 Zimbabwe cricket is in turmoil |
The Zimbabwean rebels who walked out on their national team six months ago have filed an official letter of complaint to the International Cricket Council. The rebels' walkout led to an investigation by the ICC racism claims against the Zimbabwe Cricket Union.
The ICC is expected to respond to the letter at its next meeting which starts on Saturday and concludes on Sunday.
It will also decide whether Zimbabwe, suspended from Tests, is fit to continue with one-day internationals.
An initial arbitration hearing was halted after a row over which members of the ZCU should be allowed into the room when players were giving their evidence.
The rebels' new letter is addressed directly to ICC chief executive Malcolm Speed.
It outlines grievances about the way in which the ICC's short-lived investigation was conducted in Harare last month, when less than half a day of the scheduled three-day hearing took place.
"We had 12 witnesses waiting, some who had travelled great distances. The inquiry could still have proceeded with certain witnesses giving evidence in front of all the directors. They were never given the chance," the letter, quoted in The Guardian, states.
The rebels add that much of the written evidence presented by their witnesses would be dismissed as "irrelevant and speculative" without oral testimony to provide background and context.
None of the players handed in submissions either, as they planned to give oral evidence.
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