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Yousuf pulls out, says selectors knew it
After his last-minutes pull-out from the first Test against South Africa triggered widespread speculation...
After his last-minutes pull-out from the first Test against South Africa triggered widespread speculation, Mohammad Yousuf claimed he had informed the selectors beforehand about his non-availability for the matchand that they never asked him about his form or fitness before including him in the Test squad.
Yousuf8217;s pull-out on the morning of the match today led to speculation that his decision might have been influenced by his move to drop a contract with the rebel Indian Cricket League.
Shoaib charged on five counts of indisclipline
Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board has charged Shoaib Akhtar with five counts of indiscipline, including the one involving his brawl with teammate Mohammad Asif, which may lead to a six-month ban on the mercurial pacer.
A PCB official said the five charges also include violating a probation period of six weeks, going to England to play a charity match without board8217;s permission, making accusations against teammate Shahid Afridi and addressing an unauthorised press conference after being sent home from South Africa.
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8216;Sunny Deol is an angry person like Jaya Bachchan, shouldn8217;t have abused us8217;: Paparazzo
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Days before Dharmendra breathed his last, a video surfaced in which his elder son Sunny Deol was seen folding hands and scolding the paparazzi for capturing the proceedings inside their Juhu residence. “Aapke ghar mein maa-baap, bachche hain? Sharam nahi aati? Ch**iyo ki tarah video bana rahe ho,” he said. That prompted a lot of backlash, even from members of the film industry.
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