Shoaib given permission to play for Surrey

Reuters Posted: Sep 03, 2008 at 1313 hrs
Islamabad, September 3: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has given pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar permission to play for English county Surrey for the rest of the season.

"I have got permission from the board and I am really looking forward to playing for Surrey. It will allow me to get back into some rhythm," Shoaib said.

The PCB has served a legal notice on the paceman to pay a fine of seven million rupees ($247,600) after his five-year ban was cut to 18 months. The player had been suspended for disciplinary reasons.