Asif was only repatriated not deported: Ashraf

LAHORE - PCB Chairman Dr Nasim Ashraf asserted that Asif was only repatriated but not deported albeit reports in the international media said otherwise. A report in Dubai-based Khaleej Times said that Asif had been banned from entering the UAE.

"Since he is being deported for a drug-related offence, Asif is likely to face a life-long entry ban to the UAE," Khaleej Times said, adding that all his biometrics and eye-scanning procedures had been carried out."

Dr Nasim Ashraf said Asif had tested negative for use of banned drugs during the Indian Premier League and so was the case in Dubai.