Shoaib to appear before medical panel tomorrow

Shoaib Akhtar, Moin Khan and Abdul Razzaq will appear before a medical commission at the National Cricket Academy on Wednesday morning (April 28). The five-member medical panel began its inquiry on Sunday to review the fitness of the key players, like Umar Gul, who were involved in the series against India. The commission, headed by Dr Abdul Wajid, who is an orthopaedic surgeon of the Aga Khan University, was appointed by the PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan.

According to a PCB official, Moin and Razzaq will be interviewed by the commission and during the process the doctor's panal will also examine the MIR reports of the injured players.

Shoaib, who was in Mumbai for the last week to shoot a commercial, is scheduled to return today and has informed the PCB that he would be available from Tuesday.

The dates when the commission will meet Mohammad Sami and Shabbir Ahmed are yet to be announced. Both players are currently playing in the English domestic championship. An official said that the commission will now consider the medical reports of the two players in their absence.