Controversial Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has confirmed that he had payment disputes with the Indian Premier League team Kolkata Knight Riders, who are yet to clear his dues.
'To also have the benefit of Joe's bowling out here is obviously massive. I'm surprised he's not actually mentioned he's nipped above me, but I think we're just two people who don't really care about stuff like that.'
Indian tennis star Sania Mirza gave her husband Shoaib Malik full backing after the Pakistan cricketer had an ugly altercation with West Indian pacer Tino Best in the ongoing Caribbean Premier League.
Following are the statistical highlights of the Champions Trophy match between India and Pakistan.
Selectors also left out Mohammad Sami and included Moin Khan in a 17-member squad to be officially announced on Monday.
The PTF chief said there was a deadline for the AITA to send final arrival confirmation and if they didn't travel to Pakistan the International Tennis Federation (ITF) would consider the Davis Cup tie as forfeited, awarding full points to the hosts.
PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan said the fast bowler will undergo a fitness and attitude test to be considered for future selection.
The Pakistan all-rounder was slapped with a one-Test ban by the inquiry committee for throwing a Twenty20 Cup match.
Pakistan all rounder Shoaib Malik will consult a bio-mechanics expert in Australia in a bid to remove any flaws in his bowling action.
The fast bowler's selection would be subject to his passing a fitness test.
Pakistan's coach said the ace fast bowler can return to the side only if he is full fit.
A medical commission report found his injury during the third and final Test against India "inconclusive".
India's bid to win a 17th consecutive home Test series, however, hinges on the success of their three-pronged spin attack comprising Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel.
Strengthening their pace attack, the Pakistani selectors on Tuesday included controversial fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar and his fellow paceman Umar Gul in the final 15-man squad for next month's Champions Trophy.
Controversial Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar on Saturday signed up for the Cricket Board-promoted multi-million dollar Indian Premier League, along with wicketkeeping compatriot Kamran Akmal.
Pakistan's Shoaib Akhtar said he is ready to take court action to fight the five-year ban imposed on him by the Pakistan Cricket Board on Tuesday. The 32-year-old fast bowler, punished because of repeated disciplinary violations, described the long ban as harsh and unjustified.
After England tore the prediction books for an epochal 28-run victory in Hyderabad in the first Test, India now find themselves in a tight space, mentally and technically, ahead of the second match starting in four days in Visakhapatnam.
'Yes, there have not been any express fast bowlers that are coming from the MRF Pace Foundation that we used to have back in the years.' 'But that's not going to happen anymore. Now, in the next few years, you are gonna see a lot of really good fast bowlers coming out from the MRF Pace Foundation again.'
Hyderabad's MA Siddiqui contested Shoaib Malik's claim that the Pakistani cricketer had not married his daughter, Ayesha.
He is here to shoot a commercial for a scooter manufacturer.
After demolishing Delhi Dardevils in his maiden IPL outing, Shoaib Akhtar said that he had 'no points to make to anybody.'
Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar proposed a made-for-television three-match ODI series against arch-rivals India to raise funds for the fight against the coronavirus pandemic in both the countries. In these extraordinary times, Akhtar believes both countries should help each other.
Calls have been growing for spilt captaincy in the Indian team since Rohit led Mumbai Indians to a fifth title in the IPL.
Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has denied any news of him getting married with a 17-year-old-girl.
The retired judge appointed to head the three-member appellate tribunal, which will hear Shoaib Akhtar's appeal against his five-year ban, on Tuesday said the pacer would be given a fair hearing. Aftab Farukh, a former Judge of the Lahore High Court, said he is aware of the importance of the case but asserted that the tribunal would not be influenced by anybody and would only go by the evidence presented before it.
Mohammad Yousuf and Abdul Razzaq also found a place in the 30-member shortlist.
A court has issued a notice to the Pakistan Cricket Board in response to an application by fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar seeking an early hearing of his appeal challenging the one and a half year ban and fine of Rs 7 million imposed on him.
The suspended Pakistan fast bowler said he signed with the IPL after receiving permission from the PCB.
He had been feeling down since Inzaman gave him and the other bowlers a piece of his mind before the fifth day's play in Multan.
Uninvited guests and security mismanagement marred Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik's reception in Sialkot, forcing the hassled newly-weds to leave the function before it was over.
Even as newly-wed couple Shoaib Malik and Sania Mirza plan to leave for Pakistan, Hyderabad court directed the Banjara Hills police to register a case against the duo and 12 others for allegedly hurting the sentiments of Muslims.
The Pakistan pacer, who was banned for 13 ODIs, said his next target is to do well in the series against India next month.
Pakistan's emerging talent gave a glimpse of the future on a day one old warrior finally called time under the shadow of Old Father Time.
Did the players get away too easy, or is this a fair decision?
Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has not yet sought the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) clearance for travelling to Mumbai for a commercial shoot.
The Pakistan fast bowler said he's fit and training hard.
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.
Age is catching up, fitness was never his strength and he has lost his central contract as well but controversial pacer Shoaib Akhtar insists he is not done just yet and would make an international comeback soon.
Unfazed by threats of legal action from the family of Ayesha Siddiqui who claimed to have married him, Shoaib Malik on Saturday made a surprise visit to Sania Mirza's house amid reports that their marriage may be shifted to Dubai.
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