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Shoaib called
back by PCB after a physical row with Asif |
 Shoaib
Akhtar's career at the International level has
received yet another setback after his row with
fellow fast bowler Mohammad Asif after practice
in Centurion. The Pakistan Cricket Board has
reacted quickly by withdrawing Shoaib Akhtar's
name from the team for the Twenty20 World
Championship. According to reports, Shoaib
Akhtar took a bat and smashed Mohammad Asif on
his thigh which was followed with abusive
language.
Asif has a bruised thigh
which isn't serious enough to rule him out of
Pakistan's match against Scotland next week. It
is not clear on what the reason was for Shoaib
Akhtar to forget that he was an international
cricketer representing his nation and behaving
like a bully. Shoaib has apologised to everyone
regarding the incident to a private television
channel. Shoaib has been handed a five-match ban
by the Pakistan Team Management. He is likely to
be replaced by Mohammad Sami but that is
subjected to the ICC's approval.
It is not
the first time that Shoaib Akhtar has been
involved in controversies. Just before the team
had left to South Africa, the fast bowler was
levied with disciplinary charges for leaving the
team's training camp without informing the
concerned authorities. The charges were dropped
slightly by the PCB with some reports in the
media suggesting that the board had taken it
easy after Shoaib had threatened to join the
Indian Cricket League. Shoaib had his career was
almost finished last season after he was banned
for two years following the presence of a banned
substance in his body. He was called back from
the team in India during the Champions Trophy
along with Mohammad Asif. But both the fast
bowlers luckily escaped their bans thanks to a
U-turn from the PCB. Both these fast bowlers had
also missed the World Cup because of injuries.
One man who would be worried at the turn of
events would be former Australian fast bowler
Geoff Lawson as the Twenty20 Championship is
just his first assignment as Pakistan's Coach!
Pakistan as such has lost Mohammad Yousuf and
Abdul Razzaq to the Indian Cricket League and
now the misbehaviour from Shoaib Akhtar just
shows that everything is not going good for the
Pakistan Cricket Team.
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