Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar who was admitted to a local private hospital
with a chest infection is feeling better, the team management said today.
"He is better," media manager Ehsan Malik said.
Malik said the attending doctor would reassess Shoaib's condition
at 1600 hrs and then take a decision on whether to release him.
Malik refused to give any more details.
Akhtar was admitted to the Maharaja suite of the Apollo Gleneagles
hospital with fever yesterday and put on injectible anti-biotics and intravenous
fluids.
Malik said Pakistan middle order bat Misbah-ul-Haq, who had developed
a viral infection during the opening Test in Delhi, was also improving
fast.
"He is almost okay," Malik said.
Skipper Shoaib Malik, who had an ankle sprain, is also
recovering and the Pakistan team management was hopeful that he would be available
for the Test match.
Pakistan can also take heart from the fact that seamer Umar
Gul is also recovering fast.
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