PTI
 
Karachi, Nov 10: Stunned by sensational allegations about Shoaib Akhtar's behaviour, Pakistan Cricket Board decided to investigate his conduct during the Champions Trophy but threatened to lodge a protest with the ICC against the Indian Security Officer who made the charges.

A day after retired Army Colonel Anil Kaul alleged that Akhtar had slapped coach Bob Woolmer in the team bus over a tiff on music, the PCB vehemently denied the incident as did Woolmer but the Indian official stood by his charge.

Woolmer also strongly denied there was any fight or slapping between him and Akhtar and said it was all fun in the bus over what to listen to -- eastern or western music.

Another Indian official, who liaised with the Pakistan team, seemed to corroborate this version when he said what happened in the bus all seemed to be done in jest.

A PCB official said today that it would investigate disciplinary shortcomings levelled against Akhtar.

He also made it clear that it would lodge a formal protest with the ICC for the "frivolous and preposterous" allegations by Kaul who, he said, had violated the code of conduct for officials.

Kaul, who was attached with the Pakistan team right through the tournament, claimed yesterday that Akhtar had slapped Woolmer in the team bus, misbehaved with a girl at a discotheque and banged on Indian coach Greg Chappell's hotel door.

I did not slap Woolmer: Shoaib
 
 NDTV

Lahore, Nov 10: Shoaib Akhtar has spoken out for the first time since he was sent back home in disgrace from the Champions trophy three weeks ago for failing a drugs test.

In an exclusive interview with NDTV's Munizae Jehangir, Shoaib said he did not slap Bob Woolmer and he definitely did not take nandrolone intentionally.

Shoaib had filed an appeal against his two-year ban on Wednesday.

He said it is up to god now to decide whether his career will go ahead or not.