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Vol. 5 Num 421 Tue. August 02, 2005  
   
Sports


Inzy wants bans on captains to be removed


Welcoming the decision to reduce the ban on India's Sourav Ganguly from six to four matches, Pakistan skipper Inzamamul Haq has stressed that the International Cricket Council (ICC) should scrap suspensions on captains since it put a question mark on their future.

"I am glad that the ICC reduced Sourav's ban and hopefully he will soon regain his lost place. But frankly speaking, I am not a big supporter of match bans because it can put the careers of some captains on the line," Inzamam told this news agency from Lahore.

"Sourav is a perfect example of the ICC ban. You see six-match ban practically means you are out of two series, and when the ban is finished, you are left struggling to reclaim your place, a situation in which the left-hander finds himself," the Pakistan skipper said.