Family brawl: Ex-cricketer spends weekend in jail

PESHAWAR: Former Test cricketer Wajahatullah Wasti was released from central prison Peshawar after his bail was accepted by a judicial magistrate on Monday. He was arrested four days ago after he injured his brother on a domestic issue. The prosecution counsel Wakeel Khan informed the court of Magistrate Muhammad Fayyaz Khan that the accused Wasti was arrested after he along with his brother Akhtar Sarfaraz injured their stepbrother Rahatullah on a domestic issue. The accused approached the court of judicial magistrate for bail which was accepted and they were released from prison on Monday. Wasti played six Test matches and 15 One Day International matches between 1999 and 2000. His best ODI performance was 84 against New Zealand in the 1999 World Cup semi-final which Pakistan won by nine wickets. Wasti has not played international cricket since May 2000.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 21^st, 2014.