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(c)Cricinfo en-gb http://www.cricinfo.com/logos/rss/ci.gif http://www.cricinfo.com/ Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar is meeting with Andrew Flintoff's surgeon on Tuesday afternoon in London, hoping a minor operation on his left knee the following day will allow him to reignite his career http://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/428614.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/428614.html Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:44:24 GMT Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has been ruled out of selection for the ODI series against New Zealand next month as he will be heading to England for a knee surgery http://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/427953.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/427953.html Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:55:09 GMT Pakistan fast bowler had breached the terms of his central contract and appeared on a television talk show without permission http://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/424174.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/424174.html Wed, 09 Sep 2009 07:34:30 GMT Newly appointed Pakistan chief selector Iqbal Qasim has said the fast bowler still has a future with the national side http://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/418453.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/418453.html Sat, 08 Aug 2009 09:54:42 GMT Shoaib Akhtar has run into more trouble with the PCB after the board accused him of violating his contract by criticising the team management in a television interview http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/416579.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/416579.html Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:19:56 GMT The former Pakistan captain said the warning bells had been sounded with Shoaib's omission from Pakistan's list of probables for this upcoming Champions Trophy, to be held in South Africa http://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/416527.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/416527.html Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:05:07 GMT Uncertainty surrounding Shoaib Akhtar's match fitness has led to his exclusion from the squad for the ODI series against Sri Lanka http://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/415042.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/415042.html Sat, 18 Jul 2009 15:25:38 GMT Shoaib Akhtar's chances of making a comeback to the Pakistan team have suffered a blow after he failed to turn up for a fitness test http://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/414640.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/414640.html Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:43:01 GMT The PCB had said Akhtar had been diagnosed with genital viral warts, and subsequently removed him from the 15-man squad for the World Twenty20 http://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/413417.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/413417.html Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:31:38 GMT Shoaib Akhtar, who missed the ICC World Twenty20, is eyeing a return to international cricket in the upcoming ODI series against Sri Lanka http://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/413328.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/413328.html Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:26:25 GMT Shoaib Akhtar has been barred from playing in the national Twenty20 tournament by the Pakistan board http://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/406069.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/406069.html Tue, 26 May 2009 07:23:58 GMT Shoaib Akhtar was named captain of the Islamabad Leopards for next week's RBS Twenty20 Cup, just two days after he was dropped from Pakistan's squad for the World Twenty20 due to a skin infection http://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/405698.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/405698.html Mon, 25 May 2009 03:56:35 GMT The PCB has withdrawn Shoaib Akhtar from the squad for the World Twenty20 and named Iftikhar Anjum as his replacement http://www.cricinfo.com/wt202009/content/story/405415.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/wt202009/content/story/405415.html Thu, 21 May 2009 12:41:20 GMT Shoaib Akhtar's participation in the World Twenty20 has come into doubt after a skin condition he developed last week failed to improve as was expected http://www.cricinfo.com/wt202009/content/story/405242.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/wt202009/content/story/405242.html Thu, 21 May 2009 11:21:39 GMT The Pakistan Cricket Board is seriously considering withdrawing the offspinner Saeed Ajmal from the ICC World Twenty20 squad as they await the results on the tests done on his bowling action http://www.cricinfo.com/wt202009/content/story/404443.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/wt202009/content/story/404443.html Fri, 15 May 2009 07:28:44 GMT Shoaib Akhtar's latest fitness concern, a skin problem, has ruled him out of Pakistan's training camp for the World Twenty20, coach Intikhab Alam said http://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/404195.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/404195.html Wed, 13 May 2009 13:16:50 GMT Preview to the first ODI between Pakistan and Australia in Dubai http://www.cricinfo.com/pakvaus2009/content/story/400805.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/pakvaus2009/content/story/400805.html Wed, 22 Apr 2009 07:45:31 GMT Intikhab Alam, the Pakistan coach, has said he will be closely monitoring the fitness of injury-prone fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar during the one-dayers against Australia in the UAE http://www.cricinfo.com/pakvaus2009/content/story/399422.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/pakvaus2009/content/story/399422.html Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:00:15 GMT Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar believes beating Australia in the limited-overs series in the UAE would help send a strong message to other nations to tour Pakistan http://www.cricinfo.com/pakvaus2009/content/story/399295.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/pakvaus2009/content/story/399295.html Mon, 13 Apr 2009 06:25:37 GMT Shoaib Akhtar, who has recovered from his knee injury, has been included in the 15-man Pakistan squad for the five-match ODI series against Australia in the UAE scheduled to begin on April 22 http://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/398563.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/398563.html Mon, 06 Apr 2009 23:54:00 GMT