Karachi, February 16: With the Pakistan Cricket Board deducting a Rs seven million fine from his annual salary, controversial pacer Shoaib Akhtar was left with just USD 550 as match fees, bonus and contract fees in the year gone by.
“Yes, we have deducted the fine from his match fees, tour fees, central contract fees that was due to Shoaib for the year 2009,” a PCB official told.
“But this amount was recovered in December and it is nothing new,” media manager Nadeem Sarwar said.
Because of the decision to deduct the fine from his payments, Shoaib was left with earnings of just USD 550 as his match fees, bonuses and contract fees for the year 2009.
—-PTI