Shoaib may push for early resumption of hearing

Pacer Shoaib Akhtar will ask for an early resumption of the appellate tribunal's hearings on 5 year ban if the IPL does not decide soon on whether to take him aboard.

Banned pacer Shoaib Akhtar will ask for an early resumption of the appellate tribunal's hearings on the five-year ban imposed on him if the Indian Premier League does not decide soon on whether to take him aboard.

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One of Shoaib's lawyers, Bilal Minto said the pacer was waiting to see if the IPL takes him back as per the appellate tribunal order that allows him to play anywhere out 3 percentage points above the average target ceiling, forcing central banks to move more decisively, they said.