Karachi, July 26: Former Pakistan cricket board chief Shaharyar Khan has supported Shoaib Akhtar’s omission from the 30-member Champions Trophy squad, saying that the mercurial pacer is not fit to even make it to a list of 50.

"In his present condition leave alone making the preliminary list of 30 players, Shoaib can’t even make a list of 50 players for the tournament," Shaharyar told Geo News in London .

"Look he is overweight. He can’t bowl more than three overs at a stretch and he gets tired quickly so how could he be considered for a major event like the Champions Trophy," Khan said.

Shaharyar had several run-ins with Shoaib when he was manager of the Pakistan team on the tour of India in 1999. — PTI