Craig Overton: Ashar Zaidi wants apology for alleged slur

  Somerset bowler Craig Overton should apologise for allegedly swearing at then Sussex player Ashar Zaidi during a match, says the Pakistan-born batsman. Overton, who allegedly also told 34-year-old Zaidi to "get back to your own country", received a two-game ban. Zaidi did not hear the alleged comments which were reported by non-striker Michael Vardy and umpire Alex Wharf. Overton has denied the claims but Zaidi said: "For the sake of the game he should apologise to me." Somerset have said the player, along with the county's officials, had written an apology to Sussex and it was accepted.

Craig Overton: ECB defends handling of disciplinary case

The England and Wales Cricket Board has defended its disciplinary process following a case involving Somerset bowler Craig Overton. In September he got a two-game ban for allegedly swearing at Pakistan-born Sussex batsman Ashar Zaidi and telling him to "get back to your own country". However, Yorkshire's Andrew Gale missed four games after a similar exchange with South African Ashwell Prince. Coach Jason Gillespie says Yorkshire will probably "seek clarification". New details of the Overton case emerged in a report in the Guardian. All ECB cases are handled by an independent body, the Cricket Discipline Commission.