Shoaib escapes penalty
Sunday, May 9 2004
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has released a statement saying that Shoaib Akhtar will not be penalised, for there is no evidence that he faked his injury.
A bone scan done on Shoaib by a medical commision set-up by the PCB, revealed that he did in fact suffer from back as well as wrist problems.
However, the PCB did caution Shoaib on his behavior saying he will not be given special treatment on the basis of reputation.
The statement read: "The Board has taken serious note of Shoaib Akhtar's conduct after he left the field which according to the doctors, management and captain led to demoralizing in team spirit in the dressing room. There followed an abject surrender by the Pakistan team in the second innings for which other offending members of the team must share the blame for not showing grit and fighting spirit required from the national squad."
Meanwhile, no result from inquiry into four other players' injuries is known, however their injuries didn't have the same mystery surronding, as Shoaib's did.
Posted by Sudeep
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