Akhtar will join his new team-mates on Monday, after the completion of Pakistan's NatWest Challenge series against England.
The Event Technical Committee for the ICC Champions Trophy allowed the Indians to replace the injured batting ace with Rohan Gavaskar.
"We are not batting well and it is fair to say we didn't back ourselves," said the Indian skipper.
Rohan Gavaskar has been drafted into the squad as his replacement.
Former Australian pacer Bruce Reid commenced his stint with the Indian team with the first practice session at Trent Bridge in Nottingham.
India skipper Sourav Ganguly says the Baroda fast bowler is not bowling well and needs some time to get back his rhythm.
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Pictures from the actress's iCloud account were shared by a hacker on various websites on Sunday, August 31.
Former captain Sourav Ganguly on Thursday said current India skipper Virat Kohli's aggression on and off the pitch was two times more his own aggression when he led the national cricket team. "Virat's aggression is two times more than mine," Ganguly told reporters on the sidelines of the launch of Sourav Ganguly Foundation and Sourav Ganguly Cricket School, which is powered by PitchVision Cricket Technology, in Kolkata.
The 30-year-old songstress opened up about her "mental illness" to a group of LGBT youth in Harlem.
"I have never experienced this kind of pain earlier in my life," said the batting ace.
The batting legend said the tendency to play too many shots is proving their downfall.
The government will offer more than two dozen oil and gas blocks for exploration through competitive bidding under the New Exploration Licensing Policy.
United States is rich beyond dreams but at the same time swimming in debt, the latest figures released by the US Federal Reserve show.
Bank of Baroda on Thursday expressed hope that it would get the Reserve Bank of India's permission to foray into life insurance business this year.
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