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Paceman Wasim Akram's fitness and injury status will be reviewed by a panel of the PCB doctors on Monday.

Akram had sustained an injury to his right hamstring on Jan 9 in the first Test against Bangladesh. He had only bowled 15 balls in that match when he felt a sharp pain in his right lower limb.

A PCB spokesman said Saturday that the PCB's panel of doctors, comprising Tauseef Razzak and Meesaq Rizvi, discussed Akram's case with the team doctor Riaz Ahmed on Jan 28 and the consensus was that Akram still needed to go through a treatment and rehabilitation regimen.

The doctors were unanimious in their opinion that it was a case of first degree hamstring strain and Akram was advised treatment and only gradual increase in training and stretching exercises, the spokesman added.

"Though there were some very encouraging signs of improvement, it was discernible that it was not safe for him to bowl at 100 percent. Since the chances of recurrence are quite high before full recovery was achieved, hence he was advised not to bowl again till cleared," the panel of doctors say.

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