The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has received a letter from the International Cricket Council (ICC) on its latest appeal that fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar's bowling action should be treated on the basis of medical reports.
"Confirming that the letter from the ICC had been received at the board headquarters," PCB chairman Tauqir Zia said its contents were not known.

''I do not know what is in the letter or what position the ICC has taken. Due to eid holidays," the board offices have been closed. "But yes we have got a response from them,'' the news, quoting Zia, reported on Thursday. The PCB had lodged a second appeal with the ICC asking it to clear Shoaib's bowling action on medical grounds after receiving a reconfirmation from the three most authoritative voices of the university of Western Australia's Department of Human Movement and Exercise Science on his bowling.
The latest report from the university said, ''It is clear that Shoaib does not throw the ball, but bowls it with an arm that exhibits two abnormal characteristics. We accept that umpires should at first be concerned about his action. After receiving scientific data included in the report, they should be completely satisfied that Akhtar is not attempting to throw the ball.''

Bureau Report