Army-led PCB contemplating action against Waqar

8220;Of course, Waqar is in breach of contract which he signed with Pakistan Cricket Board PCB for a six month period before his selection for the three-Test tour of Australia,8221; he said.

PCB has made it mandatory for every player to sign a contract which also includes a code of conduct restricting the players from speaking to press on any matter during and after the tour. Any player violating this contract is liable to face disciplinary action which could lead to suspension or a fine.

8220;Only the captain and the manager are allowed to speak to press,8221; the PCB spokesman said.

Meanwhile, Akram dismissed allegations by Younis that he was kept out of the team because of a personal grudge. 8220;I have no personal grudge against him,8221; Akram said.

8220;The question of whether injustice has been done to him or if he is being mistreated by me in the team can only be judged by looking at his performance in Tests and one-dayers in last one year,8221; Akram told The Daily News on Tuesday.

8220;The selectors kept on selecting me and he kept on pushing me out. Waqar is a great bowler and Waqar8217;s story cannot be a forgotten story,8221; the 28-year-old Younis alleged.

8220;He was unfair to me, to the fans and the game. I have been sitting on the bench for the last 18 months. Is it fair?

8220;He is a great cricketer and I respect him as a cricketer but I cannot call him a great human being. If he has grudge against me, the best place to settle that is inside a room and not at the ground,8221; Younis had told AFP in an interview.

Younis has taken 279 wickets in 58 Tests in an illustrious 10-year career.

8220;How can you treat such a bowler like this who has the best striking rate in the world,8221; the disgruntled pace bowler said.

8220;I was only given a chance against Bangladesh during the World Cup and then in one Test against Australia. I got three wickets against Bangladesh and then got the prize wickets of Ricky Ponting and Mark Waugh in the Hobart Test,8221; Younis said.

8220;But he does not give me a chance to bowl. I am not a beginner. I am a magician with the ball and can only show my tricks with the ball and not by sitting on the bench,8221; he said.

8220;There was nobody to listen to me. There was nobody in the board, so I have come forward to tell the whole world about this injustice,8221; he said.

Younis said the grudge may relate to a dispute in 1993, when he sided with a group of players who were opposed to having Akram as their captain.