Shoaib Akhtar awarded central contract by Pakistan Cricket Board
Volatile fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has won back his central contract with the
Pakistan Cricket Board after his five-year ban was reduced and later
suspended.
Akhtar, 33, was among 26 players awarded annual contracts and will receive
250,000 rupees (£1,700) a month plus match fees.
The move hands another chance to the controversial "Rawalpindi Express," who
was banned after he blasted at officials for failing to give him a contract
last January.
