Had PCB cared, Umar could've turned out like Shoaib Akhtar, Shahid Afridi, rues Kamran Akmal.

Wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal has all but admitted his beleaguered brother Umar Akmal's troublesome character, but also blamed the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for not affording his sibling the level of care extended to other problem children of their times such as Shoaib Akhtar, Shahid Afridi and Mohammad Asif.

Umar, now banned from all cricket for three years over his failure to report a fixing approach, was notorious for his disciplinary issues - something his brother Kamran thinks was no big deal and could have been curtailed with a bit of care.

"Off-the-field activities are nothing new in Pakistan cricket. Team management and...