On 1 April 2008, Akhtar was suspended for five years for violating the players` code of conduct. The ban extended to all cricketers for and Pakistan. [58] Although the ban did not prevent him from playing in the Indian Premier League, the IPL board decided not to allow Akhtar to participate in the tournament until the ban ended or was lifted. IS Bindra, a board member, was quoted as saying: „Although they [the PCB] released him to play for IPL, we felt that international discipline should be respected.“ [59] Meanwhile, Akhtar promised to make great efforts to fight the ban: „I will appeal as is my right.“ My honor has been confirmed and now the defamation lawsuit will not be continued,“ Ashraf said. [65] He also mocked Tafazzul Rizvi and questioned his legal experience, saying he (Tafazzul) had always complicated things between the board and the players, and also claimed that he had defeated him in this case. The Deputy Chairman of the Pakistan Bar Council, Abid Saqi, also spoke in support of Rizvi, saying that undermining the integrity of a lawyer amounts to interference in the legal profession and is therefore unacceptable. „The PCB`s legal department is rotten to the core. Tafazzul Rizvi in particular is one such individual. He has deep ties and has served on the board for 10-15 years,“ Akhtar said. „What annoyed me the most was when he dragged Shahid Afridi to court.

I believe that stars are born and should be respected, and these lawyers use our high-profile cases to gain fame. The council, in particular, said it was disappointed to hear Akhtar`s comments about Rizvi, a respected member of the legal brotherhood. Shoaib Akhtar ran into trouble again after PCB legal adviser Tafazzul Rizvi filed a criminal and defamation lawsuit against the former Fast Bowler for allegedly inappropriate comments against him on a YouTube show. Lahore [Pakistan], April 29 (ANI): Tafazzul Rizvi, adviser to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), has filed criminal and defamation charges against former point guard Shoaib Akhtar for his „highly inappropriate and disrespectful“ remarks against the country`s cricket governing body and its legal department. In a statement on Wednesday, PCB expressed disappointment at Akhtar`s „poor choice of words.“ „The PCB is disappointed by Shoaib Akhtar`s poor choice of words as he speaks publicly about the PCB`s legal department and its legal counsel. The language used by Shoaib Akhtar was highly inappropriate and disrespectful and cannot be tolerated in any civilized society,“ the PCB said in a statement. „The PCB`s legal adviser, Taffazul Rizvi, has initiated defamation and criminal proceedings against Shoaib Akhtar at his discretion, while the PCB also reserves its rights,“ he added. Previously, Akhtar had described the PCB and its legal team as incompetent. His remarks came after Umar Akmal received a three-year ban for failing to report a match-fixing offer. „Why can`t match-fixing be criminalized in Pakistan? They can impose a prison sentence or confiscate the property of the perpetrators, it will scare people, the PCB and its legal team are incompetent why there is no legislation to criminalize match-fixing,“ Akhtar said in a video on his YouTube channel. Now there are people calling on PCBs to introduce laws to criminalize match-fixing.

I would like to ask these people what you did when you were in positions at the PCB. There is an urgent need to bring such a law, and this can only be done in the National Assembly,“ he added. Judges Disciplinary Committee Chairman (retired) Fazal-e-Miran Chauhan on Monday announced the decision to ban Akmal for three years. (ANI) Akhtar`s message read: „I received a message from Tafazzul Rizvi based on lies and fabrications. I have asked @SalmanKNiazi1 as counsel to send an appropriate legal response to this notice on my behalf. I stand by my words regarding Rizvi`s incompetence and unsatisfactory performance. „Shoaib Akhtar should be very careful in his discussions on issues affecting the legal community,“ the statement said. Akhtar spoke about the three-year ban drummer Umar Akmal recently received. Akhtar mocked Rizvi and questioned his legal experience, while explaining that he had always created problems between the players and the PCB. Akhtar said in the video that the three-year ban Akmal received was exaggerated. Former Pakistani speedster Shoaib Akhtar announced on social media that he had received legal advice for calling the Pakistan Cricket Board`s legal adviser incompetent.

He went on to say that the legal reference is based on lies by Tafazzul Rizvi and that he still stands by his words. Akhtar had already blown up the PCB and his legal team after drummer Umar Akmal was suspended for three years. „The language used by Akhtar was highly inappropriate and disrespectful and cannot be tolerated in any civilized society. The PCB`s legal counsel, Mr. Taffazul Rizvi, has initiated defamation and criminal proceedings against Shoaib Akhtar at its sole discretion, while the PCB also reserves its rights. The Pakistan Cricket Board said in a statement that it was disappointed by Akhtar`s poor choice of words, while speaking publicly about the PCB`s legal department and its legal adviser.