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InDepth headlines national business sports cricket regional entertainment technology world travel autos health | in-depth coverage > India-Pakistan Cricket Series 2004 > PCB chief lambasts Shoaib's obstinate behaviour 22.01 IST 10th May 2004 By IndiaExpress Bureau A day after letting off the temperamental Shoaib Akhtar with a conduct warning, Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Shaharyar Khan said that the fast bowler's obstinate behaviour forced him to initiate a medical inquiry into allegations of feigned injury. Khan told 'The Dawn' yesterday that he had personally requested Akhtar to take the field on the third day of the decisive third Test against India and was angered when the Rawalpindi Express refused. "I asked him what was wrong when he came off the field and requested him to go back and at least field. 'You saw what happened and I do not have to tell you,' he (Akhtar) said," Khan was quoted as saying. The PCB chief pointed out that middle order batsman Asif Kamal on the contrary opted to bat despite heavy pain from injury. "There was this boy Asif Kamal who was fighting it out for Pakistan in spite of carrying a serious injury and here was a senior player not bothered by team's plight. This angered me most," he said. Khan said he was aware that the findings of the four-member medical commission, which he appointed to evaluate the injuries suffered by Shoaib and four other cricketers. "But I believe that I must have evidence to confront the players who do not give their best to the country," he said Khan added that he always sympathised with Shoaib as he was a flamboyant character who made a number of enemies "but on that day he really disappointed me," he said. in-depth coverage > India-Pakistan Cricket Series 2004 > |
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