Ban Lifted By Pakistan Cricket Board On Shoaib Malik

It's Shoaib Malik will be available next month for Pakistan Asia Cup. Earlier this year, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has banned Malik from the national squad for a year and fined him two million rupees ($ 23,270) for breaches of discipline while on tour.

PCBs also sentenced six other players who took part in guided tours of the United Arab Emirates, New Zealand and Australia, especially after Pakistan lost all three Tests and five one-day games in Australia in December-January.



Malik was banned for a year in March last year because of disciplinary problems after a study of Pakistan disastrous tour of Australia in 2009-10 when they lost all their matches.Mailk was one of seven leading Pakistan players who were beaten on penalties by a PCB inquiry.

Malik was accused of promoting infighting within the team and was even called a "termite" one of the study committee members during the initial interviews, video footage, which was leaked to the media for a few days ago. Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi are among the set of rings Malik a negative influence on the team in the leaked videos of his work.