Shoaib vows to play on for Pakistan LAHORE: Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar believes he can extend his controversial international career for another four years.

The 33-year-old has not played for his country in 2008 after spending most of the year embroiled in a legal dispute with the Pakistan Cricket Board.

The governing body banned him for five years in April for criticising their selection policy, only to later reduce the ban to 18 months and then suspend it pending a verdict from an appeal court.

While that ban still hangs over his head, Shoaib believes he can put those concerns behind him and make a long-term return to the Pakistan set-up.