in 1998, while playing for pakistan, akram "lowered his shoulder and made avoidable contact with shane warne" during the third day of the third test against australia. akram pleaded guilty to the charge and received a severe reprimand from the icc match referee. at the hearing mohammad akram immediately apologised and showed a sense of remorse for his actions. he claimed it was a heat of the moment incident and promised that it would not happen again.