Abhishek kapoor Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 Pakistan banned maverick paceman Shoaib Akhtar from playing cricket for five years on Tuesday for violating the players' code of conduct, the country's cricket chief said. The 32-year-old Akhtar appeared before a disciplinary committee earlier on Tuesday charged with publicly criticising the country's board. He was already on two years' probation for hitting a teammate with a bat. The ban effectively ends the controversial eleven-year career of the world's fastest bowler, which has been plagued by injuries, discipline problems and a doping scandal in 2007. "The committee has recommended a five year-ban on Shoaib Akthar. He will be ineligible to play in Pakistan or to play for Pakistan anywhere else in the world," PCB chairman Nasim Ashraf told reporters. source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkol Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 This should had been done long time ago. Could have saved his career.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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