PCB bans Akhtar for 13 matches

The Pakistan Cricket Board on Thursday suspended fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar for 13 matches for hitting fellow pace man Mohammed Asif in South Africa last month, a board official said. Apart from the ban, Akhtar was slapped with a fine of 34 lakh Pakistani rupees. He has also been put on two-year probation. The board also said that any further incident of indiscipline would result in a life ban for Shoaib.