The Lahore High Court will look into the past behaviour of Shoaib Akhtar before giving a verdict on his appeal against the 18-month ban and seven million rupees fine imposed on the fast bowler by an appellate tribunal of the Pakistan Cricket Board.

Chief Justice Syed Zahid Hussain has asked the PCB to submit all the past records of Shoaib's brushes with authority, disciplinary offences and the penalties imposed on him by the Board.

The CJ gave the orders after the legal counsel for the fast bowler Abid Hasan Minto said before the court that the ban and fine on the bowler was unjustified as the PCB had never served any legal notice to his client.

Syed Tafazzul Rizvi, the legal counsel of the board informed the court that Shoaib had shown no signs of improving despite giving an undertaking to the court in September when he was granted a stay order against the ban allowing him to resume his cricket career.

"I informed the court that despite the undertaking Shoaib had gone to India and criticised the Board there and also took part in a dance show on television without getting permission from the Board," Rizvi said.

He said he had submitted a DVD copy of Shoaib’s activities in India and his press conference. "Since Shoaib's lawyer insisted his client was never put on notice the court asked us to submit all relevant records of his past behaviour and deeds," Rizvi added.

He said the PCB would submit all the records within a week and the court would then hold the next hearing.

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