Shoaib Akhtar has been withdrawn from Pakistan’s squad for the World Twenty20 because of a genital infection.

A PCB press release stated that a medical board had assessed the paceman, that he had undergone electrofulguration – a surgical procedure to destroy tissue by electric current – and will be reassessed in the first week of June. (Shoaib to miss ICC World Twenty20)

I think I’d rather snap both Achilles, and tear every ligament in both knees…and look like Hedo Turkoglu.

According to the BBC, Akhtar’s injury (sounds more like a biblical plague of one, right?) comes on the heels of a string of injuries (calf, knee) he’s suffered since coming back from an 18-month ban.

You ever think that being a bowler just might not be your thing, Shoaib, and consider walking away from the pitch?

He’ll miss Pakistan’s next match, scheduled for June 5 against England. Best of luck with the recovery, sir.