Asif lawyer upset over doping hearing delay

KARACHI: The lawyer for suspended Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif has asked for his appeal against a positive doping test to be set for the earliest possible date.

Asif tested positive for the banned steroid nandrolone during a domestic Twenty20 competition in India and was immediately suspended by the Pakistan Cricket Board when the positive test was announced in July.

He denied taking any banned substances.His 'B' sample also tested positive.

Asif's lawyer Shahid Karim said last month when the results for the 'B' sample were announced they would appeal, though admitted on Saturday he was frustrated in the delay in getting a hearing.