145;Shoaib was given a chance146;

The member said tribunal chairman Barrister Shahid Hamid had twice advised Shoaib and his lawyer Noman Niaz during the hearing to go through the statement submitted by the pacer and make necessary changes if they desired.

8220;Hamid himself was surprised that in his statement to the tribunal, Shoaib had talked about his western lifestyle, sex life and other activities,8221; the member said.

8220;But Shoaib and Niaz came back twice with the same statement and the tribunal had no alternative but to accept it and when the findings were released his statement formed an integral part of the explanation of why the tribunal didn8217;t accept his argument and that he had taken the banned substance inadvertently.8221;