LAHORE Umar Akmal is likely to find himself in hot water with the PCB oncemore after he is said to have misbehaved with staff during a fitness testat the National Cricket Academy (NCA).
The junior Akmal is believed to have exposed himself in frustration duringone test, and now finds himself facing the prospect of being kicked out ofthe next domestic tournament.
Akmal’s elder brother Kamran is also expected to land in trouble after bothbrothers failed their fitness tests by significant margins.
Salman Butt, too, could be in trouble with the authorities, after hestormed out of a fitness test when his request to have it rescheduled wasdenied.
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The shortcomings of the Akmal brothers around their fitness regimes hasbeen a talking point for several years now, with Umar last falling foul ofthe PCB management on this count under former head coach Mickey Arthur; hewas sent home on the eve of the Champions Trophy in 2017 after a failedfitness test.
Kamran, meanwhile, has not played for Pakistan since 2017, with his lack ofathleticism in the outfield a major reason for his prolonged exclusion.
