Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar conceded that money and glamour can lead to youngsters going astray in international cricket but in some cases it is the system that turns players into "criminals".
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".
Troubled Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar's career is as good as over, bowling great Wasim Akram said on Monday.
Featuring in the T20 World Cup for the third time, Oman on Wednesday named Aqib Ilyas as their skipper for the upcoming edition of the tournament, which will be held across June in the USA and West Indies.
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A bone scan revealed injury in the 11th left rib, probably due to "persistent stress".
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.
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.
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.
A few days ago, when young England off-spinner Shoaib Bashir saw a missed call from a New Zealand dialling code number, he ignored it thinking it could be from "anyone random".
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.
IMAGES from Day 1 of the 2nd Test played between India and England in Visakhapatnam, on Friday
Images from Day 4 of the fourth Test between India and England in Ranchi on Monday, February 26.
He was reported to ICC match referee Gundappa Vishwanath for chucking.
'It was a great fightback from India. The way Kuldeep played, it was massive. Look at Jasprit Bumrah, look at the fight while defending a small total.'
Pakistan, inspired by Shoaib Akhtar's first 10-wicket haul in Test cricket, beat Bangladesh by nine wickets to win the second Test match.
At 22 years and 37 days, Jaiswal, is only behind Vinod Kambli and Sunil Gavaskar on the list of youngest Indian batters to score 200 runs in Test cricket.
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.
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.
"He has been taken to the doctor to know the extent of the injury," the team's media manager Ehsan Malik told Reuters.
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.
'England were really good today and they put up as much of a fight as they could. But obviously -- like with any Test series and any Test match -- you look at key areas where you let the game slip.'
'The series has shown a lot of talent, for us and India. I love Test cricket and we've seen some young, inexperienced players perform and the future looks bright in this format.'
England on Friday replaced Ahmed with Shoaib Bashir in their playing XI for the fourth Test.
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 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.
'I wanted to convert the loose balls, and play till the end.'
Yashasvi Jaiswal joined the legendary Sunil Gavaskar as the only two Indian batters to score more than 700 runs in a bilateral Test series.
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.
The former Australian captain said Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif must be fined heavily if they are proven guilty of using banned drugs.
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.
Shoaib Ahmed Mirza alias Chhotu (35), a resident of Hubbali city in Karnataka, is the fifth person to be arrested in the case, they said.
England skipper Ben Stokes on Wednesday expressed relief after young leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed's visa issue was sorted in quick time due to the intervention of the Indian government and the BCCI.
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.
