PCB bans Akhtar for 13 matches

New Delhi Oct 12 2007: The Pakistan Cricket Board on Thursday suspended fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar for 13 matches for hitting fellow paceman Mohammed Asif in South Africa last month, a board official said.

Apart from the ban, Akhtar was slapped with a fine of 34 lakh Pakistani rupees. He has also been put on two-year probation. The board also said that any further incident of indiscipline will result in a life ban for Shoaib.

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