AFP, Lahore :Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal may have rescued his team with a fighting hundred in the Asia Cup this week, but he is still in trouble with the law. A court has summoned the 23-year-old to appear before on March 11 to face charges of jumping a traffic signal and then scuffling with a warden. The fast-rising batsman was arrested by police in the eastern city of Lahore on February 1 and held for hours before being released on bail. An official said Friday that a local sessions court had issued an order for Akmal to appear on March 11. Akmal denies the charges and accused the police of one-sided action. He hit a brilliant unbeaten 89-ball 102 to lift Pakistan from a struggling 117-6 to 248-8 against minnows Afghanistan in the Asia Cup match on Thursday. Pakistan bowled Afghanistan out for 176 to win by 72 runs. Meanwhile Akmal’s elder brother Kamran was also fined for a separate traffic violation in Lahore on Thursday. Kamran, however, avoided trouble by admitting talking on his mobile phone while driving. “It was my mistake so I surrendered before the warden who fined me,” Kamran told reporters.
