Beleaguered Akhtar planning a comeback ahead of NZ, Australia tour.Byline: ANI Karachi, July 29 (ANI): Controversial Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar is eyeing a successful return to the national team during the forthcoming New Zealand and Australia tours. Sources close to Akhtar said the pacer is planning a definite strategy to facilitate his comeback. They said he is planning a strict training regime to regain his form and fitness and lost speed. Pakistan would first visit New Zealand for a Test series in November, and then fly to Australia in December for three match Test series and five One-day Internationals. It will also play a Twenty20 match on the tour. However, regaining fitness would not ensure a place in the national team for Akhtar, as he is entangled en·tan·gle tr.v. en·tan·gled, en·tan·gling, en·tan·gles 1. To twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; snarl. 2. To complicate; confuse. 3. To involve in or as if in a tangle. in a legal battle with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB PCB: see polychlorinated biphenyl. PCB in full polychlorinated biphenyl Any of a class of highly stable organic compounds prepared by the reaction of chlorine with biphenyl, a two-ring compound. ) over a repeated breach of central contract. Akhtar, who last played an international match against Australia during 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 series, has been described as a spent force by former cricketers and critics. Former captain Wasim Akram said Akhtar's career was nearly over after the pacer was dropped from the 30-man provisional squad for the Champions Trophy. "I don't think he has got a chance, unless and until some miracle happens. Even though it depends on the captain and selectors, I think Shoaib has fallen out with the selectors and the board," Akram said. Akhtar is also fighting a case in the Lahore High Court The Lahore High Court is based in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Lahore High Court was established on March 21, 1919. The Lahore High Court has such jurisdiction as is conferred on them by the Constitution or by law (Art. 175(2) of the 1973 Constitution). (LHC LHC Large Hadron Collider LHC Lahore High Court LHC Lonely Hearts Club LHC Lake Havasu City (Arizona, USA) LHC Log Homes Council LHC Left-Hand Circular LHC Les Horribles Cernettes (band) ) against an 18-month ban and a fine of seven million rupees, The News reports. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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