Asif, Tanveer fail to get county nod

LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board has refused permission to its embattled pacer Mohammad Asif to sign a short-time contract with English county Sussex as it does not want to risk the player's burnouts.

Sussex had recently offered Asif a short term contract to play for the county. "Sussex wanted him for two four-day and three one-day games but the Board didn't give permission for obvious reasons, one of them being that he has just recovered from a major injury and secondly because of the national team commitments," one source said. The Board had also refused to release pacer Sohail Tanvir to play for Hampshire. A PCB official, when contacted, said their policy on allowing players to play in county cricket was clear.