Umar Akmal cleared to play against England
Umar Akmal was included in Pakistan squad for the upcoming three-match T20 series against England.
LAHORE (AFP) - Middle-order batsman Umar Akmal was included in Pakistan squad for the upcoming three-match T20 series against England in the UAE after he was cleared for any objectionable activities while playing a domestic match in Hyderabad.
Batsman Umar Akmal, who was left out of the squad pending an inquiry into a disciplinary issue, was included in the team s roster.
"Subsequent to his being cleared by the inquiry initiated by the PCB s security and vigilance department with regard to media reports of an incident in Hyderabad, Umar (Akmal) has been inducted in the T20 squad against England," said a PCB statement.
PCB chief selector Haroon Rasheed said Akmal was cleared over a reported breach of discipline in which he was alleged to have misbehaved with women at a dance party.
"Umar had been part of the original squad picked up by the selection committee, but he was subsequently held back on instructions from the Board, as he had been issued with a show cause notice for bringing PCB and Pakistan cricket into disrepute," the statement quoted Rasheed as saying.
"Now that he has been cleared after an inquiry into the Hyderabad incident, he has been included in the squad."
Pakistan and England play the three matches in Dubai (November 26 and 27) and Sharjah (November 30).
Revised Pakistan Twenty20 squad: Shahid Afridi (captain), Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez, Rafatullah Mohmand, Shoaib Malik, Sohaib Maqsood, Umar Akmal, Mohammad Rizwan, Sarfraz Ahmed, Anwar Ali, Bilal Asif, Imran Khan junior, Mohammad Irfan, Sohail Tanvir, Wahab Riaz, Aamer Yamin.
