Akhtar left out of Pakistan squad

The Pakistan Cricket Board has left Shoaib Akhtar out of its 24-member training camp, saying the paceman lacks fitness.

"We feared he might break down as it will be a strenuous training camp," PCB Chief Operating Officer Shafqat Naghmi said

Akhtar made the provisional list of 30 players for this September's Champions Trophy after a court in Lahore last month suspended his 18-month ban for a disciplinary breach.

The 30 players will undergo a doping test at Lahore on Saturday and Sunday under PCB regulations.

"We will be much clearer on Akhtar's fitness when the trainers physically see him," Naghmi said. "After that we will see whether some sort of a training program could be devised for him."