After being sidelined from Pakistan's tour of West Indies, the fast bowler will have a stint with the English County.
England coach Brendon McCullum warned that if the pitch indeed favours the spinners, England would not be afraid to field an all-spin attack.
Shoaib Akhtar's remarks came a day after Umar Akmal was given a three-year ban for not reporting a match-fixing offer. As match-fixing continues to bother Pakistan cricket, former players in the country have raised their voice to ask for legislation, criminalising match-fixing.
Wicketkeeper Moin Khan was also included in the team but speedster Umar Gul was left out.
Pakistan's selectors decided to leave out the ace paceman and Shabbir Ahmed because they are not fully fit.
Sania Mirza and her Pakistani cricketer husband Shoaib Malik seem to have finally got the time to celebrate their respective recent victories.
Shoaib Akhtar's chances of being named in Pakistan's preliminary squad for the Champions Trophy have receded after his lawyer said he would not pay a hefty fine in time to be considered for selection. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) postponed the announcement of its preliminary squad until Tuesday and sent a notice to paceman Shoaib asking him to pay the seven million rupees ($247,600) fine imposed on him by an appeals tribunal in June.
Inzamam has been suffering from a long-term back problem while Shoaib injured his shoulder and ankle in the crushing first Test defeat in Perth.
The Pakistani all-rounder had surgery on his heels in order to be available for home series against India
The Pakistan fast bowler however dismissed claims that he pulled out of the high-profile series for fear of failure.
The Pakistani won the final of the Northern Open squash Championship on Tuesday.
The 11th season of the dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa is all set to air from November 11 on Sony Entertainment Television.
Senior spinner Ravichandran Ashwin's five-wicket haul in the second innings has helped him narrow the gap with top-ranked Jasprit Bumrah to 21 rating points at 846 after the fast bowler was rested for the Ranchi Test.
England captain Ben Stokes underwent surgery in November for his long-standing left-knee problem.
Captain Inzamam-ul-Haq and coach Javed Miandad were apparently upset over the latest illness to their strike bowler.
The 'Rawalpindi Express' shot down the allegation that he deserted the team and pointed to the scrapping of his lucrative contract with English county Durham.
Pakistan will play India in an one-off limited overs international in Kolkata on November 13 to celebrate the 75 years of the BCCI.
The PCB will rest the fast bowler to allow him to recover from his rib-cage stress fracture injury.
Fans across the country will soon see Rawalpindi Express Shoaib Akhtar speeding in India not with a cricket ball, but on a yet-to-be-launched powerful bike by TVS Motor Company.
Since embracing Bazball, England are yet to lose a Test series, while India remain unbeaten at home since 2012-13.
Shoaib Akhtar's five-year ban was reduced to 18 months and the paceman was fined Rs. 7 million.
Shoaib Akhtar dismissed Mahesh Bhatt's offer saying he had no intention of featuring in films
Depleted India out to gatecrash Ben Stokes's 100th Test party
The cold war between Inzamam-ul Haq and paceman Shoaib Akhtar has come out in the open.
The PCB has written to Durham to release the fast bowler from his contract.
England captain Ben Stokes tried hard to be self-effacing on the eve of his 100th Test appearance, saying "milestones are what they are" but he is looking forward to the "theatre" that would come with playing the marquee game against a star-studded India.
'There was no need to remove Babar from the captaincy. They have acted in haste'
The Pakistan fast bowler said that he is a big fan of Sanjay Dutt and considers him a very good human being.
Pakistan Cricket Board chief Nasim Ashraf pointed out the upcoming tour to India will be a great chance for the fast bowler to silence his critics.
Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has escaped punishment for appearing on a television talk show without permission, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Tuesday.
'I don't know, I've never seen something like that before, so I have no idea.'
Controversial pacer Shoaib Akhtar has apologised to the Pakistan Cricket Board for violating his central contract by appearing on a television talk show.
Shoaib Akhtar's claims about being approached by match-fixers in India and South Africa could land the banned pacer in further trouble for not reporting these instances to his team management as required by the ICC Code of Conduct.
Two days after being handed out a five-year ban for bringing cricket into disrepute, Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar today suffered another major setback with the Indian Premier League also debarring him from taking part in the cash-rich event.
'When you win 10 games on the trot, you tend to get overconfident. This leads to your downfall.'
Describing S Sreesanth as an "accident waiting to happen", former Australia captain Ian Chappell has urged the Board of Control for Cricket in India to discipline the Kerala pacer before he becomes another Shoaib Akhtar.
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