Akhtar and Kaneria asked to explain comments

Both players were notable casualties when the list was announced last month.
Kaneria was demoted from category B to C, while Akhtar was not included all together.
The PCB operate a tough line on any of its players making remarks to the media and have given the pair a week to explain their comments.
Kaneria accused the PCB of a lack of respect following his demotion.
In his column on bigstarcricket.com he said: “I have played 51 Tests now and once I pass Abdul Qadir’s 236 Test wickets, hopefully this year, I will then only have the fast bowlers ahead of me – Waqar Younis, Imran Khan and Wasim Akram. I just feel that achievement deserves a bit more respect. I am respected more when I play at Essex.
“It is just an embarrassment for me and it pains me very much. I have spoken with the PCB but there does not seem to be any sign that my situation is going to change.”
Akhtar, who was only offered a retainership and told to work on his fitness, was equal in his voice of criticism.
“I was made a scapegoat after Pakistan lost the Test and ODI series in India,” he said. “I bowled my heart out with 17 overs during the Bangalore Test just to hear that I was unfit and now, suddenly, the PCB considers me fit enough to lead a team in the Pentangular Cup.
“I wanted to play the ODI series against Zimbabwe for getting match practice but was dropped from the team on the flimsy pretext that I was unfit.” He later questioned how a player who had barely played any cricket over the last few months could retain a category A contract, while others who had played were demoted. “It is all double standards,” he concluded.