Pakistan's Shoaib Akhtar banned for 13 matches

LAHORE, Oct 11 (Reuters) Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has been banned for 13 international matches and fined 3.4 million rupees (120,300 dollars) by the disciplinary committee of the Pakistan Cricket Board.

Chairman of the committee Shafqat Naghmi announced today that Shoaib had been found guilty of five breaches of the code of conduct and would be under a two-year observation period.

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