Shoaib Akhtar Timeline
Published : Apr 12, 2008 00:00 IST
December 1999: Two years into his international season was banned for illegal action.
February 2000: Early signs of a troublemaker, banned for a Test following a breach of code on the tour of Australia.
January 2001: Having ignored past instructions, banned for the second time.
November 2002: Furious at taunts from spectators, hurls a bottle into the crowd during a Test in Harare. Banned for one One-Day International.
December 2002: A new dimension to his career. Banned for one Test for tampering with the ball.
May 2003: Tampers with the ball again and banned for two One-Day Internationals and also fined 75 per cent of match fee.
October 2003: Targets lower-order batsman Paul Adams with obscene language during a Test in Lahore. Is banned for one Test and two One-Day Internationals.
December 2004: Verbal exchange with a batsman in Australia costs him 40 per cent of match fee.
January 2005: Excessive appealing in a One-Day International results in a fine of 25 per cent of match fee.
October 2006: Fails dope test, banned for two years. Ban lifted following an appeal.
August 2007: Slapped a 5000 USD fine for leaving training camp without permission. Fine suspended following an appeal.
October 2007: His worst. Banned for 13 One-Day Internationals and put on a two-year probation for five disciplinary breaches, which included a bust-up with team-mate Mohamamed Asif with a cricket bat.
April 2008: Banned for five years for criticising the Pakistan Cricket Board.