Shoaib's adventures could land him in hot water

14 April 2012

Fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar is to appear before a Pakistan Cricket Board disciplinary committee on Thursday, two days before the squad to tour India is selected.

Shoaib has been charged with breaching his contract by visiting nightclubs while on tour in Australia at the start of the year, giving press statements without permission and delaying his return to Pakistan despite suffering a hamstring injury.

Shoaib's hamstring is still a concern and could yet rule him out of the touring party if he fails a fitness test.

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