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Akhtar not fit enough to play all five games of UAE series.


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 Shoaib Akhtar Shoaib Akhtar (Urdu: شعیب اختر) (born 13 August 1975 in Rawalpindi, Punjab) is a Pakistani cricketer, widely recognized as the fastest bowler in the world, earning him the name Rawalpindi Express. , who has been included in the national team for the UAE (Uninterruptible Application Error) The name given to a crash in Windows 3.0. In subsequent versions of Windows, a crash was called a "General Protection Fault," "Application Error" or "Illegal Operation." See crash in Windows and abend.  one-day international
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 series against Australia after passing a series of fitness tests, may not be able to play in all five games.

According to the Dawn, Akhtar may have cleared all fitness tests' following a nod from the team's medical staff, but the 33 year old bowler seems far from fit.

He shown signs of fatigue during the three day training camp in Lahore.

Aktar's teammates have also questioned his fitness.

"It was a risk to select Akhtar because there are questions over his fitness and readiness to make an impact on the Australians," Akhtar's teammate, who is also a part of the 15 member squad for the series, said.

Akhtar's last outing in a fifty over game was in a home series against Sri Lanka.

Akhtar's dismal show in the first two games of the series led to him being dropped. He was later ruled out for the Test due to a knee injury. (ANI)

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