'Verdict as expected'

Former Pakistan captain Rameez Raja has supported the decision to impose five-year ban on Shoaib Akhtar, saying the temperamental fast bowler had become a "problem child" and the verdict was just and expected.
Rameez, who worked as chief executive of the Board between 2003 and 2005, said the speedster had brought the problem upon himself.
"He has been a problem child for some time now. This is not the first time he has had problems with discipline. I think the five-year ban is justified and was coming for a while now. The authorities had no other choice," Rameez said.
"It was time the authorities took a hard decision because indiscipline should not be tolerated at any costs," he told 'Geo News'.
Former captains like Imran Khan, Javed Miandad, Zaheer Abbas and Rashid Latif have all condemned the ban, saying it would effectively end Shoaib's career and also prove to be detrimental to Pakistan cricket.
Shoaib was banned on six counts of speaking out against the policies of the Board and defying orders from the manager and coach of the Federal Areas team for whom he played in the recent Pentangular Cup.