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Akhtar is up for sale: John Buchanan

Kolkata: With the current situation not conducive for Pakistan players, Kolkata Knight Riders on Monday said the team was not too keen on retaining Shoaib Akhtar and the Pakistan pacer is “up for trade”.

With the Indian Premier League’s transfer window now open, the eight teams can trade players among each other before submitting a final list by January 22.

“Shoaib is up for trade.... We cannot have room for two pacers (that includes Umar Gul),” coach John Buchanan told reporters on the sidelines of first day’s selection trials at the Eden Gardens here.

Kolkata Knight Riders had already made its intention of selling Akhtar clear as the Pakistan speedster played just three matches for the Kolkata team and missed a couple of games due to injury in the first edition of IPL. — PTI

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