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Slim chance of Akhtar returning to international cricket: Butt | Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt has said there is slim possibility of controversial fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar returning to international cricket. "Shoaib is already 34, and with a history of fitness problems, is unlikely
to make a comeback," a website reported Butt as saying in response to a query
whether the recent liposuction surgery would enhance the right-arm pacer's changes
of a comeback for the forthcoming Australia tour. "Pakistan have a number of young
fast bowlers to choose from and that makes Shoaib's chances of a comeback very
remote," the website quoted Butt, as saying. However, Butt has denied giving any
such statement. Interacting with media persons at Lahore Airport, the PCB chairman
said he never gave any statement regarding Akhtar's future. The PCB is miffed
with Akhtar's fat removing surgery, which he had just after returning from London
following knee surgery. While neither Akhtar nor his family members are saying
anything regarding the operation, a PCB official said being on the board's central
contract, the fast bowler should have informed it about the surgery. "He is a
centrally contracted player and he is supposed to consult our medical panel and
inform us before undergoing any medical treatment, but he didn't do this before
opting for the liposuction," the official said. It will take Akhtar, 34, another
three to four months to regain full fitness and play competitive cricket. |
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