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4. Shoaib Akhtar

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Shoaib Akhtar (Image Credit: Getty Images)

Another Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar was famous for his lethal fast bowling. However, his international career hugely affected due to regular controversies. One of those was the drug issue.

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Ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy 2006, Akhtar failed the drug test for the banned anabolic steroid nandrolone. In October 2006, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) dropped him from the ICC Champions Trophy squad. He faced a two-year ban for that doping issue.

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