PCB reduces Shoaib's ban to 18 months

Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar facing five year ban for indiscipline finally got some relief on Saturday, when Pakistan Cricket Board reduced his ban term. Shoaib's ban has been reduced to eighteen months now. Shoaib has also been fined 7 million rupees by a PCB appeals tribunal. Meanwhile, Shoaib's lawyer Abid Hasan Minto said the player had the right to pursue an appeal against the 18 month ban.