Shoaib Akhtar fined for misconduct

KARACHI, Aug 8 (Reuters) Pakistan's controversial fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has been fined 5,000 dollars for two breaches of the players' code of conduct.

Pakistan Cricket Board chief executive Shafqat Nagmi told a news conference today that Akhtar had left a training camp in Karachi last Saturday without informing the team management.

''He left the camp without permission. Today also he was asked to appear before the disciplinary committee of the board but he didn't show up,'' Nagmi said.

''He has also been docked 1.5 points from the total of 20 points available to the players for discipline in their central contracts.'' Akhtar, 31, who has returned to the team for the inaugural Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa after playing just one test and four one-dayers in the last 15 months due to fitness problems, left the camp complaining of a neck strain.

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