The beamer, bowled at 90mph, clearly indicated Shoaib had no sporting intention whatsoever Javagal Srinath

Shoaib had been hit by Mahendra Dhoni for three fours in an over before unleashing a throat-high full-toss at the batsman with the last delivery.

Srinath, writing in his Press Trust of India column, said: "Had it hit Dhoni, the beamer could have proved fatal.

"Such acts need to be severely condemned and even punished."

The delivery, bowled during Tuesday's fourth day of a turgid drawn match, was called a no-ball by umpire Simon Taufel.

He was verbally warned, but just snatched his hat back in anger from umpire Simon Taufel and did not offer Dhoni an apology.

Shoaib was not called into the match referee's office after the match.

Srinath said: "The beamer was definitely against the very spirit of the game. After being hit all over, he came round the wicket and slipped in a beamer and aimed it straight at the throat of the batsman.

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"The Faisalabad wicket was slow and the bowlers were at the mercy of the batsmen all the time.

"One could understand the frustration and the sense of defeat that was creeping into the bowlers.

"But all said and done, the beamer, bowled at 90mph, clearly indicated that Shoaib had no sporting intention whatsoever."

Dhoni later said he assumed the ball was not bowled intentionally.

"I was a bit surprised at the delivery," he said at the time.

"Maybe it slipped out of his hand as nobody bowls it intentionally, however frustrated they might be. But he did not bother to apologize after that".

But Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer said frustration had got the better of Shoaib.