And can you tell me why?

Shoaib Akhtar

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yes l can tell u why..
Here r the reasons:-


Shoaib is career has been plagued controversies & accusations of bad attitude. his attitude took its toll on his reputation as well as his fitness. After a poor showing in the 2003 World Cup, he got involved in a verbal spat with then captain Waqar Younis. Later he was axed along with other players, including Younis. In a triangular series in 2003 in Sri Lanka, he was caught tampering with the ball, making him the second player ever to be banned on ball tampering charges. The same year he was banned for one Test & two ODIs for abusing Paul Adams in a match against South Africa. In the 2004 home series with India, he struggled with wrist & back injuries, which raised questions about their authenticity. During the final Test he cited injury & chose not to bowl halfway through but was met with raised eyebrows when he later turned up to bat, apparently enjoying himself. Although his injuries were not proved to be fake, his reputation suffered, especially after Haq is outburst in a post match press conference. His relationship with the captain & the coach deteriorated further partially due to his manipulative nature & partially due to politics.

He was sent back from the 2005 Australia tour with a hamstring injury amid rumors of indiscipline, lack of commitment, & attitudinal complaints. He was subsequently fined by the PCB for avoiding a late night curfew. At this point, once loved Shoaib was reviled alike by teammates, opponents & cricket fans. The rest of his career was riddled with ankle & knee injuries which forced him to undergo a surgery in February 2006, until finally he was banned for two years for using performance enhancing drugs.

In November 2006, the liaison officer assigned to the Pakistani team in India, Anil Kaul, alleged that Shoaib had slapped coach Bob Woolmer following a fight over the music to be played in the team bus on the eve of ICC Champions Trophy. Both Shoaib & Woolmer have, however, strongly denied the allegations.

On October 16, 2006, Shoaib was suspended by the PCB, along with Mohammed Asif after the pair were tested positive for a performance-enhancing substance nandrolone. They were consequently pulled from the ICC Champions Trophy 2006. Former PCB chairman later stated that he had always suspected Shoaib of substance abuse due to his consistent ''reservations'' to drug tests. Pakistan captain Inzamam ul Haq had also previously complained about Shoaib is drug abuse but was not acted upon by the PCB. Pakistan news reports state that federal capital police had arrested Shoaib along with drugs some three years ago. Shoaib was then reportedly seen participating in the smoking of marijuana at a night club, violating the curfew for the team in their test series against England.

Shoaib immediately declared his innocence & he declined knowingly taking any performance enhancing drugs. In a statement issued to the press, he claimed that he could never cheat team-mates or opponents. During a hearing with the PCB Anti-Doping Committee (ADC), he along with Asif maintained taking non-steroidal dietary supplements. He, however, failed to convince the committee of his innocence. In its report submitted to PCB, ADC recommended a two year ban.

On November 1, 2006, PCB handed down a two-year suspension to Shoaib & a one-year suspension to Mohammad Asif, banning them from professional cricket during the period. Shoaib had subsequently been added to Pakistan Olympic Association list of doping offenders. However, on December 5, 2006, he was cleared on appeal.

On December 5, 2006 Shoaib & Mohammad Asif were acquitted by the tribunal appointed to review their appeals against the drugs ban imposed on them by an earlier committee. The three-man committee, headed by Justice Fakhruddin Ebrahim, voted two to one in favour of the acquittal. Haseeb Ahsan, former Test cricketer, & Ebrahim were in favour of the acquittal while the third member, Danish Zaheer, dissented. “Exceptional circumstances” were cited including discrepancies between the instantaneous offence charges of doping that were laid & the quick delivery of a very harsh verdict. The complete drug testing procedure was concluded to have been technically flawed as it did not follow standard procedures. Other established facts by the committee included that the duo were not aware of the banned drug to be present in their supplements because PCB itself had not informed them of the dangers of contaminated supplements.

However, WADA, the World Anti-Doping Agency was to challenge Pakistan is decision to lift bans on fast bowlers Shoaib & Mohammad Asif by taking the case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland. The ICC, cricket is world governing body, has supported the WADA appeal adding that it was committed to a dope free game.

On March 1, 2007, Shoaib & Asif were ruled out of the Pakistani squad for the 2007 Cricket World Cup by team officials, minutes before the squad was to depart for the West Indies. The team management along with the PCB said their injuries were too severe to risk taking them to the Caribbean. Since neither of the two had been declared fit they had not undergone official doping tests.

In August 2007, Shoaib is reported to have used foul language against PCB protesting the imposing of fine of Rs. 300,000 for indiscipline during the national camp in Karachi.

In the week before the inaugural World Twenty20, held in South Africa, Shoaib was rumoured to have hit fellow Pakistani teammate Mohammad Asif with a bat, leaving a bruise on his left thigh. According to sources, the two were involved in a dressing room spat which resulted in Asif being struck by a bat on his left thigh. Sources said the fight between the two started after Asif & Shahid Afridi disagreed with Shoaib that he shared the same stature as Imran Khan in Pakistan cricket & even ridiculed him for making such a comparison. The injury was not thought to be anything more serious than a bruise but a team investigation into the matter was pending. After the initial inquiry, it would found that Shoaib was at fault & he was subsequently recalled from the Twenty20 World Cup squad & was sent home. He was also banned for 5 matches by the PCB & a lifetime ban may also seem imminent. Shoaib later claimed that Afridi was responsible for the fight, saying ''He made some ill remarks about my family. And l could not tolerate them.'' Afridi however, denied these allegations adding that Asif would have suffered more injuries but for his intervention. Even Asif chipped in saying that Shoaib was lying & that ''Shahid Afridi had nothing to do with the fight.'' saying that ''he has not apologised to me.'' Shoaib later patched up with his team mates including Shahid Afridi & Mohammad Asif

On April 1, 2008 Akhtar was banned for five years for violating the players' code of conduct. The ban extended to all cricket for & in Pakistan. Despite the ban not preventing him from playing in the Indian Premier League, the IPL governing council decided not to allow Shoaib to play in the tournament until the end of the ban or unless it is lifted. IS Bindra, a member of the council, was quoted as saying, ''Even though they [the PCB] have cleared him to play for IPL, we felt that international discipline needs to be respected.'' Meanwhile, Shoaib vowed to go to great lengths to fight the ban, '' l will appeal, as is my right. If that fails l will go to court, if that fails then l will go to the Supreme Court.'' On April 3, PCB chairman Nasim Ashraf served a legal notice on Shoaib, calling on him to retract statements he made to a news channel, alleging the ban was punishment in return for refusing to give the chairman a share of his earnings from the Indian Premier League, Ashraf also sought damages of Rs100 million (approximately US$1.6 million) for ''defaming him personally'' & an additional Rs100 million to the PCB for ''sullying the name of the Pakistan Cricket Board & the Pakistan Cricket team.'' A three-man appellate tribunal announced on April 30 that they had temporarily upheld Shoaib is five-year ban, deciding to revist the appeal hearing in June.Despite Shoaib later retracting his claims & also issuing an unconditional apology for ''any grief or embarrassment that may have been caused to the nation, particularly to the PCB chairman Dr Nasim Ashraf Ashraf is legal counsel filed a Rs22 crore (approx US$3.37 million) defamation suit against Shoaib in a civil court in Lahore on May 2. On May 4, the PCB is appellate tribunal suspended the five-year ban for one month, until they reconvene on June 4, allowing Shoaib to take part in the ongoing IPL. A day later, the PCB announced that they will no longer pursue the defamation suit following a reconciliation between Shoaib & chairman Nasim Ashraf at the house of Rehman Malik, a key political official, in Islamabad. ''My honour has been vindicated & now the defamation lawsuit will not be pursued,'' Ashraf was quoted as saying.

Shoaib Akhtar was on September 4, 2008 sent home by British immigration officials after landing at Heathrow airport without a valid working visa, authorities said he could not play without a working visa, though Akhtar had a valid visa to visit England but not a working visa, which is a prerequisite to play in county cricket. He subsequently obtained the necessary visa & returned for a short stint with English county side Surrey.

l agree shoiab akhtar

Shoiab Akhtar.

overrated is shoaib

controvertial is harbhajan

ricky ponting

Most Controversial is Shoaib Akhtar
Most Over rated is Sreeshant

Over-rated: Andrew Symonds, he is a flat track bully and his bowling lacks penetration, he is however brilliant fieldsman.

Controversial: KP having such a big mouth was always going to get him into trouble

The most over-rated and controversial cricketer,

ricky ponting !!!!!!!

No Dought !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If You Follow Cricket You Will Know Why !!!!!!

Mr.Kevin Perterson..What a silly little man.

While l agree wholeheartedly with CJ, l must add Harbhajan. He has been a pain in the rear end since he began playing international cricket. Controversy seems to follow him

akthar why just because of the fastest bowl he done the comantator says like 'the fastest bowler gets a wicket' y cant they say shoiab akthar gets a wicket

Over-rated: Brett Lee. He sometimes gets wickets and always goes for runs. Take out his lbws and his figures look more accurate regarding the number of runs he goes for.

Controversial: Hanse Kronje, without a doubt. How could anyone have been more controversial than that man, for all the corruption accusations etc.?

Overrated.
Shoaib Ahthar is so far up himself that his eyes seem to be popping out of his skull.
Controversial.
Harbhajan Singh should learn to take the pi$$ out of himself a little. Hang on. l think he does.e

Brett Lee (as what ned w said) & harbhajan singh, as he gets away with anything.

well l think that it would have to be an oldy from the late 1800s. this man is W.G. Grace.
he has been suggested to be the best all-rounder of all time (although this was thrown aside very quickly), but the fact is that many of his impressive records were changed by him, increasing hi number of wickets by up to 10% & his runs by up to 15% in some series! he is also well known for an innings when he was given out, but refuse to go, he told the umpire that the crowd have come to see him bat, not the umpire giving him out!
what kind of arse hole is he to be given a name in cricket?!

Now , Shoiab Akthar. previously Javed Miandad

Ahktar & Harbajan

Over-rated; Mitchell Johnson.
Controversial; Harbhajan Singh.
You may know why cuz u follow cricket.