Shoaib Akhtar’s Five Year Ban Upheld
News Update
A Pakistan Court upheld the decision of the Pakistan Cricket Board to ban speedster Shoaib Akhtar for 5 years from all sorts of cricket which comes under the jurisdiction of Pakistan (international and domestic).
It may be noted that Shoaib had appealed against the ban and this verdict is a result of the appeal.
Sixandout’s View:
Though it seems that his career is finally over, you never know with the Pakistan Cricket Board, given the past incidents, and more.
Whatever comes out of this, the IPL and specially the Kolkata Knight Riders and its Owner would be the most affected in the immediate future. One interesting thing to note is that Shoaib is not banned from playing in the IPL, but the IPL organisers have decided not to play him citing moral grounds. That move certainly commands respect, more so if you are not a Knight Rider Fan
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I guess he shudnt be banned by the PCB as he is a rare talent and he alone wud draw a lot of crowd in IPL.He is also a gr8 asset to any team he represents provided his talent is harnessed in the appropriate manner.