Controvesry-prone former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi, on Saturday, backed his ex-teammate Shoaib Akhtar's claim that Sachin Tendulkar was uncomfortable against his pace, saying that he had once witnessed the Indian batsman 'trembling' while facing the pacer.
The Pakistani lawyer hired by Shoaib Malik's alleged wife Ayesha Siddiqui on Monday said that he has solid evidence to nail Malik and they will file a case within three days.
PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan said the doctor who examined the fast bowler felt there was "no bruising, the side was alright and he had an injury to his wrist".
Images from Day 2 of the second Test between India and England at Visakhapatnam.
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India bowled England out for 218 and cruised to 135/1 in their robust reply to seize early control of the fifth and final test.
A bone scan revealed injury in the 11th left rib, probably due to "persistent stress".
The ICC dismissed media reports that it received a letter from the Indian Board asking it to review the action of the Pakistan fast bowler.
Surrey-bound Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar was on Thursday sent back home by British immigration officials after he landed at Heathrow airport without a valid working visa.
The Pakistan fast bowler said his availability for the Asia Cup tournament in July depended on the will of the PCB and the selectors.
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Pakistan, inspired by Shoaib Akhtar's first 10-wicket haul in Test cricket, beat Bangladesh by nine wickets to win the second Test match.
The ICC's Anti-Corruption Unit officer Alan Peacock has reportedly questioned the two Pakistani players following claims by Shoaib Akhtar that he rejected offers to underperform in matches.
Shoaib Akhtar, who was running high temperature, was diagnosed with chest infection, team media manager Ehsan Malik said on Tuesday evening.
Will Shoaib Akhtar play on Wednesday, is the question that has been doing the rounds in the media ever since India booked a semi-final date with their neighbours.
Both teams are expected to play two spinners on a Sydney pitch that traditionally favours slow bowling.
'The lenient stand taken by top officials has led to this situation today,' said the former Pakistan captain.
Pakistan pace greats including Wasim Akram and Shoaib Akhtar slammed Mohammad Amir's decision to retire from Test cricket at the age of 27.
"He has been taken to the doctor to know the extent of the injury," the team's media manager Ehsan Malik told Reuters.
Shoaib Akhtar was on Thursday named in the 15-member Islamabad squad for the national Twenty20 Championship in Lahore from October 4 to 8 despite the controversial fast bowler not paying the fine imposed on him by a PCB-appointed tribunal.
Pakistan's discarded fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar is yet to give up hopes of reviving his international career. He was recently seen practicing with the Pakistan 'A' players at Lahore's National Cricket Academy.
Akhtar who is currently playing in the Legends League Masters in Qatar, also wants that India and Pakistan to play in the finals of the Asia Cup and World Cup.
Pakistan's fast bowler, Shoaib Akhtar has described as nonsense the free hit experimental law to be enforced in one-day internationals from October 1.
The Pakistan fast bowler was axed from the team for the Afro-Asia Cup because of fitness problems.
The former Australian captain said Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif must be fined heavily if they are proven guilty of using banned drugs.
The player draft for the much-awaited Global T20 Canada 2023 was held in a hybrid-form in Mumbai.
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The Save Indian Family Foundation, a men's rights organisation fighting against misuse of marital laws and domestic violence act, on Monday, voiced its concern over section 498 A (harassment) of IPC being filed against Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik and reiterated its demand for scrapping it.
Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza has urged Ayesha Siddique to come out in the open and defend her claim of marriage to her would-be husband, former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik. Addressing the media in Hyderabad on Monday evening along with Malik, Sania backed Shoaib and declared that their marriage would take place as scheduled on April 15.
The Shoaib Malik controversy is getting murkier. The Hyderabad police have decided to get the nikhanama verified by the Forensics Science Laboratory in Hyderabad as the Pakistan cricketer has alleged that his signature was forged. An officer in the Hyderabad police department told rediff.com that the matter will now be probed by the special wing of the Hyderabad police, known as the Central Crime Station.
Quoting informed sources, The News reported that the Indians had sent a letter to the ICC asking it to once again review bowling action of Shoaib Akhtar.
Former India captain Ajit Wadekar, on Saturday, dismissed claims of former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi that batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar was trembling while facing fast bowler and compatriot Shoaib Akhtar as a remark 'borne out of frustration'.
Pakistan cricket's enfant terrible Shoaib Akhtar has stirred yet another controversy, this time questioning the class and temperament of India's batting stalwarts Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid.
Desperate to wear Pakistan colours again, former captain Shoaib Malik said he is confident that the 12-month ban imposed on him by the Cricket Board (PCB) will be removed by the appeals judge.
Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza has dismissed reports that her marriage with Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik is in trouble.
In yet another surprising twist to the Sania Mirza-Shoaib Malik affair, the Indian tennis star has decided to marry the Pakistani cricketer on Friday, April 9 instead of the previously decided date of April 15.
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