ISLAMABAD, Nov 25: The doping cases of banned pacers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif are internal matter of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and none of the international sports organisations have anything to do with it, said Chairman Dr. Nasim Ashraf on Saturday.

“As such the IOC, ICC or WADA (World Anti Doping Agency) have nothing to do with it,” Dr Ashraf told newsmen in an informal chat after attending the meeting of Asian Cricket Council's Development Committee here. “We will totally abide by the verdict of Appeals Committee which is likely to be announced by Monday,” he said.

“PCB itself had conducted the tests on the players and these were out-of-competition tests,” he said to a question.

The Appeals Committee is currently hearing the petitions of the two fast bowlers against the ban verdict which was handed to them by a PCB Inquiry Tribunal late last month. As per the tribunal decision, Shoaib has been slapped with a two-year ban while Asif has been banned for one year after the two tested positive for nandrolone, a performance-enhancing drug.—APP