Kamran Akmal meet PCB chief about 'Ignored'

Discarded Pakistan wicketkeeper, Kamran Akmal, met with the PCB chairman, Zaka Ashraf, in yet another endeavor to revive his international career.

The knowledgeable wicketkeeper, who established a lot of flak for his shoddy work behind the stumps during the World Cup, has allegedly complained about selectors for overlooking him in spite of his good showing in domestic matches.

"Kamran convey to the Board chairman that the selectors were being unjust to him despite his good performance in domestic cricket as he had been ignored for the Sri Lanka series and Bangladesh tour," a source close to the cricketer, informed.

Kamran's name also came up during the spot-fixing scandal, along with pacer Wahab Riaz, who has also not been picked during recent matches.

"Kamran wanted to clear a few misunderstanding surrounding him," the source exposed.

The source added that Kamran told the PCB chief that he had submit all the needed documents such as his bank accounts and resources details to the ICC and PCB's honesty committee.

Kamran has been in good form in the continuing Quaid-e-Azam Trophy and scored another half-century in a ninth-round match for the National bank on Wednesday.

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Patel pulls away of IPL mart

Nottinghamshire all-rounder Samit Patel has withdrawn from the Indian Premier League Dutch auction in an effort to further his claim for a place in England's Test side.

Patel's legislatures have held talks with several franchises but he has elected to announce himself engaged ahead of Wednesday's midnight time limit to enter the auction.

"My biggest goal is to play Test cricket and I require scoring a high volume of runs in the Championship to push my case," said Patel.

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MCA: No action alongside Ajit Agarkar

The Mumbai Cricket Association will not take any action next to Ajit Agarkar for returning home in a huff after being drop from the Mumbai team next to Orissa in the Ranji Trophy Elite match in Cuttack.

"No action is being contemplate against Agarkar who sought my permission to return home on Tuesday and I, in turn, asked Mumbai selection panel chairman (Milind Rege). Rege felt Ajit did not feel comfortable sitting in the reserves and can be permitted," MCA joint secretary Nitin Dalal said.

Agarkar, who had return to the Mumbai squad for the previous game next to Karnataka after missing the first two ties due to injury, was left out after the team management decisive to include Avishkar Salvi and Dhawal Kulkarni as the support seamers for Zaheer Khan who is testing his match fitness in front of the tour to Australia.

"Agarkar was feeling dishonored after he was dropped for the match by the team management. He was an India player and we feel it would be better if he is allowable to return home as a substitute of staying back with the team," Dalal added.

Dalal also said the MCA officials will ask the team management and Agarkar to sit jointly with them and batter out the differences after the squad returns.

"We would sit with them and talk about the issue. He is existing for selection for the next match (against Saurashtra at Rajkot from December 6-9)," Dalal added.

Mumbai selection panel chairman Rege said the board will meet on Saturday to pick the team for the clash against Saurashtra.

The former Mumbai captain and off-spinner also sounded upset about the comments allegedly made by Zaheer Khan that he and team coach Sulakshan Kulkarni were "bringing down Mumbai cricket."

Asked for his comments, Rege said, "It's for the MCA to ask Zaheer Khan what he meant by that statement that I am bringing down Mumbai cricket. I am doing my job as a selector. I don't want to respond further."

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