Cricket Bloggers of Pakistan

Shoaib Akhtar says he is ready to take court action to fight the five-year ban imposed on him by the Pakistan Cricket Board.

“This ban comes as a shock because I had apologised for my statements and actions to the disciplinary committee (in Rawalpindi) today,” the paceman told reporters. “I will go to court if I have to and fight this ban” “I have always given 100 percent for the national team. How can they accuse me of being a damaging influence on the team?”

Simply amusing, I wonder who was the idiot with the blind fold all these years, was it Shoaib Akhtar or was it Nasim Ashraf? My guess is both, Nasim Ashraf just suddenly woke up from his slumbering snooze after the ‘hand of god’ [read Musharraf] left the protective cover, but sadly Akhtar still needs to hit ground reality. Good luck Mr Akhtar – most cricket supporters in Pakistan have not been rocking to your beat since long – Adios and truly good riddance. I hope the 45 Grand from IPL do help energize the cricketer within you, as I fear if you continue along the same lines your IPL days will also be numbered

Well its finally come in Pakistan’s fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has been banned for five years by a disciplinary committee of the PCB for violating the players’ code of conduct. The ban extends to cricket for and in Pakistan but will leave him free to play in the Indian Premier League (IPL), which begins later this month.

Shoaib had appeared before a disciplinary committee in February after being charged with publicly criticising the Pakistan board for offering him a retainership instead of a contract. The board had offered contracts to 15 players, based on a formula that took into account their performance, but Shoaib was demoted to a retainership from the Category A contract he held last year.

This article at Cricket Bloggers of Pakistan has been composed by Teeth Maestro.