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Umar Akmal given harsh penalty because of lack of remorse Given that the charge against  Umar Akmal  dealt with a failure to report corrupt approaches, it was expected that his decision to not challenge it would lead to a relatively light sanction. Akmal, however, was banned for three years for this breach of PCB's anti-corruption code. This is unprecedented. In similar cases in the past,  Mohammad Irfan sat out for six months , while in 2017, Mohammad Nawaz was given a  two-month ban . In recent examples outside Pakistan, Shakib Al Hasan - among the senior-most players in the game - was  banned for two years  with one year of that sentence suspended. Akmal had been charged by the PCB on two counts of breaching their anti-corruption code ahead of this year's PSL. ESPNcricinfo understands that in his reply, Akmal did admit the violation, saying that he was approached by two men on separate occasions. He did not inform the authorities of these ...

How do you break Pakistan in Dubai? Scenario You are captaining a Test team against Pakistan in Dubai. The pitch is flat and slow, the conditions hot. You have given yourself four sessions to dismiss Pakistan (the target is an unassailable 450-plus), but they have stonewalled and lost only Abid Ali and Azhar Ali till the last session. After tea on day five, they lose Shan Masood and Asad Shafiq. No bowler in your team has taken more than one wicket. Now there are 14 overs left and six wickets needed. Which current Test team would you most like to be captaining in this position, and how would you split the remaining overs between your bowlers? India: Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Ravindra Jadeja Since they refuse to play each other in reality, let's at least have India take on Pakistan in our fantasies. Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Ravindra Jadeja would be ideal here, and I'd split the 14 overs pretty much entirely between them. All three are excellent ...