PCB rewards unfit bowler

Perennial 'unfit' fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar was rewarded when named to lead PCB-XI in the warm up match one-day match against New Zealand to be played at the National Stadium, Karachi on Sept 16.

Opener Imran Nazir has been appointed as vice-captain of the team. Both captain and the vice-captain have been failed to get a place in the Pakistan squad announced for the three one-day match series against New Zealand, starting from Sept 19 at Karachi.

Aftab Baloch has been named as coach and manager of the team.

The team is: Imran Nazir, Salman Butt, Faisal Iqbal, Naveed Latif, Hasan Raza, Shoaib Malik, Atiq-uz-Zaman, Rana Naveed-ul-Hasan, Shoaib Akhtar (captain), Mohammad Zahid, Yasir Arafat. Asim Kamal (12th man).