Karachi , July 23 (ANI): Reliable sources in the PCB have disclosed that the Board was mulling over including fast bowler ShoaibAkhtar in the team as 16 th member for next months Twenty20 quadrangular in Toronto . Shoaib was not among the probables who were selected last week, as he has not paid the [...]
It seems that the media likes ShoaibAkhtar a lot and he likes to be in the center of everyone’s attention. ICC Champions Trophy 2008 will take place in September. There are around 50 days before the start of this tournament. It seems that ShoaibAkhtar is not fully fit at this moment. I don’t know what is the problem with him. He has informed that he needs a week or two to get back his fitness.
Karachi, July 21 (ANI): Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik expects comeback pacer ShoaibAkhtar to fire in the upcoming Champions Trophy in September. Describing the Rawalpindi Express as a match-winning bowler, Malik told The News: Shoaib is a great fast bowler and has won many a match for Pakistan in the past. Shoaib has some fitness issues [...]
K. Hussain Karachi, July 20 (IANS) Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik is anticipating that his comeback pacer ShoaibAkhtar will regain full fitness ahead of September’s Champions Trophy. Malik said Sunday that Shoaib’s expected return to the Pakistan team is good news for the country pointing out that the Rawalpindi Express is a match-winning bowler. “Shoaib is a [...]
Source: AP Pakistan speedster ShoaibAkhtar Saturday moved to dispel any suggestion he was running away from dope tests ahead of the Champions Trophy, saying he will be the first to give a sample. Pakistan will conduct dope tests on its 30-man preliminary Champions Trophy squad on Sunday to avoid any further embarrassment following paceman Mohammad Asif’s [...]
Lahore: Despite being named in the initial preliminary squad, fast bowler ShoaibAkhtar has been left out of the Champions Trophy training camp by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for not paying the fine imposed on him by the appellate tribunal. Click Here To Read the Full Post
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) included fast bowler ShoaibAkhtar in a 30-man preliminary squad for the Champions Trophy announced on Tuesday. However, senior batsman Mohammad Yousuf was not on the list after he had asked the national selectors not to consider him for the tournament due to his religious activities. He added that Shoaib was in the squad because the board wanted to give him a
Lahore: Senior Pakistan batsman Younis Khan has urged the media to allow ShoaibAkhtar some much needed privacy which will help the temparamental speedster stage a successful comeback to the national squad. Click Here To Read the Full Post
The Lahore [Images] High Court on Friday lifted an 18-month ban on Pakistan fast bowler ShoaibAkhtar [Images] for indiscipline. Although the court lifted the suspension, it did not withdraw the seven million rupees ($101,000) fine imposed by the Pakistan Cricket Board appellate tribunal last month. The PCB handed the volatile fast bowler a five-year ban in April for several instances of indiscipline...
LAHORE, Pakistan:(AP) A judge says an 18-month playing ban imposed by Pakistan's Cricket Board on fast bowler ShoaibAkhtar for disciplinary violations has been suspended. Lahore High Court judge Sayed Zahid Hussain said in his ruling Friday that the ban was suspended until after the summer break when the court resumes hearing the case. That is expected to be in September. Initially, court secretary...
Lahore: A Pakistani court on Friday suspended an 18-month ban imposed on paceman ShoaibAkhtar by the PCB for several counts of indiscipline and violating the conditions of two-year probation. A judge at Lahore High Court ruled that the 32-year-old Akthar should be allowed to play cricket … Click Here To Read the Full Post
Lahore: Pakistan fast bowler ShoaibAkhtar Monday filed a fresh appeal in Lahore HC against a ban for indiscipline just weeks after the punishment was reduced from five years to 18 months, his lawyer said. The 32-year-old paceman was banned for five years by the Pakistan Cricket … Click Here To Read the Full Post
Karachi: Lahore Highcourt has summoned the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to explain a ban on paceman Shoaib Akthar, a lawyer said on Tuesday. The 32-year-old Akhtar lodged an appeal with Lahore HC on Tuesday against an 18-month ban for indiscipline. The ban was originally for five years … Click Here To Read the Full Post