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Karachi (PTI): The Pakistan Cricket Board has decided not to take any disciplinary action against troubled pacer Mohammad Asif, even if he is penalised by the drugs inquiry tribunal of the IPL for his alleged doping offence in the inaugural edition of the Twenty20 tournament. "It is like double jeopardy. You can't punish a man twice for the same crime. If the IPL tribunal does not clear him from the doping offence obviously he is going to face a long ban and the PCB does not come into the picture," a senior PCB official told PTI. He also made it clear that the Board had rejected Asif's plea for the release of his central contract payments this year. "We have looked into his request and got legal opinion. The fact is that presently he remains suspended from all forms of cricket and until the IPL tribunal reaches a decision we can't do anything for him," he said. Asif was due to appear before the Indian Premier League tribunal on November 29 and 30, but the hearing was called off because of the terror attacks in Mumbai and the inquiry tribunal is yet to convey fresh dates to the pacer. Asif, playing for Delhi Daredevils, had tested positive for a banned substance during the semifinals of the IPL earlier this year Source: http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/007200812031560.htm

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Asif apologises for repeated mistakes Mohammad Asif, the Pakistan fast bowler, has apologised to the nation for his repeated misdemeanours. Asif, who was in tears during an interview to a TV channel, vowed to come back a reformed man. "I have committed mistake after mistake and for that I apologise to the nation," Asif said on the Geo Super channel. "I have disregarded the green Pakistan blazer but I promise that if I get the next chance I will be a totally changed player." Asif has been at the centre of controversies during the past 15 months. Before the World Twenty20 in South Africa in September last year, fellow fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar struck him with a bat. Asif did not face any caution but Akhtar was sent back home. In June this year, soon after the IPL, Asif was detained at Dubai airport for allegedly possessing opium. He was released after 19 days. In July the IPL announced that Asif's urine sample had tested positive for nandrolone, which was confirmed by the B sample as well. Asif, though, appealed against the results of his test, on the basis that the level of the drug varied in both samples. "They announced the report of the test after two and a half months and are now not conducting any hearing," Asif said. "It's piling frustration on me and I anxiously wait to get cleared so that I can resume my cricket." Asif has been suspended by the PCB from all forms of the game pending the result of the IPL inquiry. The board had ordered an investigation into his Dubai detention, but it is unlikely they will take any action on that front soon. He had previously tested positive for nandrolone just before the 2006 Champions Trophy in India. Though he was banned for one year by a PCB tribunal, the punishment was overturned a month later on appeal.

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Pak bowler Asif does a Kapil, breaks down on television Lahore, Dec.6 (ANI): Suspended Pakistani pace bowler Mohammad Asif broke down in tears on television,while apologizing for his alleged dope charges. Asif admitted he had shamed himself and let down his supporters and Pakistan cricket. "My behaviour has not been perfect and I have made mistake after mistake. I am sorry for that to the nation," Asif admitted. ohammad Asif is also facing a disciplinary action for spending 19 days in police custody in Dubai for possession of a banned substance (opium) in June this year. "I disregarded the green Pakistan blazer, but I promise that if I get the next chance, I will be a totally changed player," he said. Asif has been in the news for all the wrong reasons for the the past year and half .First it was in South Africa, when teammate Shoaib Akhtar hit him with a bat after an altercation. Although he didn't face any action, Shoaib was sent back home in the middle of T-20 World Cup. hen, in July this year, during the Indian Premier League (IPL) he tested positive for nandrolone, which was confirmed by a B sample as well. He also tested positive for nandrolone just before the Champions Trophy in India in 2006 also. However, Asif has appealed against the results of his test, on the basis of the level of the drug which varied in both samples. He is presently suspended from all forms of cricket by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). "It's piling frustration on me and I anxiously wait to get cleared so that I can resume my cricket,"Asif said.(ANI)

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