da 888casino： KARACHI, Sept 30: `Joyride’ fast bowler Mohammad Akram faces a threeyear suspension after he deserted the Pakistan team for the Asian TestChampionship match against Bangladesh played at Multan last month
01-Oct-2001KARACHI, Sept 30: `Joyride’ fast bowler Mohammad Akram faces a threeyear suspension after he deserted the Pakistan team for the Asian TestChampionship match against Bangladesh played at Multan last month.According to sources in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) cricketoperations, the suspension was recommended by a four-memberdisciplinary committee which met Thursday. The committee is headed byKhalid Hassan with Sirajul Islam Bukhari, Maazullah Khan and AbdurRaqeeb as other members.Ironically, Akram’s case was referred to the disciplinary committee bythe PCB officials despite the fact that Pakistan team manager YawarSaeed had claimed that the paceman had left for England after securingpermission from the chairman of the board.Akram, who has played nine Tests in six years, was named in a 16-mansquad for the Multan match. But the Allied Bank bowler proceeded toEngland just two days before the team was to assemble at the venue.The director of the PCB, Brig Munawar Rana, as always refused toconfirm or deny the report. “I can’t confirm the story,” he toldreporters.Interestingly, Akram’s case was forwarded to the disciplinarycommittee though Shoaib Akhtar had been let off the hook despitecommitting the same offence in England in June.Shoaib had preferred England Club Lashings over Pakistan team whichhad led to a strong reaction from Yawar Saeed who was also the manageron the tour to England.Akram, who has yet to return to appear in the Patron’s Trophy for hisparent organization, is said to have joined British MetropolitanPolice. However, Allied Bank officials refused to confirm the report.