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Afridi to skip hearing

Monday 6 June 2011 19:09, UK

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Shahid Afridi will boycott his disciplinary hearing on Wednesday because he believes the Pakistan Cricket Board has also decided to punish him.

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Former skipper will not attend disciplinary hearing

Shahid Afridi will boycott his disciplinary hearing on Wednesday because he believes the Pakistan Cricket Board has already decided to punish him. The PCB summoned Afridi to appear before a three-man disciplinary committee after the former one-day captain retired from international cricket last week. The PCB said Afridi violated the players' code of conduct in announcing his retirement and in punishment suspended his central contract and revoked all no-objection certificates to play abroad. Afridi developed differences with coach Waqar Younis over selection matters during last month's tour of the West Indies and his public criticism saw the PCB replace him as captain. The star also levelled serious allegations of mistreatment against the PCB, saying he would not play under the current board set-up, headed by Ijaz Butt. "The process followed by the PCB does not conform with the law as even under Pakistan's constitution there is a right given to everyone to be heard before a case is decided," Afridi's lawyer Syed Ali Zafar said.

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