Mumbai: Unable to play for Pakistan in the ongoing tri-series in Bangladesh due to detention for possession of drugs on June 1 in Dubai, pace ace Mohammad Asif said he was missing the action as he was not even unable to watch ODIs on television. "No I have not been able to watch the Pakistan-India match," he said from his Dubai detention area on Tuesday night.
Asif's only interview an Indian journalist after his detention, carried in the Mid-Day newspaper, was made possible through the efforts of two airport police authorities.
They said that though Asif's cellphone had been confiscated, and there was no direct telephone line inside the 'jail', the bowler could contact the journalist by using a pay phone.
"What's the score? Is Pakistan winning", Asif had asked about the match in progress on Tuesday night.
"There are no TV sets here. Only news we get is from morning newspapers", he said. "The language is also a problem to deal with the authorities. They speak Arabic and don't understand what I say," he added.
"I have made few freinds over here. We chat most of the time. They also like my company," he added.
Few Indians, Pakistanis and Bangladeshis are detained at the airport for various reasons.
Asif chatted for about five minutes, and didn't seem to be nervous in the jail. "I shall play football," he said jokingly when asked what would he do if banned by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
He evaded the question about the hakeem, who, Asif says, had supplied the drugs.
"Yes, I offer namaaz three-four times a day. There is a prayer room and Pakistani people don't miss namaaz at various time during day. Insh-Allah, I shall be free soon," he signed off.
Source: http://www.cricketnext.com/news/asif-desperate-to-watch-bdesh-triseries/32118-13.html
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