KARACHI: Former Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has asserted that the legal notice of Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) legal advisor Tafazzul Rizvi is based on lies.
The speedster took to Twitter and said, “I’ve received a notice from Tafazzul Rizvi which is based on lies & fabrications.”
Shoaib Akhtar further said, “I stand by my words regarding incompetence & unsatisfactory performance of Mr. Rizvi,” adding that he would send a ‘befitting legal reply’ to his defamation lawsuit.
I’ve received a notice from Tafazzul Rizvi which is based on lies & fabrications. I’ve engaged Mr @SalmanKNiazi1 as my lawyer to send befitting legal reply on my behalf to said notice. I stand by my words regarding incompetence & unsatisfactory performance of Mr. Rizvi.
— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) May 1, 2020
PCB’s Tafazzul Rizvi had served a legal notice to Shoaib Akhtar for what he called using disparaging remarks against him on TV channels and social media.
According to the notice, the PCB advisor has demanded Rs100 million compensation besides retracting the statement.
Earlier last week, Akhtar in a video on his YouTube channel ripped apart the cricket board and its legal team, especially Rizvi, accusing him of profiteering by creating protracted legal wrangles between the board and its players.
In this regard, Rizvi said, “The remarks given by Shoaib Akhtar have affected my goodwill. He said false things about me on social media. His remarks were seen and heard abroad as well. Therefore, I decided to take legal action against him.”
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