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Lahore: Former Pakistan captain Younis Khan joined Twenty20 skipper Shahid Afridi in filing an appeal with the Pakistan Cricket Board against the ban and fine imposed on him by the PCB last week.
Younis' appeal was sent to PCB by his lawyer Ahmed Qayyum, who said he was very confident that his client would get justice.
Qayyum said in the appeal Younis had also challenged the allegations that he had differences with another former skipper Mohammad Yousuf during Pakistan's disastrous Australia tour.
"We have asked the board to give us detailed reasons for the penalty imposed on Younis. Our feeling is that before imposing such a harsh punishment the board should have atleast given him a fair hearing," Qayyum said.
"We also want the board to hear our appeals properly in the open and not behind closed doors because my client is clear he is innocent and has always given 100 per cent for Pakistan," he said.
Earlier in the day, Afridi had also filed an appeal with PCB against the three million rupees fine imposed on him for the ball tampering act in Australia.
Afridi was fined and put on six month's probation for his ball tampering action during the fifth and final one-day international against Australia in Perth in February.
PCB's legal advisor Tafazzul Rizvi said all appeals would be sent to independent arbitrators, who were former Supreme and High Court judges.
"Yes we have got an appeal from Shahid (Afridi) today and we will be sending all appeals filed by the players to the governing board and then appellate tribunal for further action," Rizvi said.
Before Afridi and Younis, Rana Naved and the Akmal brothers -- Kamran and Umar -- have already filed appeals with PCB against their punishments.
Acting on the recommendations of an inquiry committee that probed into the team's poor showing in Australia, PCB had indefinitely banned Younis, Yousuf, Shoaib Malik and Rana Naved besides imposing heavy fines on Afridi and the Akmal brothers for violating the code of conduct during the tour Down Under.
"We have a proper process for these appeals to be heard by the appellate board which has already been formed. The appellate board will decide whether to uphold the appeals of the players or reject them or recommend changes to the punishments," Rizvi said.
