Shoaib Akhtar

Pakistan fast bowler had breached the terms of his central contract and appeared on a television talk show without permission

Newly appointed Pakistan chief selector Iqbal Qasim has said the fast bowler still has a future with the national side

India get hit midships by the Rawalpindi Express

Shoaib Akhtar has run into more trouble with the PCB after the board accused him of violating his contract by criticising the team management in a television interview

The former Pakistan captain said the warning bells had been sounded with Shoaib's omission from Pakistan's list of probables for this upcoming Champions Trophy, to be held in South Africa

Uncertainty surrounding Shoaib Akhtar's match fitness has led to his exclusion from the squad for the ODI series against Sri Lanka

Shoaib Akhtar's chances of making a comeback to the Pakistan team have suffered a blow after he failed to turn up for a fitness test

The PCB had said Akhtar had been diagnosed with genital viral warts, and subsequently removed him from the 15-man squad for the World Twenty20

Shoaib Akhtar, who missed the ICC World Twenty20, is eyeing a return to international cricket in the upcoming ODI series against Sri Lanka

Shoaib Akhtar has been barred from playing in the national Twenty20 tournament by the Pakistan board

Shoaib Akhtar was named captain of the Islamabad Leopards for next week's RBS Twenty20 Cup, just two days after he was dropped from Pakistan's squad for the World Twenty20 due to a skin infection

The PCB has withdrawn Shoaib Akhtar from the squad for the World Twenty20 and named Iftikhar Anjum as his replacement

Shoaib Akhtar's participation in the World Twenty20 has come into doubt after a skin condition he developed last week failed to improve as was expected

The Pakistan Cricket Board is seriously considering withdrawing the offspinner Saeed Ajmal from the ICC World Twenty20 squad as they await the results on the tests done on his bowling action

Shoaib Akhtar's latest fitness concern, a skin problem, has ruled him out of Pakistan's training camp for the World Twenty20, coach Intikhab Alam said

Preview to the first ODI between Pakistan and Australia in Dubai

Intikhab Alam, the Pakistan coach, has said he will be closely monitoring the fitness of injury-prone fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar during the one-dayers against Australia in the UAE

Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar believes beating Australia in the limited-overs series in the UAE would help send a strong message to other nations to tour Pakistan

Shoaib Akhtar, who has recovered from his knee injury, has been included in the 15-man Pakistan squad for the five-match ODI series against Australia in the UAE scheduled to begin on April 22