Shoaib Akhtar snubs ICL offer

Controversial Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has reportedly refused to join the rebel Indian Cricket League despite being offered a whopping Rs 120-million contract.
Reports said this the most lucrative offer made by ICL to any of the cricketer around the world thus far.
"ICL made the highest offer to the speedster. No other player got even close to him. He was offered Rs 120 million to figure in the league engagements for the next three years," The News quoted a source as saying.
Shoaib`s team mates, including Mohammad Yousuf, Inzamam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Asif, are known to have been offered about half that amount.
"Shoaib was given the highest offer almost at par with some of the leading Indian cricketers. However, he immediately turned down the offer and without giving it a lengthy consideration, he refused to join the league that has got no official backing," another close associate of the Akhtar was quoted as saying by The News.
The quickie is learnt to have said that even if he was offered Rs 1000 million, he would not have deserted his country.
"Shoaib takes pride in representing the country, and even if he had been offered a bigger amount he would not have considered that unless and until the International Cricket Council (ICC) or Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) allowed it," reports quoting sources said.