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Shoaib Akhtar's dramatic attempt to lose weight through liposuction has cost the Pakistan fast bowler any chance he had of playing cricket against Australia this summer. Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt has ruled out the return of Shoaib, 34, who this month underwent liposuction surgery to have extra fat removed from his body.

Shoaib, who played Australia in a one-day international in Abu Dhabi in May but has not played a Test for two years, could need up to five months to recover from the procedure, according to reports in Pakistan. But in more encouraging news for Pakistan, former skipper Younus Khan is poised to move a step closer to touring Australia by returning to first-class cricket after recently requesting time away from the side and the captaincy.



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