TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2020 (PAGE 10) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Umar Akmal handed three-year ban for not Australia players won’t be greedy if No back-up plans for 2020-21 domestic asked to take pay cut: Paine season yet but we are flexible: Saba Karim reporting corrupt approaches ahead of PSL MELBOURNE, Apr 27: ple associated with the CA and NEW DELHI, Apr 27: The 2019-20 season began with between IPL and the domestic sea- KARACHI, Apr 27: 2020 Pakistan Super League. National Cricket Academy, Akmal the players association, their the Duleep Trophy in August and son, the former India wicket-keeper Once Akmal didn't challenge decided to represent himself and Australia Test captain Tim livelihood is dependent on the The BCCI has not yet made any ended with the Ranji Trophy final said: "It is difficult to talk about it at Temperamental Pakistan bats- the PCB notice, the case was trans- was heard at length, while the PCB Paine says he and his teammates game of cricket being healthy. concrete back-up plan for the 2020- last month. this stage. It all depends on how man Umar Akmal was today ferred to the disciplinary panel, was represented by Taffazul Rizvi. will not be "greedy" if "So at the moment 21 domestic season, which is due to The season-ending Irani Cup, soon we overcome this situation." banned for three years by the PCB Akmal was charged with two they are asked to take if a pay cut for us is on start in August, but the man in which was to start four days after "At this stage, it is more impor- for failing to report corrupt breaches of Article 2.4.4 of the a pay cut to sustain the cards and that charge, Saba Karim, says the prior- the Ranji tant to be safe and secure. I am sure approaches ahead of the country's PCB Anti-Corruption Code in two cricket in the country keeps our game thriv- ity will be to organise as many Trophy gradually things will open up. So premier T20 league this year. unrelated incidents on March 17. after the massive ing well into the games as possible amid the chal- final, was we are positive. The Pakistan Cricket Board "The PCB doesn't take any financial crisis caused future, then that's lenge posed by the COVID-19 pan- put on hold "We will try to make the best (PCB) said the ban was imposed pleasure in seeing a promising by the COVID-19 something we'll cer- demic. indefinite- out of the circumstances. Whatever by its Disciplinary Panel chairman international cricketer being pandemic. tainly have to look at," The England and Wales Cricket ly due to window is available, we will try to Justice (retired) Fazal-e-Miran declared ineligible for three years With India's tour he added. Board has already announced sus- the coron- incorporate as many matches as Chauhan, who held a hearing on on corruption charges, but this is of Australia and the Cricket Australia pension of all its activities till July, avirus out- possible," said Karim. Monday. once again a timely reminder to all upcoming T20 World Cup in might lose a staggering AUD including the domestic season, in break. Last season, the BCCI conduct- "Umar Akmal handed three- who think they can get away by doubt due to the fast-spreading 300 million dollars if the Indian the wake of the fast-spreading The ed as many as 2035 games across year ban from all cricket by breaching the anti-corruption coronavirus, Cricket Australia team fails to turn up for the COVID-19 pandemic. All sporting IPL has age groups in men's and women's Chairman of the Disciplinary triggering speculation that Umar code," PCB Director (Anti- has already stood down 80 per bilateral series due to the global activities around the world have been post- category. Out of those, 470 match- come to a grinding halt. poned indefinitely and there is a es were organised in senior men's Panel Mr Justice (retired) Fazal-e- would escape with a six-month to Corruption and Security) Asif cent of its staff and is in talks health crisis. "There are no concrete back up possibility that it might be held in category. Miran Chauhan," read a tweet one-year ban and fine at the most. Mahmood, said. with the Australian Cricketers Paine said he wasn't sur- from the official handle of the Akmal last played a Test for "...If some cricketers decide to plans as such. There is still time for September when the domestic sea- With nine teams added to the Association (ACA) regarding a prised at the poor financial state August. We are taking month by son is also underway. So far, no domestic circuit in 2018, the num- PCB's media department. Pakistan in late 2009 but his last take the Code in their hands, then potential pay cut for players. of the board. The 29-year-old appeared international appearance was in this is how things will pan out. month," Karim, who is BCCI gen- other cricketing activity has hap- ber of games has increased signifi- "Players need to know the "I think commercially a lot eral manger - cricket operations, pened in India at the time of IPL. cantly. before the panel at the National last October in the T20 home "I request all professional absolute financial positions of of sponsors have been pretty Cricket Academy in Lahore after series against Sri Lanka. cricketers to stay away from the said. Asked about a possible clash Karim acknowledged the chal- the game and the players aren't hard hit and it's obviously going not challenging a show cause The PCB said it will release menace of corruption and immedi- lenge of conducting a long season. going to be greedy," Paine said to hit Cricket Australia at some notice issued to him by the PCB more details as soon as it receives ately inform relevant authorities as AIBA mulling bringing "The thought has crossed my on 'ABC Radio'. stage then as well," Paine said. Anti-Corruption for not reporting them from Justice Chauhan. soon as they are approached," he mind (about rejig of the season) and "Our livelihood, all the peo- (PTI) we are extremely flexible. an alleged offer to spot-fix in the In a hearing held at the added. (PTI) headgears back for boxers Otherwise also, we need to be flex- Excelsior Sports Correspondent by Asian Boxing Confederation. ible due to the fickle weather condi- For example, in the boxing league tions. It looks, this year is going to JAMMU, Apr 27: Noticing the there were 15 percent injuries in be different. (PTI) growing concern among support close to 100 bouts (for men) while staff about head injuries to boxers, there was no injury in the National Kevin Roberts has failed to the International Boxing camp, where we had conducted Association (AIBA) is mulling on nearly 500 bouts in 31 sparring explain CA's financial crisis: bringing back the headgears for sessions from November 15 to the male amateur boxers, it was March 18, in Patiala because of Former ICC CEO Speed disclosed by Dr Karanjeet Singh, a protective gears,” Dr Singh said. MELBOURNE, Apr 27: Sports Medicine Specialist, serv- The use of headgear is com- Former ICC chief executive ing the boxing since last two pulsory during training and trials. Malcolm Speed feels Cricket decades. Even the professional boxers wear Australia's financial matters are Dr Karanjeet Singh, the son of headgears during training. While quite complicated and current soil who recently represented the on other hand, without the head- CEO Kevin Roberts has failed to Asian Boxing Confederation gears the incidents of head-butting offer a certain degree of clarity (ASBC) in Inter-continental have increased. It inflicts serious required in these troubled times. Medical Commission’s meeting of injuries on boxers. Under financial stress, CA the International Boxing Dr Singh further disclosed that has already put 80 percent of its Association (AIBA) in Lausanne a Himachal Pradesh’ sports medi- staff on 20 percent salary till end told Excelsior that bringing back cine specialist who has been asso- of June, while a handful of oth- headgears for boxers would be a ciated with boxing for the last two ers, including the executives, wise decision which was earlier decades, gave favourable opinions remained on 80 percent pay. barred by AIBA during the boxing about the return of headgears for The decision saved AUD 3 competition. amateur male boxers during the million, which was slammed by He disclosed that the agenda meeting. critics due to the fact that CA had of the meeting was to find medical Coming to injury management some AUD 90 million in reserves reasons to reinstate headgear and during lockdown, especially dur- at the end of March (2020), reduce concussion and cut on face. ing the summer season, Dr Singh including AUD 36 million in “Since the headgear was banned said, “It is important to stay stock investments. by AIBA for male boxers, the hydrated and avoid muscular Speed, also a former CA top numbers of injuries on the head cramps and spasms. The boxers boss, pointed out how CA had and face of the boxers have should follow the coaches’ advice invested AUD 22 million in increased tremendously,” he said. and train accordingly while stay- 2012, which increased to around “We presented some facts ing safe at home. They need to be AUD 45 million earlier this year which we have noted in India dur- careful as prevention of injury in before slipping to AUD 36 mil- ing the meeting recently organised combat sports is always better.” lion due to the coronavirus shock.