ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Cricket Board's disciplinary committee proceedings against retired captain Shahid Afridi have been suspended by a court, a lawyer for the player said Tuesday.
Afridi filed a petition at the Sindh High Court on Tuesday, protesting against the PCB's decision to suspend his central contract and revoke his No Objection Certificates, which prevented him from playing abroad.
The PCB's disciplinary committee hearing was due to begin in Lahore on Wednesday.
"The court has suspended the hearing and the PCB is bound to abide by the High Court," Afridi's lawyer Syed Ali Zafar told The Associated Press over the telephone.
Zafar had argued on Monday that Afridi would boycott the hearing because the PCB panel had already punished him without giving him the opportunity to defend himself.
PCB officials have now been summoned to appear before the Sindh High Court on Thursday, according to Zafar.
Dozens of Afridi's supporters were present outside the SHC, carrying portraits of their favourite cricketer. The enigmatic all-rounder came out of his car and shook hands with his supporters before leaving the court premises.
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