Cricket - Pakistan's Akmal in trouble over Arthur outburst


  • Cricket
  • Thursday, 17 Aug 2017

FILE PHOTO: Umar Akmal - Pakistan during nets session Mandatory Credit: Action Images / Paul Childs

LAHORE (Reuters) - Umar Akmal faces sanction from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) following the out-of-favour batsman's public outburst against head coach Mickey Arthur.

Akmal addressed a news conference on Wednesday in which he lashed out at Arthur, accusing the South African of insulting him and refusing him access to the coaching facilities at the National Cricket Academy (NCA).

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