PCB imposes temporary ban on Kaneria

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The Pakistan Cricket Board has imposed a temporary ban on the country's leading Test leg-spinner Danish Kaneria.

The PCB said on Monday that Kaneria will not be able to take part in any cricket activities in Pakistan until a decision comes on the appeal he files against the life ban imposed on him by ECB for his role in spot-fixing.

"After deliberating the Kaneria case the integrity committee of the board, which also includes a retired judge, decided to wait until a decision comes on any appeal that Kaneria files against his life ban. But until that time he is not eligible to play anywhere and at any level in the country," a board official said.

The PCB integrity committee, which met under the supervision of board Chairman, Zaka Ashraf also studied the legal implications of the case.

Kaneria was banned for life from English cricket by the England and Wales cricket Board panel, which found him guilty of corruption and cheating while playing for Essex.

Kaneria, who has taken 261 Test wickets, can appeal against the life ban and the leg-spinner has said that he has every intention of contesting the ban as he was not given fair justice during the ECB hearing.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) board meeting held in Kuala Lumpur last month also urged member countries to impose a worldwide ban on Kaneria.