Haider appeared before a Pakistan Cricket Board disciplinary
committee in Lahore. Its decision was announced by committee head Sultan Rana
after a two-hour hearing.
“Zulqarnain will also be under a one-year probation period
during which his conduct will be observed,” Rana said.
Haider left the national team during the one-day series
against South Africa in the United Arab Emirates in Nov.
2010 and sought asylum in Britain, saying he had received
death threats from match-fixers.
However, he returned home in April after assurances from the
country's interior minister Rehman Malik over his security.
Last month, Haider reversed his retirement from
international cricket, but Rana said it is up to the PCB and its selection
committee whether they consider him for the national team.
Haider said he had accepted his misconduct before the
disciplinary committee on Friday and will try not to “repeat the mistakes in
future.” “I did what I thought was right at that time,” Haider said of his
decision to leave the team on the day when Pakistan was due to play its fifth
and final ODI against South Africa.
“With the passage of time I realized that I committed a
mistake. I should have informed the PCB, I should have informed my seniors.”
Haider said he wants to concentrate on cricket and accepted the decision of the
inquiry committee.
“I
just want to play cricket and it all depends on the selection committee whether
they pick me for the national team or not.”
