PCB attempts to revoke UAE travelling restrictions on Asif

Asif is Pakistan's premier bowler. So it only makes sense that PCB do everything they can to make sure he is allowed back in the UAE. Considering all they really care about is the money coming into the country and with cricket being hosted in the UAE they have enough reasons to go ahead remove his name from the banned list.

The PCB need to sit down with the UAE cricketing authority and spell out to them the fact that Pakistan are the number one cricketing attraction for the UAE. They should stress that Pakistan cant play matches without their premier bowler and if the UAE refuse to lift the ban on Asif then Pakistan will have to look for an alternative venue and there are plenty around the world that would be happy with the extra revenue and publicity.

But I doubt the PCB has the guts to talk like that to anyone.

Very important. If they want to promote the sports city and seeing they have investment in cricket stadiums definitely important. UAE harsh laws are reserved for the poor those with connections and money mostly get away with things.

Pakistan government least the Army government had very close ties with UAE and the man who rules Dubai. The man is famous for his horses as he is famous for anything else and I know for a fact he has gifted some of his horses to ex generals and rich folks in Pakistan.

If PCB makes a case on a decent level without messing it up...I can't not see this ban remain unless it is the PCB who fail to do this on their part.

Shocker that PCB was able to mess things up once again. If people like Bari are making these requests then what can you expect? Isn't the President of Pakistan the man on the very top and it should have been him sending a text message to his friend the ruler of Dubai to get this done without any fuss. Considering Zardari has plenty of wealth hidden in UAE...would have been a walk in the park.

Oh well. Pakistan should consider making England their home rather then UAE.

PS: If Asif has any connections like the ones Akhtar had...he could get someone from the Pakistan government make a request on his behalf and be done with this mess.

You're spot on. Asif is extremely lucky to be walking around with his head still atatched, in some countries he'd have been in a much worse situation. In fact even as a poor person in Dubai he would've been in a much worse situation.

It wouldn't be such an issue if Pakistan were able to play at home but sadly we could be playing our home games in Dubai for some years to come and without Asif we'll be an even weaker team than we already are!

I am one of the very few people who actually believed Asif story. Let's get couple of facts straight. He was tested and it was found he hadn't taken the drugs. In fact the powder they did find wasn't even entirely pure opium.

They found traces of opium. If you walk into your nearest medical store I bet you would find the same.

Lets also get some facts about Pakistan right. Hakeem if your able to find one that knows what he is doing is likely to be much better then most doc's your visiting for pain killers etc. Hakeem are meant to be doc's as well...you could prove that in a court of law as you get an expert Hakeem to testify...the court will have him declared expert.

Asif got harsh treatment because no one was willing to do anything for him because of the steroid issue. Anyway...good that he isn't playing T20's but for the future I like to see him in our team.