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Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal has been arrested in Lahore after being accused of assaulting a police warden.

Akmal, 23, denied the charges and said the traffic warden had slapped him.

Umar Akmal international record Tests: 16 matches, average 35.82,

ODIs: 89 matches (inc 25 as keeper), average 36.46, catches 54, stumpings 11

Twenty20 internationals: 52 matches (inc 19 as keeper), average 27.32, ct 34, st 2

"His behaviour was inappropriate to say the least. I came to the police station to register a complaint and instead they have detained me," said Akmal.

However, senior police official Tariq Aziz said Akmal had "violated a traffic signal and when he was stopped by the warden got abusive and tore his shirt."

The right-handed batsman, who is an occasional wicketkeeper in limited-overs cricket but has never kept in a Test, has made 16 Test, 89 one-day international and 52 Twenty20 international appearances for Pakistan.

Akmal's brothers Kamran and Adnan - also wicketkeepers - have also played for Pakistan.

Umar Akmal claims the incident was captured on CCTV cameras at the traffic signal and the footage would clear his name.