Abbas advises Akhtar to retire

by Sethu Maathavan    April 28, 2009

"It is obvious now after watching him bowl in the first two matches that he is neither fit and he is struggling to cope with the demands of international cricket," Zaheer Abbas said.

"He has failed to deliver for Pakistan for a while now and I think it is best he retires and allows a younger bowler to take his place in the team," the former batsman said.

"We are not worried that he is not taking wickets the main thing is that he is playing and he is working hard. He played despite some viral infection problem and that means he has spirit and the keenness to play for the team," Chief Selector Abdul Qadir said.

"The main thing we are concerned with at the moment is that he continues to play consistently over a period of matches which will prove his fitness to us," he added.

"I think we need to be a bit patient with Shoaib there is no doubt he is trying hard to comeback strongly and it is not easy bowling in the conditions in Dubai," he said.

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