Afridi and Younus challenge Pakistan punishments

“I have sent a letter to the PCB appealing against the three  million rupees ($35,000) fine imposed on me by the inquiry  committee for my ball-tampering offence in Australia,” Afridi  told Reuters.

The all-rounder’s decision to appeal came just two days  after the board appointed him captain for next month’s Twenty20  World Cup in the Caribbean.

Afridi was found guilty of ball-tampering in the final  one-dayer in Perth in February.

“When I have already served a two-match ban (from the  International Cricket Council) for the ball-tampering incident  then on what basis is the board punishing me for the same  mistake again?”, said Afridi.

Younus’s lawyer Ahmed Qayyum said he had sent a letter  asking the PCB to provide evidence of his client’s offence.

“The charge sheet sent to my client does not specify any  incident on the basis of which they handed such a harsh  punishment,” Qayyum said, referring to the indefinite ban Younus  received earlier this month.

“We have asked the board to provide us evidence on the basis  of which the inquiry committee decided Younus must be banned.”

The PCB handed out the same suspension to Younus and former  skipper Muhammad Yousuf after media reports of in-fighting  between the pair during the unsuccessful tour of Australia.

Shoaib Malik and Rana Naved, who were banned for 12 months  and fined two million rupees each, have also announced they will  be challenging their PCB punishments.