The  Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) by issuing a statement refuted to the allegations made by Umar Akmal with regards to his omission from the ICC Champions Trophy squad.

The PCB said  "While making frivolous allegations against the national team management, Umar has made a bogus attempt to deviate attention from his own failings. Umar was given as many as seven chances to improve his fitness and match the standards of his teammates, laid out by the team management."

"Umar was given a program to improve his fitness like other players before the West Indies tour and after he failed the tests in Lahore, he was left out of the team. After clearing another test before the squad selection on eve of the ICC Champions Trophy in England, Umar was included in the eventual 15-member squad."

"Unfortunately the batsman remained incapable of reaching the requisite fitness level," the statement said.

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