Pakistan drop wicketkeeper Umar Akmal for Twenty20 series

Umar Akmal has been dropped from the Pakistan squad for the upcoming Twenty20 series against England in the United Arab Emirates on disciplinary grounds.

Although no official reason has been given for the omission, it is believed to be related to the 25-year-old's presence at a party in Hyderabad last week.

"Umar had been pencilled in for selection, but he has subsequently been dropped on instructions from the PCB, as he has been issued with a show cause notice for bringing the board and Pakistan cricket into disrepute," chief selector Haroon Rashid said in a statement.

The wicketkeeper has scored 1,395 runs from his 65 T20 appearances.