da cassino online： The West Indies tour to Pakistan in January next year isstill on and hopefully it will not be affected due to tensesituation presently prevailing between Pakistan and India
28-Dec-2001The West Indies tour to Pakistan in January next year isstill on and hopefully it will not be affected due to tensesituation presently prevailing between Pakistan and India.The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) director Brig Munawar Ranawhile answering queries Thursday said that the board had notreceived any signal from the West Indies cricketingauthorities, showing any reaction over the present situationbetween the two neighbouring countries.The PCB director said that hopefully the current situationin the region would improve by the time the Caribbean wouldbegin their tour.West Indies is touring Pakistan from Jan 25 to March 7 toplay three Tests and as many one-day international matches.Regarding Shoaib Akhtar issue with the ICC on his bowlingaction, the PCB director said that the bowler’s action wouldbe examined by the international umpires and referees forthe next six months.If Shoaib Akhtar is not called again during this period byany umpire or referee, the bowler would be cleared of theallegation of chucking, he said.The ICC has instructed the PCB to modify the bowling actionof Shoaib Akhtar by the former West Indies fast bowlerMichael Holding.The PCB could not implement the instructions, citingfinancial hurdles as main reason for their inability to hireHolding’s services.The Board is contesting the case of Shoaib Akhtar on areport of theUniversity of Western Australia which hadcertified that Akhtar was born with an abnormal upper limband it would always give the impression of an unorthodoxposition during delivery and no practice or techniquetraining can modify these two anatomical characteristics,therefore, he should be permitted to bowl for Pakistanwithout further concern as to his action.