Shoaib Akhtar Unhappy over Exclusion from T20 World Cup Squad

Shoaib Akhtar is reportedly pretty much upset for bring dropped from Pakistan’s twenty20 world cup squad after the medical panel of the board reported that the bowler was suffering from Genital Viral Warts. However, Shoaib Akhtar is now going to challenge PCB on their decision to exclude him from the twenty20 world cup squad by participating in the national tywenty20 championship which starts from 25 May in Lahore.

A source said that Shoaib Akhtar might talk to media in this regard very soon. The pacer missed lot of cricket action over the last couple of years due to series of off-field problems and injury. No doubt, it is really very disappointing for Shoaib Akhtar that he has been ruled out of twent20 world cup 2009.

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Pakistan to Miss Shoaib Akhtar in Twenty20 World Cup 2009

Pakistani pacer Shoaib Akhtar has been ruled out of next month’s twenty20 world cup 2009 which will go underway on 5 June in England. The reason of Shoaib being ruled out of the twenty20 tournament is skin infection in his groin for which doctors advised him to take rest for 10-12 days to recover. Doctors will re-assess his condition in the first week of June, but there is no probability of Shoaib coming back into the squad of twenty20 world cup. In fact, team management has already asked for a replacement and Rao Iftikhar might fill in the gap of Shoaib Akhtar, even though Rao Iftikhar was not part of the week-long conditioning camp which took place at a hill resort which is situated near Islamabad.

Well, for the last couple of years, Shoaib Akhtar has missed a lot of cricket action because of series of injuries and breaching discipline. Moreover, his recent form was not very impressive. However, there is no doubt, Shoaib Akhtar could have been an effective pace weapon for Pakistan in England’s bowling friendly condition.

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Shoaib Akhtar Looking to Come Back for the Bangladesh Tour

Pakistan speedstar Shoaib Akhtar looks to come back in the Pakistan team for next month’s Bangladesh tour after recovering his recent knee injury. The star pacer will, however, miss Pakistan’s upcoming two-match test series against Sri Lanka at home due to injury. It was earlier reported that Shoaib Akhtar might need to undergo a surgery on his knee, but the pacer recently said that he did not need to undergo any surgery to get over the injury. He sent the MRI reports to doctors in Australia and England, and his doctors advised no surgery for the injury as his injury could be cured through injections.

Shoaib Akhtar is a controversial character in Pakistan cricket, given his series of suspensions imposed by PCB as evidence. Since February 2006, he has taken part in only 3 tests and 11 ODI matches. He returned to international cricket in last August’s Quadrangular T20 tournament in Canada, after serving a brief suspension imposed by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) due to his indiscipline. Shoaib Akhtar’s recent form is not impressive at all as he conceded 88 runs in 13 overs for just one wicket, taking part in the first two ODI matches during the recent three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka at home. Now, let us see if he can come back from injury in time to catch the trip to Bangladesh next month.

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