Detained Asif dropped by Pakistan for cricket tri-series

0 Comments | AFP, June, 2008

LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP) — Pakistan dropped paceman Mohammad Asif on Wednesday for the tri-nation series in Bangladesh because he is set to remain in detention in Dubai for several more days, officials said.

Promising fast-bowler Sohail Khan will take the place of the 25-year-old Asif, who was held at Dubai airport on Sunday after an allegedly illegal substance was found in his wallet.

"As we don't know about Asif's release as yet, Sohail has been named as his replacement for the tri-series," chief selector Salahuddin Ahmed told AFP.

The tri-series, which also involves India, starts in Dhaka on June 8 and the Pakistan squad flies out to the Bangladesh capital on Friday.

The Pakistan Cricket Board says that Asif, who was returning from a domestic...

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