appear on Wednesday. His lawyer said that Afridi will not be present and questioned the disciplinary process.
The 31 year-old former captain of a day is the latest in a series of Pakistani cricketers to launch legal battles against the cricket authorities.
The last was Paceman Shoaib Akhtar, whose appeal against the sanctions imposed in 2008 for publicly criticizing the board is still pending in court in the eastern city of Lahore.
Afridi petition was filed after the Waqar Younis Pakistan coach and manager Intikhab Alam described him as "immature and unwilling to listen" tour in the reports leaked to the press and published in the newspaper Dawn on Tuesday.
"As captain I feel it is still very immature discipline is poor, there is no game plan and is not willing to listen to the opinions of others' or consultants," wrote West Indies tour where Waqar Afridi led the team to win 3-2 in May.
It 'was the public criticism of Waqar Afridi last month on "undue interference" in the selection of the team, which forced the PCB to serve him with a show-cause notice and then dump him as captain.
In its report, said Waqar coaching staff had failed to improve the behavior Afridi, saying that "sometimes his volatile nature and immature were negative and led to unfortunate results of gambling losses."
Waqar said Afridi made a fuss during the fourth and the fifth game of a day during the tour of West Indies.
"Afridi entered into discussions with a decisive attitude and refused to discuss the game of 11 options for the team and they acted very improperly and left the meeting," Waqar wrote in his report.
"Afridi attitude and unwillingness to answer the questions led to a very uncomfortable locker room that has affected the performance of the players', with consequent loss of the last two series."
Alam said he tried his "best to defuse the situation," but the fault Waqar to be 'a bit harsh and arrogant, which creates problems, "and accused Afridi of lacking temperament and be" extremely hyperactive. "
"I told him not to talk to the press on his return home and if he had serious problems with Waqar or anyone else would have to talk with the president (PCB Ijaz Butt) directly," wrote Alam.
Mandviwala Afridi's lawyer accused the PCB to smear his client by leaking reports
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