Shoaib Akhtar overcame yet another hurdle on his way to a much-anticipated international return in this September’s Champions Trophy on Wednesday when he cleared a dope test alongside two dozen compatriots.

A senior Pakistan Cricket Board official said that all the 25 cricketers tested for banned substances cleared the dope tests.

The results of the dope tests which were carried out in a World Anti-Doping Agency accredited laboratory in Malaysia must have come as a big relief for P